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"It served you good and right," said Socrates, with a laugh. "Next time you try to take things that don't belong to you, maybe you'll be a trifle more careful as to whose property you confiscate." IT SERVED YOU GOOD AND RIGHT SAID SOCRATES WITH A LAUGH NEXT TIME YOU TRY TO TAKE THINGS THAT DON'T BELONG TO YOU MAYBE YOU'LL BE A TRIFLE MORE CAREFUL AS TO WHOSE PROPERTY YOU'VE ON THIS GATE
eturn from the fight.” “Of course they did,” said Confucius; “and it was a good one, too—salads, salmon glacé, lobsters—every blessed thing a man can’t get at home we had; and what is more, they’d been delivered on board. I saw to that before I went up the river.” “Then,” moaned Kidd, “it is as I suspected. We were the victims of base treachery on the part of those women.” “Treachery? Well, I like that. Call it reciprocity,” said Hamlet, dryly. “We were informed by the ladies that there was nothing for supper save the items I have already referred to,” said Kidd. “I see it all now. We had tried to make them comfortable, and I put myself to some considerable personal inconvenience to make them easy in their minds, but they were ungrateful.” “Whatever induced you to take ’em along with you?” asked Socrates. “We didn’t want them,” said Kidd. “We didn’t know they were on board until it was too late to turn back. They’d broken in, and were having the club all to themselves in your absence.”  PEOPLE IN ANTICIPATION OF THE APPETITE OF THE MEMBERS ON THEIR RETURN FROM THE FIGHT OF COURSE THEY DID SAID PANUCIUS AND IT WAS A GOOD ONE TOO SALAD SALMON GLASS LOBSTERS EVERY BLESSED THING A MAN CAN'T GET AT HOME I HAD AND WHAT IS MORE THEY'D BEEN DELIVERED ON BOARD I SAW TO THAT BEFORE I WENT UP THE RIVER THEN MOANED KID IT IS AS I SUSPECTED WE WERE THE VICTIMS OF BASE TREACHERY ON THE PART OF THOSE WOMEN TREACHERY WELL I LIKE THAT CALL IT RECIPROCITY SAID HANNAH DRILY YOU WERE INFORMED BY THE LADIES THAT THERE WAS NOTHING FOR SUPPER SAVE THE ITEMS I HAVE ALREADY REFERRED TO SAID KID I SEE IT ALL NOW WE HAD TRIED TO MAKE THEM COMFORTABLE AND I PUT MYSELF TO SOME CONSIDERABLE PERSONAL INCONVENIENCE TO MAKE THEM EASY IN THEIR MINDS BUT THEY WERE UNGRATEFUL WHATEVER INDUCED YOU TO TAKE EM ALONG WITH YOU ASKED THEE WE DIDN'T WANT EM SAID KID WE DIDN'T KNOW THEY WERE ON BOARD UNTIL IT WAS TOO LATE TO TURN BACK THEY'VE BROKEN IN AND WERE HAVING THE CLUB ALL TO THEMSELVES IN YOUR ABSENCE
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