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While Mahdi had his eye to the wall, the gorilla would cling to the bars of his cage, pushing his blunt nose through, and gibber and spit and protest in a high-pitched, querulous growl. "Blime, yiv got the noble Ammonia goin' this trip, Nickie," said the Living Skeleton. "Yes," replied Nickie, still with his eye to the crack, "that beast will have to learn decency and good conduct, Matty, my man.
Puzzling question and more puzzling answer followed in quick succession between the commander and Barny, who, in the midst of his dilemma, stamped about, thumped his head, squeezed his caubeen into all manner of shapes, and vented his despair anathematically: "O, my heavy hathred to you, you tarnal thief iv a long sailor, it's a purty scrape yiv led me into.
Nickie had not left the cage all night, preferring to sleep in his skin rather than risk a sudden descent on the part of the enemy. "What'd yeh do it fer?" said the Skeleton; "a great lath-an'-plaster she-emu like that, too." "Not having anything else to do, Matthew," moaned the Missing Link. "I always was tender with women." "Well, yiv gotter look out, ol' man.
"Th' monkey's right, Mack. Sure, it's an ass yiv made iv yersilf this day." When McKnight and his party had gone, and the museum was empty of patrons, the Professor mopped his brow, and drew a great breath. "It's lucky we were prepared for that emergency," he said. "I dunno," said the man-monkey; "why shouldn't a Missing Link talk, anyhow?"
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