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The ladies became eligible for membership, and, availing themselves of the privilege, began to think less and less of the advantages of being men and to rejoice that, after all, they were women; and even Xanthippe and Socrates, after that night of peril, reconciled their differences, and no longer quarrel as to which is the more entitled to wear the toga of authority. It has become for them a divided skirt. THE LADIES BECAME ELIGIBLE FOR MEMBERSHIP AND AVAILING THEMSELVES OF THE PRIVILEGE BEGAN TO THINK LESS AND LESS OF THE ADVANTAGES OF BEING MEN AND TO REJOICE THAT AFTER ALL THEY WERE WOMEN AND EVEN ZANTHIPIAN SOCRATES AFTER THAT NIGHT OF PERIL RECONCILED THEIR DIFFERENCES AND NO LONGER QUARREL AS TO WHICH IS THE MORE ENTITLED TO WEAR THE TOGA OF AUTHORITY IT HAS BECOME FOR THEM A DIVIDED SKIRT
es, daughters, sisters, and _fiancées_, and Elizabeth had the satisfaction of once more saving the life of Raleigh by throwing him her ruff as she had done a year or so previously, when she and her brother had been upset in the swift current of the river Styx. Order and happiness being restored, Holmes took command of the House-boat and soon navigated her safely back into her old-time berth. The _Gehenna_ went to the bottom and was never seen again, and when the roll was called it was found that all who had set out upon her had returned in safety save Shylock, Kidd, Sir Henry Morgan, and Abeuchapeta; but even they were not lost, for, five weeks later, these four worthies were found early one morning drifting slowly up the river Styx, gazing anxiously out from the top of a water-cask and yelling lustily for help. And here endeth the chronicle of the pursuit of the good old House-boat. Back to her moorings, the even tenor of her ways was once more resumed, but with one slight difference. E ONCE MORE REINITED TO THEIR WIVES DAUGHTERS SISTERS AND FIANCE AND ELIZABETH HAD THE SATISFACTION OF ONCE MORE SAVING THE LIFE OF RALEIGH BY THROWING HIM HER ROUGH AS SHE HAD DONE A YEAR OR SO PREVIOUSLY WHEN SHE AND HER BROTHER HAD BEEN UPSET IN THE SWIFT CURRENT OF THE RIVER SIX ORDER AND HAPPINESS BEING RESTORED HOLMES TOOK COMMAND OF THE HOUSEBOAT AND SOON NAVIGATED HER SAFELY BACK INTO HER OLD TIME BERTH THE GEHENNA WENT TO THE BOTTOM AND WAS NEVER SEEN AGAIN AND WHEN RAOUL WAS CALLED IT WAS FOUND THAT ALL WHO HAD SET OUT UPON HER HAD RETURNED IN SAFETY SAVE SHYLOCK KID SIR HENRY MORGAN AND ABEUCHAPETA BUT EVEN THEY WERE NOT LOST FOR FIVE WEEKS LATER THESE FOUR WORTHIES WERE FOUND EARLY ONE MORNING DRIFTING SLOWLY UP THE RIVER STYX GAZING ANXIOUSLY OUT FROM THE TOP OF A WATER CASK AND YELLING LUSTILY FOR HELP AND HERE ENDETH THE CHRONICLE OF THE PURSUIT OF THE GOOD OLD HOUSE BOAT BACK TO HER MOORINGS THE EVEN TENOR OF HER WAYS WAS ONCE MORE RESUMED BUT WITH ONE SLIGHT DIFFERENCE
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