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And here endeth the chronicle of the pursuit of the good old House boat. AND HERE ENDETH THE CHRONICLE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE GOOD OLD HOUSE BOAT
more impetuous brethren who had preferred to swim for it. Ultimately, all were brought aboard the House-boat in safety, and the men in Hades were once more reunited to their wives, daughters, sisters, and _fiancées_, and Elizabeth had the satisfaction of once more saving the life of Raleigh by throwing him her ruff as she had done a year or so previously, when she and her brother had been upset in the swift current of the river Styx. Order and happiness being restored, Holmes took command of the House-boat and soon navigated her safely back into her old-time berth. The _Gehenna_ went 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. THE GOOD FORTUNE TO RESCUE THEIR MORE IMPETUOUS BRETHREN WHO HAD PREFERRED TO SWIM FOR IT ULTIMATELY ALL WERE BROUGHT ABOARD THE HOUSEBOAT IN SAFETY AND THE MEN IN HADES WERE ONCE MORE REINITED TO THEIR WIVES DAUGHTERS SISTERS AND FIANCE AND ELIZABETH HAD THE SATISFACTION OF ONCE MORE SAVING THE LIFE OF RALEIGH BY THROWING HIM HER ROUGH AS SHE HAD DONE A YEAR OR SO PREVIOUSLY WHEN SHE AND HER BROTHER HAD BEEN UPSET IN THE SWIFT CURRENT OF THE RIVER SIX ORDER AND HAPPINESS BEING RESTORED HOLMES TOOK COMMAND OF THE HOUSEBOAT AND SOON NAVIGATED HER SAFELY BACK INTO HER 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
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