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"You forget," said Kidd, "two essential features of the situation. These women are at present—or shortly will be, when they realize their situation—in distress, and a true gentleman may always fly to the rescue of a distressed female; and, the second point, we shall soon be on the seas, and I understand that on the fashionable transatlantic lines it is now considered _de rigueur_ to speak to anybody you choose to. The introduction business isn't going to stand in my way." "Well, may I ask," put in Abeuchapeta, "just what it is that is worrying you? YOU FORGET SAID KIDD TWO ESSENTIAL FEATURES OF THE SITUATION THESE WOMEN ARE AT PRESENT OR SHORTLY WILL BE WHEN THEY REALIZE THEIR SITUATION IN DISTRESS AND A TRUE GENTLEMAN MAY ALWAYS FLY TO THE RESCUE OF A DISTRESSED FEMALE AND THE SECOND POINT WE SHALL SOON BE ON THE SEAS AND I UNDERSTAND THAT ON THE FASHIONABLE TRANSATLANTIC LINES IT IS NOW CONSIDERED DEI RIGOUR TO SPEAK TO ANYBODY YOU CHOOSE TO THIS INTRODUCTION BUSINESS ISN'T GOING TO STAND IN MY WAY WELL MAY I ASK PUT IN AGUPINA JUST WHAT IT IS THAT IS WORRYING YOU
ving them strictly to themselves. They’re nothing but a lot of ghosts anyhow, like ourselves, and we can pretend we don’t see them.” “If that could be, it would be excellent,” said Morgan; “but it is impossible. For a pirate of the Byronic order, my dear Conrad, you are strangely unversed in the ways of the sex which cheers but not inebriates. We can no more ignore their presence upon this boat than we can expect whales to spout kerosene. In the first place, it would be excessively impolite of us to cut them—to decline to speak to them if they should address us. We may be pirates, ruffians, cutthroats, but I hope we shall never forget that we are gentlemen.” “The whole situation is rather contrary to etiquette, don’t you think?” suggested Conrad. “There’s nobody to introduce us, and I can’t really see how we can do otherwise than ignore them. I certainly am not going to stand on deck and make eyes at them, to try and pick up an acquaintance with them, even if I am of a Byronic strain.” MEASURE WHICH INVOLVES LEAVING THEM STRICTLY TO THEMSELVES THEY'RE NOTHING BUT A LOT OF GHOSTS ANYHOW LIKE OURSELVES AND WE CAN PRETEND THAT WE DON'T SEE THEM IF THAT COULD BE IT WOULD BE EXCELLENT SAID MORGAN BUT IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A PIRATE OF THE BYRONIC ORDER MY DEAR CONRAD YOU ARE STRANGELY UNVERSED IN THE WAYS OF THE SEX WHICH CHEERS BUT NOT INEBRIATES WE CAN NO MORE IGNORE THEIR PRESENCE UPON THIS BOAT THAN WE CAN EXPECT WHALES TO SPOUT KEROSENE IN THE FIRST PLACE IT WOULD BE EXCESSIVELY IMPOLITE OF US TO CUT THEM TO DECLINE TO SPEAK TO THEM IF THEY SHOULD ADDRESS US WE MAY BE PIRATES RUFFIANS CUTTHROATS BUT I HOPE THAT WE SHALL NEVER FORGET THAT WE ARE GENTLEMEN THE WHOLE SITUATION IS RATHER CONTRARY TO ETIQUETTE DON'T YOU THINK SUGGESTED CONRAD THERE'S NOBODY TO INTRODUCE US AND I CAN'T REALLY SEE HOW WE CAN DO OTHERWISE THAN IGNORE THEM I CERTAINLY AM NOT GOING TO STAND ON DECK AND MAKE EYES AT THEM TO TRY TO PICK UP AN ACQUAINTANCE WITH THEM EVEN IF I AM OF A BYRONIC STRAIN
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