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Even Hawkshaw has been able to detect his genius. EVEN HAWKSHAW HAS BEEN ABLE TO DETECT HIS GENIUS
cle 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. 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. As for Kidd and his fellows, they have never recovered from the effects of their fearful, though short, exile upon Holmes Island, and are but shadows of their former shades; whereas Mr. Sherlock Holmes has so endeared himself to his new-found friends that he is quite as popular with them as he is with us, who have yet to cross the dark river and be subjected to the scrutiny of the Committee on Membership at the House-boat on the Styx.  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 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 AS FOR KID AND HIS FELLOWS THEY HAVE NEVER RECOVERED FROM THE EFFECTS OF THEIR FEARFUL THOUGH SHORT EXILE UPON HOLMES ISLAND AND ARE BUT SHADOWS OF THEIR FORMER SHADES WHEREAS MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES HAS SO ENDEARED HIMSELF TO HIS NEW FOUND FRIENDS THAT HE IS QUITE AS POPULAR WITH THEM AS HE IS WITH US WHO HAVE YET TO CROSS THE DARK RIVER AND BE SUBJECTED TO THE SCRUTINY OF THE COMMITTEE ON MEMBERSHIP AT THE HOUSE BOAT ON THE STYX
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