I advise you to make off." And drawing out his watch: "Not a minute to lose." "Have I time to call on the Viscountess Olive ?" "It would be mad," said Vulcanmould, handing him a passport and a pair of blue spectacles, and telling him to have courage.
"I will," said Chatillon.
"Good-bye! old chum." "Good-bye and thanks! You have saved my life." "That is the least I could do." A quarter of an hour later the brave Emiral had left the city of Alca.
He embarked at night on an old cutter at La Cirque and set sail for Porpoisia.

But eight miles from the coast he was captured by a despatch-boat which was sailing without lights and which was under, the flag of the Queen of the Black Islands.

That Queen had for a long time nourished a fatal passion for Chatillon.
VII.

CONCLUSION Nunc est bibendum.

Delivered from its fears and pleased at having escaped from so great a danger, the government resolved to celebrate the anniversary of the Penguin regeneration and the establishment of the Republic by holding a general holiday.
President Formose, the Ministers, and the members of the Chamber and of the Senate were present at the ceremony.
The Generalissimo of the Penguin army was present in uniform.