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Holmes hesitated for an instant. He was considering the necessity of disciplining the recalcitrant Blackstone, but he finally yielded. HOLMES HESITATED FOR AN INSTANT HE WAS CONSIDERING THE NECESSITY OF DISCIPLINING THE RECALCITRANT BLACKSTONE BUT FINALLY YIELDED
mine, no matter who asks me to go.” [Picture: Judge Blackstone refuses to climb to the mizzentop] “Whomsoever I tell to go, shall go,” put in Holmes, firmly. “I am commander of this ship. It will pay you to remember that, Judge Blackstone.” “And I am the Court of Appeals,” retorted Blackstone, hotly. “Bear that in mind, captain, when you try to send me up. I’ll issue a writ of _habeas corpus_ on my own body, and commit you for contempt.” “There’s no use of sending the Judge, anyhow,” said Raleigh, fearing by the glitter that came into the eye of the commander that trouble might ensue unless pacificatory measures were resorted to. “He’s accustomed to weighing everything carefully, and cannot be rushed into a decision. If he saw any evidence, he’d have to sit on it a week before reaching a conclusion. What we need here more than anything else is an expert seaman, a lookout, and I nominate Shem. He has sailed under his father, and I have it on good authority that he is a nautical expert.” MUST AND SHALL BE PRESERVED AND I'LL NEVER CONSENT TO CLIMB UP THAT RIGGING GETTING PICKED AND PINK ON MY ERMINE NO MATTER WHO ASKS ME TO GO WHOMSOEVER I TELL TO GO SHALL GO PUT IN HOLMES FIRMLY I AM COMMANDER OF THIS SHIP IT WILL PAY YOU TO REMEMBER THAT JUDGE BLACKSTONE AND I AM THE COURT OF APPEALS RETORTED BLACKSTONE HOTLY BEAR THAT IN MIND CAPTAIN WHEN YOU TRY TO SEND ME UP I'LL ISSUE A WRIT OF HEAVIEST CORPSE ON MY OWN BODY AND COMMIT YOU FOR CONTEMPT THERE'S NO USE OF SENDING THE JUDGE ANYHOW SAID RALEIGH FEARING BY THE GLITTER THAT CAME INTO THE EYE OF THE COMMANDER THAT TROUBLE MIGHT ENSUE UNLESS THE SUFFICATORY MEASURES WERE RESORTED TO HE'S ACCUSTOMED TO WEIGHING EVERYTHING CAREFULLY AND CANNOT BE RUSHED INTO A DECISION IF HE SAW ANY EVIDENCE HE'D HAVE TO SET ON TO WAIT BEFORE REACHING A CONCLUSION BUT WE NEED HERE MORE THAN ANYTHING ELSE IS AN EXPERT SEAMAN A LOOK OUT AND I NOMINATE SHEM HE SAILED UNDER HIS FATHER AND I HAVE IT ON GOOD AUTHORITY THAT HE IS A NAUTICAL EXPERT
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