large/8432/persuit_house_boat_1205_librivox_64kb_mp3/pursuitofthehouseboat_01_bangs_64kb_26
large/8432/persuit_house_boat_1205_librivox_64kb_mp3/pursuitofthehouseboat_01_bangs_64kb
English
8432
"Not at all. Why do you ask?" queried the African explorer, irritably. "Because I wish to know," said Johnson. "That is always my motive in asking questions. NOT AT ALL WHY DO YOU ASK QUERIED THE AFRICAN EXPLORER IRRITABLY BECAUSE I WISH TO KNOW SAID JOHNSON THAT IS ALWAYS MY MOTIVE IN ASKING QUESTIONS
and there was a great laugh at the expense of the purist, in which even Hamlet, who had grown more and more melancholy and morbid since the abduction of Ophelia, joined. “Then it is settled,” said Raleigh; “something must be done. And now the point is, what?” “Relief expeditions have a way of finding things,” suggested Dr. Livingstone. “Or rather of being found by the things they go out to relieve. I propose that we send out a number of them. I will take Africa; Bonaparte can lead an expedition into Europe; General Washington may have North America; and—” “I beg pardon,” put in Dr. Johnson, “but have you any idea, Dr. Livingstone, that Captain Kidd has put wheels on this House-boat of ours, and is having it dragged across the Sahara by mules or camels?” “No such absurd idea ever entered my head,” retorted the Doctor. “Do you, then, believe that he has put runners on it, and is engaged in the pleasurable pastime of taking the ladies tobogganing down the Alps?” persisted the philosopher. IS DRY RED HERRINGS RETORTED SOCRATES AND THERE WAS A GREAT LAUGH AT THE EXPENSE OF THE PURIST IN WHICH EVEN HAMLET WHO HAD GROWN MORE AND MORE MELANCHOLY AND MORBID SINCE THE ABDUCTION OF OPHELIA JOINED THAT IT IS SETTLED SAID RALEIGH SOMETHING MUST BE DONE AND NOW THE POINT IS WHAT RELIEF EXPEDITIONS HAVE A WAY OF FINDING THINGS SUGGESTED DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE OR RATHER OF BEING FOUND BY THE THINGS THEY GO OUT TO RELIEVE I PROPOSE THAT WE SEND OUT A NUMBER OF THEM I WILL TAKE AFRICA BONAPARTE CAN LEAD AN EXPEDITION INTO EUROPE GENERAL WASHINGTON MAY HAVE NORTH AMERICA AND I BEG PARDON PUT IN DOCTOR JOHNSON BUT HAVE YOU ANY IDEA DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE THAT CAPTAIN KIDD HAS PUT WHEELS ON THIS HOUSE BOAT OF OURS AND IS HAVING IT DRAGGED ACROSS THE SAHARA BY MULES OR CAMELS NO SUCH ABSURD IDEA EVER ENTERED MY HEAD RETORTED THE DOCTOR DO YOU THEN BELIEVE THAT HE HAS PUT RUNNERS ON IT AND IS ENGAGED IN THE PLEASURABLE PASTIME OF TAKING THE LADIES TO BOGGING DOWN THE ALPS PERSISTED THE PHILOSOPHER
large/8432/persuit_house_boat_1205_librivox_64kb_mp3/pursuitofthehouseboat_01_bangs_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/8432/persuit_house_boat_1205_librivox_64kb_mp3/pursuitofthehouseboat_01_bangs_64kb.flac