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"I had intended to put up a thousand ducats," he said, defiantly, "but with that woman Portia on board I won't give a red obolus!" and with that he wrapped his cloak about him and stalked off into the gathering shadows of the wood. I HAD INTENDED TO PUT UP A THOUSAND DUCATS HE SAID DEFIANTLY BUT WITH THAT WOMAN PORTIA ON BOARD I WON'T GIVE A RED OBOLUS AND WITH THAT HE WRAPPED HIS CLOAK ABOUT HIM AND STALKED OFF INTO THE GATHERING SHADOWS OF THE WOOD
: A black person by the name of Friday finds a bottle] A deathly silence followed the chairman’s words, as Sir Walter drew a corkscrew from his pocket and opened the bottle. He extracted the paper, and, as he had surmised, it proved to be a message from the missing vessel. His face brightening with a smile of relief, Sir Walter read, aloud: “Have just emerged into the Atlantic Club in hands of Kidd and forty ruffians. One hundred and eighty-three ladies on board. Headed for the Azores. Send aid at once. All well except Xanthippe, who is seasick in the billiard-room. (Signed) Portia.” “Aha!” cried Hawkshaw. “That shows how valuable the Holmes theory is.” “Precisely,” said Holmes. “No woman knows anything about seafaring, but Portia is right. The ship is headed for the Azores, which is the first tack needed in a windward sail for London under the present conditions.” The reply was greeted with cheers, and when they subsided the cry for Shylock’s subscription began again, but he declined. SED UPON SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN EVEN THE WONDERFUL THEORIES OF OUR NEW BROTHER HOLMES A DEATHLY SILENCE FOLLOWED THE CHAIRMAN'S WORDS AS SIR WALTER DREW A CORKSCREW FROM HIS POCKET AND OPENED THE BOTTLE HE EXTRACTED THE PAPER AND AS HE HAD SURMISED IT PROVED TO BE A MESSAGE FROM THE MISSING VESSEL HIS FACE BRIGHTENING WITH A SMILE OF RELIEF SIR WALTER READ ALOUD HAVE JUST EMERGED INTO THE ATLANTIC CLUB IN THE HANDS OF KID AND FORTY RUFFIANS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE LADIES ON BOARD HEADED FOR THE AZOREZ SEND AID AT ONCE ALL WELL EXCEPT ZANTIPY WHO IS SEA SICK IN THE BILLIARD ROOM SIGNED PORTIA AHA CRIED HOCKSHAW THAT SHOWS HOW VALUABLE THE HOME THEORY IS PRECISELY SAID HOLMES NO WOMAN KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT SEAFARING BUT PORTIA IS RIGHT THE SHIP IS HEADED FOR THE OZOREZ WHICH IS THE FIRST TACK NEEDED IN A WINDWARD SAIL FOR LONDON UNDER THE PRESENT CONDITIONS THE REPLY WAS GREETED WITH CHEERS AND WHEN THEY SUBSIDED THE CRY FOR SHYLOCK'S SUBSCRIPTION BEGAN AGAIN BUT HE DECLINED
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