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Hamlet, pipe Captain Cook on deck." "Aye, aye, sir," replied Hamlet, with alacrity, as he made off. HAMLET PIPE CAPTAIN COOK ON DECK AYE AYE SIR REPLIED HAMLET WITH ALACRITY AS HE MADE OFF
faithful Shem had not deceived him. Flying at half-mast from a rude, roughly hewn pole set upon a rocky height was the black flag, emblem of piracy, and, as Artemus Ward put it, “with the second joints reversed.” It was in very truth a signal of distress. “I make it a point never to be surprised,” observed Holmes, as he peered through the glass, “but this beats me. I didn’t know there was an island of this nature in these latitudes. Blackstone, go below and pipe Captain Cook on deck. Perhaps he knows what island that is.” “You’ll have to excuse me, Captain Holmes,” replied the Judge. “I didn’t ship on this voyage as a cabin-boy or a messenger-boy. Therefore I—” “Bonaparte, put the Judge in irons,” interrupted Holmes, sternly. “I expect to be obeyed, Judge Blackstone, whether you shipped as a Lord Chief-Justice or a state-room steward. When I issue an order it must be obeyed. Step lively there, Bonaparte. Get his honor ironed and summon your marines. We may have work to do before night.  AND GAZING INTENTLY TO IT FOR A MOMENT PERCEIVED THAT THE FAITHFUL SHEM HAD NOT RECEIVED HIM FLYING AT HALF PAST FROM A RUDE ROUGHLY HUE POLE SET UPON A ROCKY HEIGHT WITH THE BLACK FLAG AND WHIM OF PIRACY AND AS ARTEMUS FORD PUT IT WITH THE SECOND JOINTS REVERSED IT WAS IN VERY TRUTH A SIGNAL OF DISTRESS I MAKE IT A POINT NEVER TO BE SURPRISED OBSERVED HOLMES AS HE PEERED THROUGH THE GLASS BUT THIS BEATS ME I DIDN'T KNOW THERE WAS AN ISLAND OF THIS NATURE IN THESE LATCHES BLACKSTONE GO BELOW AND PIPE CAPTAIN COOK ON DECK PERHAPS HE KNOWS WHAT ISLAND HAVE YOU'LL HAVE TO EXCUSE ME CAPTAIN HOLMES REPLIED THE JUDGE I DIDN'T SHIP ON THIS VOYAGE A CABIN BOY OR A MESSENGER BOY THEREFORE I BONAPARTE PUT THE JUDGE IN IRON INTERRUPTED HOLMES FIRMLY I EXPECT TO BE OBEY JUDGE BLACKSTONE WHETHER YOU SHIPPED AS A LORD CHIEF JUSTICE OR A STATE ROOM STEWARD WHEN I ISSUE AN ORDER IT MUST BE OBEYED STEP LIVELY THERE BONAPARTE GET HIS HONOR IRON AND SUMMON YOUR MARINE WE MAY HAVE WORK TO DO BEFORE NIGHT
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