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"If it is, the rest of you will please keep off. It's mine, and I may want to use it again. I've been having a number of interviews with Crusoe latterly, and he's given me a lot of new points, which I intend incorporating in a sequel for the Cimmerian Magazine." "Well, in the name of Atlas, what island is it, then?" roared Holmes, angrily. "What is the matter with all you learned lubbers that I have brought along on this trip? Do you suppose I've brought you to whistle up favorable winds? Not by the beard of the Prophet! IF IT IS THE REST OF YOU WILL PLEASE KEEP OFF IT'S MINE AND I MAY WANT TO USE IT AGAIN I'VE BEEN HAVING A NUMBER OF INTERVIEWS WITH CRUSOE LATTERLY AND HE'S GIVEN ME A LOT OF NEW POINTS WHICH I INTEND IN CORPORATING IN A SEQUEL FOR THE SUMERIAN MAGAZINE WELL IN THE NAME OF HATLESS FOOT ISLAND IS IT THEN ROARED HOLMES ANGRILY WHAT IS THE MATTER WITH ALL OF YOU LEARNED LOVERS THAT I HAVE BROUGHT ALONG ON THIS TRIP DO YOU SUPPOSE THAT I'VE BROUGHT YOU TO WHISTLE A FAVOURABLE WINDS NOT BY THE BEARD OF THE PROPHET
in 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. “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. “My island was in the Mediterranean, and even if it dragged anchor it couldn’t have got out through the Strait of Gibraltar.” “Perhaps it’s Robinson Crusoe’s island,” suggested Doctor Johnson. “Not it,” observed De Foe. MON 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 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 MY ISLAND WAS IN THE MEDITERRANEAN AND EVEN IF IT DRAGGED ANCHOR IT COULDN'T HAVE GOT OUT THROUGH THIS GRATE OF GIBRALTAR PERHAPS IT'S ROBINSON CRUSOE'S ISLAND SUGGESTED DOCTOR JOHNSON NOT IT OBSERVED DEFAU
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