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"I can't place it," he said. "It can't be Monte Cristo, can it?" "No, it can't," said the Count, who stood hard by. I CAN'T PLACE IT HE SAID IT CAN'T BE MONTE CRISTO CAN IT NO IT CAN'T SAID THE COUNT WHO STOOD HARD BY
ut the Judge in irons,” interrupted Holmes, sternly. “I expect to be obeyed, Judge Blackstone, whether you shipped as a Lord Chief-Justice or a state-room steward. When I issue an order it must be obeyed. Step lively there, Bonaparte. Get his honor ironed and summon your marines. We may have work to do before night. Hamlet, pipe Captain Cook on deck.” “Aye, aye, sir,” replied Hamlet, with alacrity, as he made off. “That’s the way to obey orders,” said Holmes, with a scornful glance at Blackstone. “I was only jesting, Captain,” said the latter, paling somewhat. “That’s all right,” said Holmes, taking up his glass again. “So was I when I ordered you in irons, and in order that you may appreciate the full force of the joke I repeat it. Bonaparte, do your duty.” In an instant the order was obeyed, and the unhappy Judge shortly found himself manacled and alone in the forecastle. Meanwhile Captain Cook, in response to the commander’s order, repaired to the deck and scanned the distant coast. S VOYAGE A CABIN BOY OR A MESSENGER BOY THEREFORE I BONAPARTE PUT THE JUDGE IN IRON INTERRUPTED HOLMES FIRMLY I EXPECT TO BE OBEY JUDGE BLACKSTONE WHETHER YOU SHIPPED AS A LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OR A STATE ROOM STEWARD WHEN I ISSUE AN ORDER IT MUST BE OBEYED STEP LIVELY THERE BONAPARTE GET HIS HONOR IRON AND SUMMON YOUR MARINE WE MAY HAVE WORK TO DO BEFORE NIGHT HAMLET PIPE CAPTAIN COOK ON DECK AYE AYE SIR REPLIED HAMLET WITH ALACRITY AS HE MADE OFF THAT'S THE WAY TO OBEY ORDERS SAID HOLMES WITH A SCORNFUL GLANCE AT LAST I WAS ONLY JESTING CAPTAIN SAID THE LATTER PALING SOMEWHAT THAT'S ALL RIGHT SAID HOLMES TAKING UP HIS GLASS AGAIN SO WAS I WHEN I ORDERED YOU AN IRON AND IN ORDER THAT YOU MAY APPRECIATE THE FULL FORCE OF THE JOKE I REPEAT IT BONAPARTE DO YOUR DUTY IN AN INSTANT THE ORDER WAS OBEYED AND THE UNHAPPY JUDGE SHORTLY FOUND HIMSELF MANACLED AND ALONE IN THE COURT CASTLE MEANWHILE CAPTAIN COOK IN RESPONSE TO THE COMMANDER'S ORDER REPAIRED TO THE DECK AND SCANNED THE DISTANT COAST
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