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"The hole is there because it was worn there by one of the elephants," retorted Noah. "You get a beast like the elephant shuffling one of his fore feet up and down, up and down, a plank for twenty four hours a day for forty days in one of your boats, and see where your boat would be." THE HOLE IS THERE BECAUSE IT WAS WORN BY ONE OF THE ELEPHANTS RETORTED NOAH YOU GET A BEAST LIKE THE ELEPHANT SHUFFLING ONE OF ITS FOREFEET UP AND DOWN UP AND DOWN A PLANK FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY FORTY DAYS IN ONE OF YOUR BOATS AND SEE WHERE YOUR BOAT WOULD BE
s any other waterlogged cattle-steamer’d be, and no more—first-rate for elephants and kangaroos, but no good for cruiser-work, and so slow she wouldn’t make a ripple high enough to drown a gnat going at the top of her speed. Furthermore, she’s got a great big hole in her bottom, where she was stove in by running afoul of—Mount Arrus-root, I believe it was called when Captain Noah went cruising with that menagerie of his.” “That’s an unmitigated falsehood!” cried Noah, angrily. “This man talks like a professional amateur yachtsman. He has no regard for facts, but simply goes ahead and makes statements with an utter disregard of the truth. The Ark was not stove in. We beached her very successfully. I say this in defence of my seamanship, which was top-notch for my day.” “Couldn’t sail six weeks without fouling a mountain-peak!” sneered Wren, perceiving a chance to get even. “The hole’s there, just the same,” said Charon. “Maybe she was a centreboard, sad that’s where you kept the board.” OAH SHE'S JUST ABOUT AS SUITABLE AS ANY OTHER WATER LOG CATTLE STEAMER'D BE AND NO MORE FIRST RATE FOR ELEPHANTS AND KANGAROOS BUT NO GOOD FOR CRUISER WORK AND SO SLOW SHE WOULDN'T MAKE A RIPPLE HIGH ENOUGH TO DROWN A GNAT GOING AT THE TOP OF HER SPEED FURTHERMORE SHE'S GOT A GREAT BIG HOLE IN HER BOTTOM WHERE SHE WAS STOVE IN BY RUNNING A FOWL OF MOUNT HEIRESS ROUTE I BELIEVE IT WAS CALLED WHEN CAPTAIN NOAH WENT CRUISING WITH THAT MENAGERIE OF HIS THAT'S AN UNMITIGATED FALSEHOOD CRIED NOAH ANGRILY THIS MAN TALKS LIKE A PROFESSIONAL AMATEUR YACHTSMAN HE HAS NO REGARD FOR FACTS THAT SIMPLY GOES AHEAD AND MAKES STATEMENTS WITH AN UTTER DISREGARD OF THE TRUTH THE ARC WAS NOT STOVE IN WE BEACHED HER VERY SUCCESSFULLY I SAY THIS IN DEFENCE OF MY SEAMANSHIP WHICH WAS TOPNOTCH FOR MY DAY COULDN'T SAIL SIX WEEKS WITHOUT FOULING A MOUNTAIN PEAK SNEERED WREN PERCEIVING A CHANCE TO GET EVEN THE HOLE'S THERE JUST THE SAME SAID CHARON MAYBE SHE WAS A CENTRE BOARD SAD THAT'S WHERE YOU KEPT THE BOARD
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