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"For me?" cried Xanthippe, sceptically. "No, madame, for him," retorted Kidd. "Ah—ho ho! That's the way of it, eh?" said Xanthippe, flushing to the roots of her hair. FOR ME CRIED SAN PIPPI SCEPTICALLY NO MADAM FOR HIM RETORTED KID HA HA THAT'S THE WAY OF IT EH SAID AUNT IPPY FLUSHING TO THE ROOTS OF HER HAIR
 like to cross-examine this—ah—gentleman.” Kidd paled visibly. He was not prepared for any such trial; however, he put as good a face on the matter as he could, and announced his willingness to answer any questions that he might be asked. [Picture: Captain Kidd consents to be cross-examined by Portia] “Shall we put him under oath?” asked Cleopatra. “As you please, ladies,” said the pirate. “A pirate’s word is as good as his bond; but I’ll take an oath if you choose—a half-dozen of ’em, if need be.” “I fancy we can get along without that,” said Portia. “Now, Captain Kidd, who first proposed this plan?” “Socrates,” said Kidd, unblushingly with a sly glance at Xanthippe. “What?” cried Xanthippe. “My husband propose anything that would contribute to my pleasure or intellectual advancement? Bah! Your story is transparently false at the outset.” “Nevertheless,” said Kidd, “the scheme was proposed by Socrates. He said a trip of that kind for Xanthippe would be very restful and health-giving.”  WERE TO BE INFORMED OF IT IT DOES NOT SOUND ALTOGETHER PLAUSIBLE INTERPOSED PORTIA IF YOU LADIES DO NOT OBJECT I SHOULD LIKE TO CROSS EXAMINE THIS AH GENTLEMEN KIDD PALED VISIBLY HE WAS NOT PREPARED FOR ANY SUCH TRIAL HOWEVER HE PUT AS GOOD A BASE ON THE MATTER AS HE COULD AND ANNOUNCED HIS WILLINGNESS TO ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS THAT HE MIGHT BE ASKED SHALL WE PUT HIM UNDER OATH ASKED CLEOPATRA AS YOU PLEASE LADIES SAID THE PIRATE A PIRATE'S WORD IS AS GOOD AS HIS BOND BUT I'LL TAKE AN OATH IF YOU CHOOSE A HALF DOZEN OF EM IF NEED BE I FANCY WE CAN GET ALONG WITHOUT THAT SAID PORTIA NOW CAPTAIN KIDD WHO FIRST PROPOSED THIS PLAN SOCRATES SAID KID UNBLUSHINGLY WITH A SLY GLANCE AT SANTIPPI WHAT CRIED SANTIPPY MY HUSBAND PROPOSE ANYTHING THAT WOULD CONTRIBUTE TO MY PLEASURE OR INTELLECTUAL ADVANCEMENT BAH YOUR STORY IS TRANSPARENTLY FALSE AT THE OUTSET NEVERTHELESS SAID KID THIS SCHEME WAS PROPOSED BY SOCRATES HE SAID A TRIP OF THAT KIND PRESENT THAT HE WOULD BE VERY RESTFUL AND HELP GIVING
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