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You are a man after my own heart. Come below and have a cocktail. Captain Cook, take command of the _Gehenna_ during my absence; head her straight for Holmes Island, and when you discover anything new let me know. YOU ARE A MAN AFTER MY OWN HEART COME BELOW AND HAVE A COCKTAIL CAPTAIN HOOK TAKE COMMAND OF THE GEHENNA DURING MY OUT HEAD HER STRAIGHT FOR HOLDEN ISLAND AND WHEN YOU DISCOVER ANYTHING NEW LET ME KNOW
elict real estate, sir, which attracts to it every bit of canned substance that is lost overboard in all parts of the world. A ship is wrecked, say, in the Pacific Ocean, and ultimately all the loose metal upon her will succumb to the irresistible attraction of this magnetic upper stratum, and will find its way to its shores. So in any other part of the earth. Everything metallic turns up here sooner or later; and when you consider that thousands of vessels go down every year, vessels which are provisioned with tinned foods only, you will begin to comprehend how many millions of pounds of preserved salmon, sardines, _pâté de foie gras_, peaches, and so on, can be found strewn along its coast.” “Munchausen,” said Holmes, smiling, “by the blush upon your cheek, coupled with an occasional uneasy glance of the eye, I know that for once you are standing upon the, to you, unfamiliar ground of truth, and I admire you for it. There is nothing to be ashamed of in telling the truth occasionally. PER STRATUM OF THIS PIECE OF DERELICT REAL ESTATE SIR WHICH ATTRACTS TO IT EVERY BIT OF CANNED SUBSTANCE THAT IS LOST OVERBOARD IN ALL PARTS OF THE WORLD A SHIP IS WRECKED IN SAY THE PACIFIC OCEAN AND ULTIMATELY ALL THE LOOSE METAL UPON HER WILL SUCCUMB TO THE IRRESISTIBLE ATTRACTION OF THIS MAGNETIC UPPER STRATUM AND WILL FIND ITS WAY TO ITS SHORES THOUGH IN ANY OTHER PART OF THE EARTH EVERYTHING METALLIC TURNS UP HERE SOONER OR LATER AND WHEN YOU CONSIDER THAT THOUSANDS OF VESSELS GO DOWN EVERY YEAR VESSELS WHICH ARE PROVISIONED WITH TIN FOODS ONLY YOU WILL BEGIN TO COMPREHEND HOW MANY MILLIONS OF POUNDS OF PRESERVE SALMONS SARDINES PATCHE DE BOI GRAS PEACHES AND SO ON CAN BE FOUND STREWN ALONG ITS POST BLUE HOUSES SAID HOLMES SMILING WHY THE BLUSH UPON YOUR CHEEK COUPLED WITH AN OCCASIONAL UNEASY GLANCE OF THE EYE I KNOW THAT FOR ONCE YOU ARE STANDING UPON THE TO NEW UNFAMILIAR GROUND OF TRUTH AND I ADMIRE YOU FOR IT THERE'S NOTHING TO BE ASHAMED OF IN TELLING THE TRUTH OCCASIONALLY
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