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I supposed he wanted truth, and I gave it." "I'd like to know what has become of the House boat," said Raleigh, anxiously gazing through the glass at the island. "I can see old Henry Morgan sitting down there on the rocks with his elbows on his knees and his chin in his hands, and Kidd and Abeuchapeta are standing back of him, yelling like mad, but there isn't a boat in sight." I SUPPOSE HE WANTED THE TRUTH AND I GAVE IT I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHAT HAS BECOME OF THE HOUSE BOAT SAID RALEIGH ANXIOUSLY GAZING THROUGH THE GLASS OF THE ISLAND I CAN SEE OLD HENRY MORGAN SITTING DOWN THERE ON THE ROCKS WITH HIS ELBOWS ON HIS KNEES AND HIS CHIN IN HIS HANDS AND KID IN THE BUCCAPETA ARE STANDING BACK OF HIM YELLING LIKE THAT THERE ISN'T A BOAT IN FIGHT
tin soldiers among your marines, see that they are lashed to the rigging. I don’t want this electric island of the Baron’s to get a grip upon my military force at this juncture.” With this Holmes, followed by Munchausen, went below, and the two worthies were soon deep in the mysteries of a phantom cocktail, while Doctor Johnson and De Foe gazed mournfully out over the ocean at the floating island. “De Foe,” said Johnson “that ought to be a lesson to you. This realism that you tie up to is all right when you are alone with your conscience; but when there are great things afoot, an imagination and a broad view as to the limitations of truth aren’t at all bad. You or I might now be drinking that cocktail with Holmes if we’d only risen to the opportunity the way Munchausen did.” [Picture: That ought to be a lesson to you] “That is true,” said De Foe, sadly. “But I didn’t suppose he wanted that kind of information. I could have spun a better yarn than that of Munchausen’s with my eyes shut. R PRISONERS AND YOU MAY RELEASE BLACKSTONE FROM HIS DILEMMA AND IF YOU HAVE ANY TEN SOLDIERS AMONG YOUR REIGN SEE THAT THEY ARE LATCHED TO THE RIGGING I DON'T WANT THIS ELECTRIC ISLAND OF THE BARONS TO GET A GRIP UPON MY MILITARY FORCE AT THIS JUNCTURE WITH THIS HOLMES FOLLOWED BY MEAN CLAUSEN WED BELOW AND THE TWO WORTHIES WERE SOON DEEP IN THE MYSTERIES OF A PHANTOM COCKTAIL WHILE DOCTOR JOHNSON AND DEFAU GAZED MOURNFULLY OUT OVER THE OCEAN OF THE FLOATING ISLAND DE BEAUX SAID JOHNSON THAT OUGHT TO BE A LESSON TO YOU THIS REALISM THAT YOU TIE UP TO IS ALL RIGHT WHEN YOU'RE ALONE WITH YOUR CONSCIENCE BUT WHEN THERE ARE GREAT THINGS AFOOT AND IMAGINATION AND ABROAD VIEW AS THE LIMITATIONS OF TRUTH AREN'T AT ALL BAD YOU OR I MIGHT NOW BE DRINKING THAT COCKTAIL WITH MONES IF ONLY WE'D RISEN TO THE OPPORTUNITY THE WAY MOON CHELDON DID THAT IS TRUE SAID DE BEAUX SADLY BUT I SUPPOSE HE WANTED THAT KIND OF INFORMATION I COULDN'T SPUN A BETTER YARD THAN THAT OF MOON COUSIN'S WITH MY EYES SHUT
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