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"We must ransack the earth," cried Socrates, "until we find that boat. I'm dry as a fish." "There he goes again!" growled Murray. "Dry as a fish! What fish, I'd like to know, is dry?" WE MUST RANSACK THE EARTH CRIED SOCRATES UNTIL WE FIND THAT BOAT I'M DRY AS A FISH THERE HE GOES AGAIN GROWLED MURRAY DRY AS A FISH WHAT FISH I'D LIKE TO KNOW IS DRY
favorite beverages it was found that there were none to be had, it being Sunday, and all the establishments wherein liquid refreshments were licensed to be sold being closed—for at the time of writing the local government of Hades was in the hands of the reform party. “What!” cried Socrates. “Nothing but Styx water and vitriol, Sundays? Then the House-boat must be recovered whether Xanthippe comes with it or not. Sir Walter, I am for immediate action, after all. This ruffian should be captured at once and made an example of.” “Excuse me, Socrates,” put in Lindley Murray, “but, ah—pray speak in Greek hereafter, will you, please? When you attempt English you have a beastly way of working up to climatic prepositions which are offensive to the ear of a purist.” “This is no time to discuss style, Murray,” interposed Sir Walter. “Socrates may speak and spell like Chaucer if he pleases; he may even part his infinitives in the middle, for all I care. We have affairs of greater moment in hand.” HE ASSEMBLED SPIRITS CALLED FOR THEIR VARIOUS FAVORITE BEVERAGES IT WAS FOUND THAT THERE WERE NONE TO BE HAD IT BEING SUNDAY AND ALL THE ESTABLISHMENTS WHEREIN LIQUID REFRESHMENTS WERE LICENSED TO BE SOLD BEING CLOSED FOR AT THE TIME OF WRITING THE LOCAL GOVERNMENT OF HADES WAS IN THE HANDS OF THE REFORM PARTY WHAT CRIED SOCRATES NOTHING BUT STICKSWATER AND VITREOL SUNDAYS THEN THE HOUSEBOAT MUST BE RECOVERED WHETHER ZANTHIPI COMES WITH IT OR NOT SIR WALTER I AM FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION AFTER ALL THIS RUFFIAN SHOULD BE CAPTURED AT ONCE AND MADE AN EXAMPLE OF EXCUSE ME SOCRATES PUT IN LINDLEY MURRAY BUT PRAY SPEAK IN GREEK HEREAFTER WILL YOU PLEASE WHEN YOU ATTEMPT ENGLISH YOU HAVE A BEASTLY WAY OF WORKING UP TO CLIMATIC PREPOSITIONS WHICH ARE OFFENSIVE TO THE EAR OF PURIST THIS IS NO TIME TO DISCUSS STYLE MURRAY INTERPOSED SIR WALTER SOCRATES MAY SPEAK AND SPELL LIKE CHACER IF HE PLEASES HE MAY EVEN PART HIS INFINITIVES IN THE MIDDLE FOR ALL I CARE WE HAVE AFFAIRS OF GREATER MOMENT IN HAND
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