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'I don't care how light it is, so long as it's twelve millions, Henderson,' says I; but my heart sinks inside o' me at his words, an' the minute we lands I sits down to investigate right there on the beach. I opens the bag, an' it's the one I was after—but the twelve millions!" I DON'T CARE HOW LIGHT IT IS SO LONG AS IT'S TWELVE MILLIONS HENDERSON SAYS I BUT MY HEART SINKS INSIDE O ME AT HIS WORDS AN THE MINUTE WE LANDS I SITS DOWN TO INVESTIGATE RIGHT THERE ON THE BEACH I OPENS THE BAG AN IT'S THE ONE I WAS AFTER BUT THE TWELVE MILLIONS
dred thousand.’ ‘Here’s my chance,’ says I, an’ I goes to sea and lies in wait for the steamer. I captures her easy, my crew bein’ hungry, an’ fightin according like. We steals the box a-hold-in’ the jewels an’ the bag containin’ the millions, hustles back to our own ship, an’ makes for our rondyvoo, me with two bullets in my leg, four o’ my crew killed, and one engin’ of my ship disabled by a shot—but happy. Twelve an’ a half millions at one break is enough to make anybody happy.” “I should say so,” said Abeuchapeta, with an ecstatic shake of his head. “I didn’t get that in all my career.” “Nor I,” sighed Kidd. “But go on, Hawkins.” “Well, as I says,” continued Captain Hawkins, “we goes to the rondyvoo to look over our booty. ‘Captain ’Awkins,’ says my valet—for I was a swell pirate, gents, an’ never travelled nowhere without a man to keep my clothes brushed and the proper wrinkles in my trousers—‘this ’ere twelve millions,’ says he, ‘is werry light,’ says he, carryin’ the bag ashore. ARS AND THE JEWELS OF A CERTAIN PRIMA DONNA VALUED AT FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND HERE'S MY CHANCE SAYS I AN I GOES TO SEA AND LIES IN WAIT FOR THE STEAMER IT CAPTURES HER EASY MY CREW BEIN HUNGRY AN FIGHTIN ACCORDIN LIKE WE STEALS THE BOX A HOLDIN THE JEWELS AN THE BAG CONTAININ THE MILLIONS HUSTLES BACK TO OUR OWN SHIP AND MAKES FOR A RENDEZVOUS ME WITH TWO BULLETS IN MY LEG FOUR OF MY CREW KILLED AN ONE ENGINE OF MY SHIP DISABLED BY A SHOT BUT HAPPY TWELVE AN A HALF MILLIONS AT ONE BREAK IS ENOUGH TO MAKE ANYBODY HAPPY I SHOULD SAY SO SAID ABEUCHAPETA WITH AN ECSTATIC SHAKE OF HIS HEAD I DIDN'T GET THAT IN ALL MY CAREER NOR I SIGHED KIDD BUT GO ON HAWKINS WELL AS I SAYS CONTINUED CAPTAIN HAWKINS WE GOES TO THE RENDEZVOUS TO LOOK OVER OUR BOOTY CAPTAIN HAWKINS SAYS MY VALET FOR I WAS A SWELL PIRATE GENTS AND NEVER TRAVELLED NOWHERE WITHOUT A MAN TO KEEP MY CLOTHES BRUSHED AND THE PROPER WRINKLES IN MY TROUSERS THIS HERE TWELVE MILLIONS SAYS HE IT'S VERY LIGHT SAYS HE CARRYIN THE BAG ASHORE
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