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As for Kidd and his fellows, they have never recovered from the effects of their fearful, though short, exile upon Holmes Island, and are but shadows of their former shades; whereas Mr. Sherlock Holmes has so endeared himself to his new found friends that he is quite as popular with them as he is with us, who have yet to cross the dark river and be subjected to the scrutiny of the Committee on Membership at the House boat on the Styx. AS FOR KID AND HIS FELLOWS THEY HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THEIR FEARFUL THOUGH SHORT EXILE UPON HOLMES ISLAND AND ARE BUT SHADOWS OF THEIR FORMER SHADES WHEREAS MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES HAS SO ENDEARED HIMSELF TO HIS NEW FOUND FRIENDS THAT HE IS QUITE AS POPULAR WITH THEM AS HE IS WITH US WHO HAVE YET TO CROSS THE DARK RIVER AND BE SUBJECTED TO THE SCRUTINY OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP AT THE HOUSE BOAT ON THE STYX
nt to the bottom and was never seen again, and when the roll was called it was found that all who had set out upon her had returned in safety save Shylock, Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, and Abeuchapeta; but even they were not lost, for, five weeks later, these four worthies were found early one morning drifting slowly up the river Styx, gazing anxiously out from the top of a water-cask and yelling lustily for help. And here endeth the chronicle of the pursuit of the good old House-boat. Back to her moorings, the even tenor of her ways was once more resumed, but with one slight difference. The ladies became eligible for membership, and, availing themselves of the privilege, began to think less and less of the advantages of being men and to rejoice that, after all, they were women; and even Xanthippe and Socrates, after that night of peril, reconciled their differences, and no longer quarrel as to which is the more entitled to wear the toga of authority. It has become for them a divided skirt. ER OLD TIME BERTH THE GEHENNA WENT TO THE BOTTOM AND WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN AND WHEN RAOUL WAS CALLED IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL WHO HAD SET OUT UPON HER HAD RETURNED IN SAFETY SAVE SHYLOCK KID SIR HENRY MORGAN AND ABEUCHAPETA BUT EVEN THEY WERE NOT LOST FOR FIVE WEEKS LATER THESE FOUR WORTHIES WERE FOUND EARLY ONE MORNING DRIFTING SLOWLY UP THE RIVER STYX GAZING ANXIOUSLY OUT FROM THE TOP OF A WATER CASK AND YELLING LUSTILY FOR HELP AND HERE ENDETH THE CHRONICLE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE GOOD OLD HOUSE BOAT BACK TO HER MOORINGS THE EVEN TENOR OF HER WAYS WAS ONCE MORE RESUMED BUT WITH ONE SLIGHT DIFFERENCE THE LADIES BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE PRIVILEGE BEGAN TO THINK LESS AND LESS OF THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING MEN AND TO REJOICE THAT AFTER ALL THEY WERE WOMEN AND EVEN ZANTHIPIAN SOCRATES AFTER THAT NIGHT OF PERIL RECONCILED THEIR DIFFERENCES AND NO LONGER QUARREL AS TO WHICH IS THE MORE ENTITLED TO WEAR THE TOGA OF AUTHORITY IT HAS BECOME FOR THEM A DIVIDED SKIRT
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