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Observations taken with the sextant showed that there was no port within five hundred miles; the island looked as if it might be inhabited at least by goats, and ashore we went, every man of us, leaving the House boat safely anchored in the harbor. OBSERVATIONS TAKEN WITH THE SEXTON SHOWED THAT THERE WAS NO PORT WITHIN FIVE HUNDRED MILES THE ISLAND LOOKED AS THOUGH IT MIGHT BE INHABITED AT LEAST BY GOATS ASHORE WE WENT EVERY MAN OF US LEAVING THE HOUSEBOAT SAFELY ANCHORED IN THE HARBOUR
 “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.” “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.” “But the House-boat—you haven’t told us how you lost her,” put in Raleigh, impatiently. “Well, it was this way,” said Kidd. “When, in response to our polite request for supper, the ladies said there was nothing to eat on board, something had to be done, for we were all as hungry as bears, and we decided to go ashore at the first port and provision. Unfortunately the crew got restive, and when this floating frying-pan loomed into view, to keep them good-natured we decided to land and see if we could beg, borrow, or steal some supplies. We had to. 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 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 AT THE HOUSEBOAT YOU HAVEN'T TOLD US HOW YOU LOST HER PUT IN RALEIGH IMPATIENTLY WELL IT WAS THIS WAY SAID KID WHEN IN RESPONSE TO OUR POLITE REQUEST FOR SUPPER THE LADY SAID THERE WAS NOTHING TO EAT ON BOARD SOMETHING HAD TO BE DONE FOR WE WERE ALL AS HUNGRY AS BEARS WE DECIDED TO GO ASHORE AT THE FIRST PORT AND PROVISION UNFORTUNATELY THE CREW GOT RESTED AND WHEN THIS FLOATING FRYING PAN LOOMED INTO VIEW TO KEEP THEM GOOD NATURED WE DECIDED TO LAND AND SEE IF WE COULD BEG BORROW OR STEAL SOME SUPPLIES WE HAD TO
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