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I have examined the wake of the House boat, and I judge from the condition of what, for want of a better term, I may call the suds, when she left us the House boat was making ten knots a day. I HAVE EXAMINED THE WAKE OF THE HOUSEBOAT AND I JUDGE FROM THE CONDITION OF WHAT FOR WANT OF A BETTER TERM I MAY CALL THE SUDS WHEN SHE LEFT US THE HOUSEBOAT WAS MAKING TEN KNOTS A DAY
ntic.” “Jonah might lend us his whale, if the beast is in commission,” suggested Munchausen, dryly. “I for one would rather take a state-room in Jonah’s whale than go aboard the _Flying Dutchman_ again. I made one trip on the _Dutchman_, and she’s worse than a dory for comfort; further—I don’t see what good it would do us to charter a boat that can’t land oftener than once in seven years, and spends most of her time trying to double the Cape of Good Hope.” “My whale is in commission,” said Jonah, with dignity. “But Baron Munchausen need not consider the question of taking a state-room aboard of her. She doesn’t carry second-class passengers. And if I took any stock in the idea of a trip on the _Flying Dutchman_ amounting to a seven years’ exile, I would cheerfully pay the Baron’s expenses for a round trip.” “We are losing time, gentlemen,” suggested Sherlock Holmes. “This is a moment, I think, when you should lay aside personal differences and personal preferences for immediate action. ORE SHE GETS OUT OF THE STAKES INTO THE ATLANTIC JONAH MIGHT LEND US HIS WHALE IF THE BEAST IS IN COMMISSION SUGGESTED MUHLAUSEN DRYLY I FOR ONE WOULD RATHER TAKE A STATEROOM AND JOANAH'S WELL THAN GO ABOARD THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AGAIN I MADE ONE TRIP ON THE DUTCHMAN AND SHE'S WORSE THAN A DORY FOR COMFORT FURTHER I DON'T SEE WHAT GOOD IT WOULD DO US TO CHARTER A BOAT THAT CAN'T LAND OFTENER THAN ONCE IN SEVEN YEARS AND SPENDS MOST OF HER TIME TRYING TO DOUBLE THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE MY WILL IS IN COMMISSION SAID JONA WITH DIGNITY BUT BARON MONKHAUSEN NEED NOT CONSIDER THE QUESTION OF TAKING HIS STATEROOM ABOARD OF HER SHE DOESN'T CARRY SECOND CLASS PASSENGERS AND IF I TOOK ANY STOCK IN THE IDEA OF A TRIP ON THE FLYING DUTCHMAN AMOUNTING TO A SEVEN YEARS EXILE I WOULD CHEERFULLY PAY THE BARON'S EXPENSES FOR A ROUND TRIP WE ARE LOSING TIME GENTLEMEN SUGGESTED SHERLOCK HOLMES THIS IS A MOMENT I THINK WHEN YOU SHOULD LAY ASIDE PERSONAL DIFFERENCES AND PERSONAL PREFERENCES FOR IMMEDIATE ACTION
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