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He extracted the paper, and, as he had surmised, it proved to be a message from the missing vessel. His face brightening with a smile of relief, Sir Walter read, aloud: "Have just emerged into the Atlantic Club in hands of Kidd and forty ruffians. One hundred and eighty three ladies on board. HE EXTRACTED THE PAPER AND AS HE HAD SURMISED IT PROVED TO BE A MESSAGE FROM THE MISSING VESSEL HIS FACE BRIGHTENING WITH A SMILE OF RELIEF SIR WALTER READ ALOUD HAVE JUST EMERGED INTO THE ATLANTIC CLUB IN THE HANDS OF KID AND FORTY RUFFIANS ONE HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE LADIES ON BOARD
uring in, and it was not long before everybody save Shylock had put his name down for something. This some one of the more quick-witted of the spirits soon observed, and, with reckless disregard of the feelings of the Merchant of Venice, began to call, “Shylock! Shylock! How much?” The Merchant tried to leave the pier, but his path was blocked. “Subscribe, subscribe!” was the cry. “How much?” “Order, gentlemen, order!” said Sir Walter, rising and holding a bottle aloft. “A black person by the name of Friday, a valet of our friend Mr. Crusoe, has just handed me this bottle, which he picked up ten minutes ago on the bank of the river a few miles distant. It contains a bit of paper, and may perhaps give us a clew based upon something more substantial than even the wonderful theories of our new brother Holmes.” [Picture: A black person by the name of Friday finds a bottle] A deathly silence followed the chairman’s words, as Sir Walter drew a corkscrew from his pocket and opened the bottle.  NOT MINE YET AND IT'S THEIR FATHER'S BUSINESS TO GET EM BACK NOT MINE OTHER SUBSCRIPTIONS CAME POURING IN AND IT WAS NOT LONG BEFORE EVERYBODY SAVE SHYLOCK HAD PUT HIS NAME DOWN FOR SOMETHING THIS SOME ONE OF THE MORE QUICK WITTED OF THE SPIRITS SOON OBSERVED AND WITH RECKLESS DISREGARD OF THE FEELINGS OF THE MERCHANT OF VENICE BEGAN TO CALL SHYLOCK SHYLOCK HOW MUCH THE MERCHANT TRIED TO LEAVE THE PIER BUT HIS PATH WAS BLOCKED SUBSCRIBE SUBSCRIBE WAS THE CRY HOW MUCH ORDER GENTLEMEN ORDER SAID SIR WALTER RISING AND HOLDING A BOTTLE ALOFT A BLACK PERSON BY THE NAME OF FRIDAY A VALET OF OUR FRIEND MISTER CRUSOE HAS JUST HANDED ME THIS BOTTLE WHICH HE PICKED UP TEN MINUTES AGO ON THE BANK OF THE RIVER A FEW MILES DISTANT IT CONTAINS A BIT OF PAPER AND MAY PERHAPS GIVE US A CLUE BASED UPON SOMETHING MORE SUBSTANTIAL THAN EVEN THE WONDERFUL THEORIES OF OUR NEW BROTHER HOLMES A DEATHLY SILENCE FOLLOWED THE CHAIRMAN'S WORDS AS SIR WALTER DREW A CORKSCREW FROM HIS POCKET AND OPENED THE BOTTLE
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