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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. 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
nce.” “Why isn’t he here already, then? It wouldn’t take him two minutes to get from the deck here,” asked the ever-auspicious Le Coq. “It is simple,” returned Holmes, calmly. “If you will go yourself and slide down that mast you will see. Shem has stopped for a little witch-hazel to soothe his burns. 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?” T HASTE THEREFORE HE MUST HAVE SOMETHING TO COMMUNICATE OF GREAT IMPORTANCE WHY ISN'T HE HERE ALREADY THEN IT WOULDN'T TAKE HIM TWO MINUTES TO GET FROM THE DECK HERE ASKED THE EVER AUSPICIOUS LECOQ IT IS SIMPLE RETURNED HOLMES CALMLY IF YOU WILL GO YOURSELF AND SLIDE 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
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