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Bah! Your story is transparently false at the outset." "Nevertheless," said Kidd, "the scheme was proposed by Socrates. BAH YOUR STORY IS TRANSPARENTLY FALSE AT THE OUTSET NEVERTHELESS SAID KID THIS SCHEME WAS PROPOSED BY SOCRATES
 in his hands, and it was he who bound us all to secrecy. None of the ladies 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—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? R MADAM RETORTED KID SIR WALTER INTENDED THIS AS A LITTLE SURPRISE FOR YOU THAT IS ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS WERE ALL PLACED IN HIS HANDS AND IT WAS HE WHO BOUND US ALL TO SECRECY NONE OF THE LADIES 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
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