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"What's the use of going into hysterics? You are not a woman, and should eschew that luxury. Xanthippe is with them, and I'll warrant you that when that cherished spouse of mine has recovered from the effects of the sea, say the third day out, Kidd and his crew will be walking the plank, and voluntarily at that." WHAT'S THE USE OF GOING INTO HYSTERICS YOU ARE NOT A WOMAN AND SHOULD ASSUE THAT LUXURY ZANTIPPI IS WITH THEM AND I'LL WARRANT YOU THAT WHEN THAT CHERISHED SPOUSE OF MINE HAS RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THE SCENE SAY THE THIRD DAY OUT KIT AND HIS CREW WILL BE WALKING THE PLANK AND VOLUNTARILY AT THAT
 no better reason than that the Captain had been unanimously voted a shade too shady to associate with self-respecting spirits had they made off with the happy floating club-house of their betters; and worst of all, with them, by force of circumstances over which they had no control, had sailed also the fair Queen Elizabeth, the spirited Xanthippe, and every other strong-minded and beautiful woman of Erebean society, whereby the men thereof were rendered desolate. “I can’t stand it!” cried Raleigh, desperately, as with his accustomed grace he presided over a special meeting of the club, called on the bank of the inky Stygian stream, at the point where the missing boat had been moored. “Think of it, gentlemen, Elizabeth of England, Calpurnia of Rome, Ophelia of Denmark, and every precious jewel in our social diadem gone, vanished completely; and with whom? Kidd, of all men in the universe! Kidd, the pirate, the ruffian—” “Don’t take on so, my dear Sir Walter,” said Socrates, cheerfully. THIEF IN THE NIGHT HAD THEY COME AND FOR NO BETTER REASON THAN THAT THE CAPTAIN HAD BEEN UNANIMOUSLY VOTED A SHADE TOO SHADY TO ASSOCIATE WITH SELF RESPECTING SPIRITS HAD THEY MADE OFF WITH THE HAPPY FLOATING CLUBHOUSE OF THEIR BETTERS AND WORST OF ALL WITH THEM BY FORCE OF CIRCUMSTANCES OVER WHICH THEY HAD NO CONTROL HAD SAILED ALSO THE FAIR QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SPIRITED SANTHIPPI AND EVERY OTHER STRONG MINDED AND BEAUTIFUL WOMAN OF ARABIAN SOCIETY WHEREBY THE MEN THEREOF WERE RENDERED DESOLATE I CAN'T STAND IT CRIED RALEIGH DESPERATELY AS WITH HIS ACCUSTOMED GRACE HE PRESIDED OVER A SPECIAL MEETING OF THE CLUB CALLED ON THE BANK OF THE INKY STYGIAN STREAM AT THE POINT WHERE THE MISSING BOAT HAD BEEN MOORED THINK OF IT GENTLEMEN ELIZABETH OF ENGLAND CALPURNIA OF ROME OPHELIA OF DENMARK AND EVERY PRECIOUS JEWEL IN OUR SOCIAL DIADEM GONE VANISHED COMPLETELY AND WITH WHOM KID OF ALL MEN IN THE UNIVERSE KID THE PIRATE THE RUFFIAN DON'T TAKE ON SO MY DEAR SIR WALTER SAID SOCRATES CHEERFULLY
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