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The Shark

           "Hereitis,"saidthemate,holdingupashapelesslumphehadmanagedtopullout,thoughwithsomedifficulty. 

           "Getthefilthythingwashedthen,andbringittothecabin." 

           Tomobeyed,andinafewminutesbroughtinthebottleandlaiditonthetable,atwhichLordGlenarvanandtheMajorweresittingreadywiththecaptain,and,ofcourseLadyHelena,forwomen,theysay,arealwaysalittlecurious. Everythingisaneventatsea. Foramomenttheyallsatsilent,gazingatthisfrailrelic,wonderingifittoldthetaleofsaddisaster,orbroughtsometriflingmessagefromafrolic-lovingsailor,whohadflungitintotheseatoamusehimselfwhenhehadnothingbettertodo. 

           However,theonlywaytoknowwastoexaminethebottle,andGlenarvansettoworkwithoutfurtherdelay,socarefullyandminutely,thathemighthavebeentakenforacoronermakinganinquest. 

           Hecommencedbyacloseinspectionoftheoutside. Theneckwaslongandslender,androundthethickrimtherewasstillanendofwirehanging,thougheatenawaywithrust. Thesideswereverythick,andstrongenoughtobeargreatpressure. ItwasevidentlyofChampagneorigin,andtheMajorsaidimmediately, "That’soneofourClicquot’sbottles." 

           Nobodycontradictedhim,ashewassupposedtoknow; butLadyHelenaexclaimed,"Whatdoesitmatteraboutthebottle,ifwedon’tknowwhereitcomesfrom?" 

           "Weshallknowthat,too,presently,andwemayaffirmthismuchalreadyitcomesfromalongwayoff. 

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