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This realism that you tie up to is all right when you are alone with your conscience; but when there are great things afoot, an imagination and a broad view as to the limitations of truth aren't at all bad. You or I might now be drinking that cocktail with Holmes if we'd only risen to the opportunity the way Munchausen did." [Picture: That ought to be a lesson to you] "That is true," said De Foe, sadly. "But I didn't suppose he wanted that kind of information. I could have spun a better yarn than that of Munchausen's with my eyes shut. THIS REALISM THAT YOU TIE UP TO IS ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE ALONE WITH YOUR CONSCIENCE BUT WHEN THERE ARE GREAT THINGS AFOOT AND IMAGINATION AND ABROAD VIEW AS THE LIMITATIONS OF TRUTH AREN'T AT ALL BAD YOU OR I MIGHT NOW BE DRINKING THAT COCKTAIL WITH MONES IF ONLY WE'D RISEN TO THE OPPORTUNITY THE WAY MOON CHELDON DID THAT IS TRUE SAID DE BEAUX SADLY BUT I SUPPOSE HE WANTED THAT KIND OF INFORMATION I COULDN'T SPUN A BETTER YARD THAN THAT OF MOON COUSIN'S WITH MY EYES SHUT
e you are standing upon the, to you, unfamiliar ground of truth, and I admire you for it. There is nothing to be ashamed of in telling the truth occasionally. You are a man after my own heart. Come below and have a cocktail. Captain Cook, take command of the _Gehenna_ during my absence; head her straight for Holmes Island, and when you discover anything new let me know. Bonaparte, in honor of Munchausen’s remarkable genius, I proclaim general amnesty to our prisoners, and you may release Blackstone from his dilemma; and if you have any tin soldiers among your marines, see that they are lashed to the rigging. I don’t want this electric island of the Baron’s to get a grip upon my military force at this juncture.” With this Holmes, followed by Munchausen, went below, and the two worthies were soon deep in the mysteries of a phantom cocktail, while Doctor Johnson and De Foe gazed mournfully out over the ocean at the floating island. “De Foe,” said Johnson “that ought to be a lesson to you. LANCE OF THE EYE I KNOW THAT FOR ONCE YOU ARE STANDING UPON THE TO NEW UNFAMILIAR GROUND OF TRUTH AND I ADMIRE YOU FOR IT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF IN TELLING THE TRUTH OCCASIONALLY YOU ARE A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART COME BELOW AND HAVE A COCKTAIL CAPTAIN HOOK TAKE COMMAND OF THE GEHENNA DURING MY OUT HEAD HER STRAIGHT FOR HOLDEN ISLAND AND WHEN YOU DISCOVER ANYTHING NEW LET ME KNOW BONAPARTE IN HONOR OF MUNCHAUSEN'S REMARKABLE GENIUS I PROCLAIM GENERAL AMNESTY TO OUR PRISONERS AND YOU MAY RELEASE BLACKSTONE FROM HIS DILEMMA AND IF YOU HAVE ANY TEN SOLDIERS AMONG YOUR REIGN SEE THAT THEY ARE LATCHED TO THE RIGGING I DON'T WANT THIS ELECTRIC ISLAND OF THE BARONS TO GET A GRIP UPON MY MILITARY FORCE AT THIS JUNCTURE WITH THIS HOLMES FOLLOWED BY MEAN CLAUSEN WED BELOW AND THE TWO WORTHIES WERE SOON DEEP IN THE MYSTERIES OF A PHANTOM COCKTAIL WHILE DOCTOR JOHNSON AND DEFAU GAZED MOURNFULLY OUT OVER THE OCEAN OF THE FLOATING ISLAND DE BEAUX SAID JOHNSON THAT OUGHT TO BE A LESSON TO YOU
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