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"Isn't he a daisy?" whispered Demosthenes to Diogenes as they climbed the stairs. "He is more than that; he's a blooming orchid," said Diogenes, with intense enthusiasm. "I think I'll get my X ray lantern and see if he's honest." ISN'T HE A DAISY WHISPERED DEMOSTHENES PSYTHIOGNIES AS THEY CLIMBED THE STAIRS IT'S MORE THAN THAT HE'S A BLOOMING ORCHID SAID GEOGNESE WITH INTENSE ENTHUSIASM I THINK I'LL GET MY EX RAE LANTERN AND SEE IF HE'S HONEST
rns. It is no cool matter sliding down a mast two hundred feet in height.” As Sherlock Holmes spoke the door burst open and Shem rushed in. “A signal of distress, captain!” he cried. “From what quarter—to larboard?” asked Holmes. “No,” returned Shem, breathless. “Then it must be dead ahead,” said Holmes. “Why not to starboard?” asked Le Coq, dryly. “Because,” answered Holmes, confidently, “it never happens so. If you had ever read a truly exciting sea-tale, my dear Le Coq, you would have known that interesting things, and particularly signals of distress, are never seen except to larboard or dead ahead.” A murmur of applause greeted this retort, and Le Coq subsided. “The nature of the signal?” demanded Holmes. “A black flag, skull and cross-bones down, at half-mast!” cried Shem, “and on a rock-bound coast!” “They’re marooned, by heavens!” shouted Holmes, springing to his feet and rushing to the deck, where he was joined immediately by Sir Walter, Dr. Johnson, Bonaparte, and the others. DOWN THAT MASK YOU WILL SEE SHAM HAS STOPPED FOR A LITTLE WITCH HAZEL TO SOOTHE HIS BURNS HAS NO COOL NATUR SLIDING DOWN A MAST OF TWO HUNDRED FEET IN HEIGHT AS SHERLOCK HOLN SPOKE THE DOOR BURST OPEN AND SHEM RUSHED IN A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS CAPTAIN HE CRIED FROM WHAT QUARTER TO LARBOARD ASKED HOLME NO RETURNED SHAM BREATHLESS THEN IT MUST BE DEAD AHEAD SAID HOLMES WHY NOT STARBOARD ASKED LECOQ DRILY BECAUSE ANSWERED HOLMES CONFIDENTLY IT NEVER HAPPENED SO IF YOU HAD EVER READ A TRULY EXCITING DETAIL MY DEAR LECOQ YOU WOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT INTERESTING THINGS AND PARTICULARLY SIGNALS OF DISTRESS ARE NEVER SEEN EXCEPT A LARBOARD OR DEAD AHEAD A MURMUR OF APPLAUSE GREETED THIS RETORT AND LECOQ SUBSIDED THE NATURE OF THE SIGNAL DEMANDED HOLMES A BLACK BLAD SKULLING CROSSBONES DOWN AT HALF MAST CRIED SEM AND ON A ROCKBOUND COAST MAROONED BY HEAVEN SHOUTED HOLMES SPRINGING TO HIS FEET AND RUSHING TO THE DECK WHERE HE WAS JOINED IMMEDIATELY BY SIR WALTER DOCTOR JOHNSON BONAPARTE AND THE OTHERS
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