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As will be remembered, the obstructionist nature of the Irish soil prevented the _City of Chicago_ from proceeding farther inland than was necessary to keep her well balanced amidships upon a convenient and not too stony bed; and that after a brief sojourn on the rocks she was finally disposed of to the Styx Navigation Company, under which title Charon had had himself incorporated, is a matter of nautical history. AS WILL BE REMEMBERED THE OBSTRUCTIONLESS NATURE OF THE IRISH SOIL PREVENTED THE CITY OF CHICAGO FROM PROCEEDING FURTHER INLAND THAN WAS NECESSARY TO KEEP HER WELL BALANCED AMIDSHIPS UPON A CONVENIENT AND NOT TOO STONY BED AND THAT AFTER A BRIEF SOJOURN ON THE ROCKS SHE WAS FINALLY DISPOSED OF TO THE STYX NAVIGATION COMPANY UNDER WHICH TITLE CHARON HAD HAD HIMSELF INCORPORATED IS A MATTER OF NAUTICAL HISTORY
 he began, “I have come here to explain to you the situation in which you find yourselves. Have I your permission to speak?” The ladies started back, but the chairman was equal to the occasion. “Go on,” said Cleopatra, with queenly dignity, turning to the interloper; and the pirate proceeded to take the second step in the nefarious plan upon which he and his brother ruffians had agreed, of which the tossing in through the window of the bundle of fashion papers was the first. VII THE “GEHENNA” IS CHARTERED IT was about twenty-four hours after the events narrated in the preceding chapters that Mr. Sherlock Holmes assumed command of the _Gehenna_, which was nothing more nor less than the shadow of the ill-starred ocean steamship _City of Chicago_, which tried some years ago to reach Liverpool by taking the overland route through Ireland, fortunately without detriment to her passengers and crew, who had the pleasure of the experience of shipwreck without any of the discomforts of drowning.  CHAPTER SEVEN OF THE PURSUIT OF THE HOUSEBOAT BY JOHN KENDRICK BANGS THIS LIVERPOX RECORDING IS IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN CHAPTER SEVEN THE GEHENNA IS CHARTERED IT WAS ABOUT TWENTY FOUR HOURS AFTER THE EVENTS NARRATED IN THE PRECEDING CHAPTERS THAT MISTER SHERLOCK HOLMES ASSUMED COMMAND OF THE GHEHENNA WHICH WAS NOTHING MORE NOR LESS THAN THE SHADOW OF THE ILL STARRED OCEAN STEAMSHIP CITY OF CHICAGO WHICH TRIED SOME YEARS AGO TO REACH LIVERPOOL BY TAKING THE OVERLAND ROUTE THROUGH IRELAND FORTUNATELY WITHOUT DETRIMENT TO HER PASSENGERS AND CREW WHO HAD THE PLEASURE OF THE EXPERIENCE OF SHIPWRECK WITHOUT ANY OF THE DISCOMFORTS OF DROWNING
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