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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." 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
Freaks usually are.” “That is not the reason at all,” retorted Dr. Johnson. “Cold water agrees with me, but it doesn’t interest me. What I do think, however, is that our unknown friend seems to have a grasp on the situation by which we are confronted, and he’s going at the matter in hand in a very comprehensive fashion. I move, therefore, that Solomon be laid on the table, and that the privileges of the—ah—of the wharf be extended indefinitely to our friend on the string-piece.” The motion, 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.  HIM INTERESTING TO EVERYBODY FREAKS USUALLY ARE THAT'S NOT THE REASON AT ALL RETORTED DOCTOR JOHNSON COLD WATER AGREES WITH ME BUT IT DOESN'T INTEREST ME WHAT I DO THINK HOWEVER IS THAT OUR UNKNOWN FRIEND SEEMS TO HAVE A GRASP ON THE SITUATION BY WHICH WE ARE CONFRONTED AND HE'S GOING AT THE MATTER IN HAND IN A VERY COMPREHENSIVE FASHION I MOVE THEREFORE THAT SOLOMON BE LAID ON THE TABLE AND THAT THE PRIVILEGES OF THE A OF THE WHARF BE EXTENDED INDEFINITELY TO OUR FRIEND ON THE STRING PIECE THE MOTION 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
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