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The Fortuna cigar can be smoked a quarter through before its wrapper gives way; the Felix wrapper goes as soon as you light the cigar; whereas the River, fronting on the Thames, is surrounded by a moister atmosphere than the others, and, as a consequence, the wrapper will hold really until most people are willing to throw the whole thing away." THE FORTUNA CIGAR CAN BE SMOKED A QUARTER THROUGH BEFORE ITS WRAPPER GIVES WAY THE FELIX WRAPPER GOES AS SOON AS YOU LIKE THE CIGAR WHEREAS THE RIVER FRONTING ON THE THAMES IS SURROUNDED BY A MOISTER ATMOSPHERE THAN THE OTHERS AND AS A CONSEQUENCE THE WRAPPER WILL HOLD REALLY UNTIL MOST PEOPLE ARE WILLING TO THROW THE WHOLE THING AWAY
y it is smoked—there is barely enough of it left for one to insert between his teeth. Now Captain Kidd would hardly have risked the edges of his mustache and the comfort of his lips by smoking a cigar down to the very light if he had had another; nor would he under any circumstances have smoked it that far unless he were passionately addicted to this particular brand of the weed. Therefore I say to you, first, this was his cigar; second, it was the last one he had; third, he is a confirmed smoker. The result, he has gone to the one place in the world where these Connecticut hand-rolled Havana cigars—for I recognize this as one of them—have a real popularity, and are therefore more certainly obtainable, and that is at London. You cannot get so vile a cigar as that outside of a London hotel. If I could have seen a quarter-inch more of it, I should have been able definitely to locate the hotel itself. The wrappers unroll to a degree that varies perceptibly as between the different hotels. AT NOW OBSERVE HOW CLOSELY IT IS SMOKED THERE IS BARELY ENOUGH LEFT OF IT FOR ONE TO INSERT BETWEEN HIS TEETH NOW CAPTAIN KID WOULD HARDLY HAVE RISKED THE EDGES OF HIS MOUSTACHE AND THE COMFORT OF HIS LIPS BY SMOKING A CIGAR DOWN TO THE VERY LIGHT IF HE HAD ANOTHER NOR WOULD HE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES HAVE SMOKED THAT FAR UNLESS HE WERE PASSIONATELY ADDICTED TO THIS PARTICULAR BRAND OF THE WEED THEREFORE I SAY TO YOU FIRST THIS WAS HIS CIGAR SECOND IT WAS THE LAST ONE HE HAD THIRD HE IS A CONFIRMED SMOKER THE RESULT HE HAS GONE TO THE ONE PLACE IN THE WORLD WHERE THESE CONNECTICUT HAND ROLLED HAVANA CIGARS FOR I RECOGNIZE THIS AS ONE OF THEM HAVE A REAL POPULARITY AND ARE THEREFORE MORE CERTAINLY OBTAINABLE AND THAT IS AT LONDON YOU CANNOT GET SO VILE A CIGAR AS THAT OUTSIDE OF A LONDON HOTEL IF I COULD HAVE SEEN A QUARTER INCH MORE OF IT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE DEFINITELY TO LOCATE THE HOTEL ITSELF THE WRAPPERS UNROLL TO A DEGREE THAT VARIES PERCEPTIBLY AS BETWEEN THE DIFFERENT HOTELS
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