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"'Tisn't necessary for Sir Christopher to do anything of the sort," said Noah, rising and manifesting somewhat more heat than the occasion seemed to require. "As long as we are discussing the question I will take the liberty of stating what I have never mentioned before, that the designer of the House boat merely appropriated the lines of the Ark. Shem, Ham, and Japhet will bear testimony to the truth of that statement." TIS IT NECESSARY FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER TO DO ANYTHING OF THE SORT SAID NOAH RISING AND MANIFESTING SOMEWHAT MORE HEAT THAN THE OCCASION SEEMED TO REQUIRE AS LONG AS WE ARE DISCUSSING THE QUESTION I WILL TAKE THE LIBERTY OF STATING WHAT I HAVE NEVER MENTIONED BEFORE THAT THE DESIGNER OF THE HOUSE BOAT MERELY APPROPRIATED THE LINES OF THE ARK SHEMHAM AND JAFFETT WILL BEAR TESTIMONY TO THE TRUTH OF THAT STATEMENT
arried, and the stranger resumed. “I will explain for the benefit of his Majesty King Solomon, whose wisdom I have always admired, and whose endurance as the husband of three hundred wives has filled me with wonder,” he said, “that before starting in pursuit of the stolen vessel we must select a craft of some sort for the purpose, and that in selecting the pursuer it is quite essential that we should choose a vessel of greater speed than the one we desire to overtake. It would hardly be proper, I think, if the House-boat can sail four knots an hour to attempt to overhaul her with a launch, or other nautical craft, with a maximum speed of two knots an hour.” “Hear! hear!” ejaculated Cæsar. “That is my reason, your Majesty, for inquiring as to the speed of your late club-house,” said the stranger, bowing courteously to Solomon. “Now, if Sir Christopher Wren can give me her measurements, we can very soon determine at about what rate she is leaving us behind under favorable circumstances.” ON HAVING BEEN SECONDED WAS DULY CARRIED AND THE STRANGER RESUMED I WILL EXPLAIN FOR THE BENEFIT OF HIS MAJESTY KING SOLOMON WHOSE WISDOM I HAVE ALWAYS ADMIRED AND WHOSE ENDURANCE AS THE HUSBAND OF THREE HUNDRED WIVES HAS FILLED ME WITH WONDER HE SAID THAT BEFORE STARTING IN PURSUIT OF THE STOLEN VESSEL WE MUST SELECT A CRAFT OF SOME SORT FOR THE PURPOSE AND THAT IN SELECTING THE PURSUER IT IS QUITE ESSENTIAL THAT WE SHOULD CHOOSE A VESSEL OF GREATER SPEED THAN THE ONE WE DESIRE TO OVERTAKE IT WOULD HARDLY BE PROPER I THINK IF THE HOUSEBOAT CAN SAIL FOUR KNOTS AN HOUR TO ATTEMPT TO OVERHAUL HER WITH A LAUNCH OR OTHER NAUTILO CRAFT WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED OF TWO KNOTS AN HOUR HEAR HEAR EJACULATED CAESAR THAT IS MY REASON YOUR MAJESTY FOR INQUIRING AS TO THE SPEED OF YOUR LATE CLUB HOUSE SAID THE STRANGER BOWING COURTEOUSLY TO SOLOMON NOW IF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN CAN GIVE ME HER MEASUREMENTS WE CAN VERY SOON DETERMINE AT ABOUT WHAT RATE SHE IS LEAVING US BEHIND UNDER FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES
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