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"That's what I think," said the stranger, with some asperity. "I'm having about as hard a time getting this story out as I would if it were a serial. THAT'S WHAT I THINK SAID THE STRANGER WITH SOME ASPERITY I'M HAVING ABOUT AS HARD A TIME GETTING THIS STORY OUT AS I WOULD IF IT WERE A SERIAL
. I changed my mind in respect to my midnight walk immediately upon receipt of the news, for I knew that before one o’clock some one would call upon me at my lodgings with reference to this robbery. It could not be otherwise. Any mystery of such magnitude could no more be taken to another bureau than elephants could fly—” “They used to,” said Adam. “I once had a whole aviary full of winged elephants. They flew from flower to flower, and thrusting their probabilities deep into—” “Their what?” queried Johnson, with a frown. “Probabilities—isn’t that the word? Their trunks,” said Adam. “Probosces, I imagine you mean,” suggested Johnson. “Yes—that was it. Their probosces,” said Adam. “They were great honey-gatherers, those elephants—far better than the bees, because they could make so much more of it in a given time.” Munchausen shook his head sadly. “I’m afraid I’m outclassed by these antediluvians,” he said. “Gentlemen! gentlemen!” cried Sir Walter. “These interruptions are inexcusable!” ERVANTS HASTILY ENTERING INFORMED ME OF THE ROBBERY I CHANGED MY MIND IN RESPECT TO THE MIDNIGHT WALK IMMEDIATELY UPON RECEIPT OF THE NEWS FOR I KNEW THAT BEFORE ONE O'CLOCK SOME ONE WOULD CALL UPON ME AT MY LODGINGS WITH REFERENCE TO THIS ROBBERY IT COULD NOT BE OTHERWISE ANY MYSTERY OF SUCH MAGNITUDE COULD NO MORE BE TAKEN TO ANOTHER BUREAU THAN ELEPHANTS COULD FLY THEY USED TO SAID ADAM I ONCE HAD A WHOLE AVIARY FULL OF WINGED ELEPHANTS THEY FLEW FROM FLOWER TO FLOWER THRUSTING THEIR PROBABILITIES DEEP INTO THEIR WHAT QUERIED JOHNSON WITH A FROWN PROBABILITIES ISN'T THAT THE WORD THEY'RE TRUNKS SAID ADAM PROVOSKIES I IMAGINE YOU MEAN SUGGESTED JOHNSON YES THAT WAS IT THEY'RE PREVOSKYS SAID ADAM THEY WERE GREAT HONEY GATHERERS THOSE ELEPHANTS FAR BETTER THAN THE BEES BECAUSE THEY COULD MAKE SO MUCH MORE OF IT IN A GIVEN TIME MUKHOUSEN SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY I AM AFRAID I'M OUTCLASSED BY THESE ANTEDILUVIANS HE SAID GENTLEMEN GENTLEMEN CRIED SIR WALTER THESE INTERRUPTIONS ARE INEXCUSABLE
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