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"Oh, as for that," replied Kidd, with a deep drawn sigh of relief, for he too had noticed the gradual evaporation of his arm and the incipient etherization of his cranium—"as for that, it was simple enough. OH AS FOR THAT REPLIED KID WITH A DEEP DRAWN SIGH OF RELIEF FOR HE TOO HAD NOTICED THE GRADUAL EVAPORATION OF HIS ARM AND THE INCIPIENT ETHERIZATION OF HIS CRANIUM AS FOR THAT IT WAS SIMPLE ENOUGH
ted to a scrutiny which he had little expected, the deceitful ambassador of the thieving band was rapidly dissipating, and, as those without had so fearsomely noted, was in imminent danger of complete sublimation, which, in the case of one possessed of so little elementary purity, meant nothing short of annihilation. Fortunately for Kidd, however, his wonderful tact had stemmed the tide of suspicion. Elizabeth was satisfied with his explanation, and in the minds of at least three of the most influential ladies on board, Portia, Xanthippe, and Elizabeth, he had become a creature worthy of credence, which meant that he had nothing more to fear. “I am prepared, your Majesty,” said Elizabeth, addressing Cleopatra, “to accept from this time on the gentleman’s word. The little that he has already told us is hall-marked with truth. I should like to ask, however, one more question, and that is how our gentleman friends expected to embark us upon this voyage without letting us into the secret?” OF WHICH WAS ONLY TOO TRUE SUBJECTED TO A SCRUTINY WHICH HE HAD LITTLE EXPECTED THE DECEITFUL AMBASSADOR OF THE THIEVING BAND WAS RAPIDLY DISSIPATING AND AS THOSE WITHOUT HAD SO FEARSOMELY NOTED WAS IN IMMINENT DANGER OF COMPLETE SUBLIMATION WHICH IN THE CASE OF ONE POSSESSED OF SO LITTLE ELEMENTARY PURITY MEANT NOTHING SHORT OF ANNIHILATION FORTUNATELY FOR KIDD HOWEVER HIS WONDERFUL TACT HAD STEMMED THE TIDE OF SUSPICION ELIZABETH WAS SATISFIED WITH HIS EXPLANATION AND IN THE MINDS OF AT LEAST THREE OF THE MOST INFLUENTIAL LADIES ON BOARD PORCIA'S ANTHEPY AND ELIZABETH HE HAD BECOME A CREATURE WORTHY OF CREDENCE WHICH MEANT THAT HE HAD NOTHING MORE TO FEAR I AM PREPARED YOUR MAJESTY SAID ELIZABETH ADDRESSING CLEOPATRA TO ACCEPT FROM THIS TIME ON THE GENTLEMAN'S WORD THE LITTLE THAT HE HAS ALREADY TOLD US IS ALL MARKED WITH TRUTH I SHOULD LIKE TO ASK HOWEVER ONE MORE QUESTION AND THAT IS HOW OUR GENTLEMEN FRIENDS EXPECTED TO EMBARK US UPON THIS VOYAGE WITHOUT LETTING US INTO THE SECRET
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