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"Thank you," said Boswell, gratefully. "Shall you say anything clever during dinner, sir? If so, I might be putting it down while I'm up—" "Get out!" THANK YOU SAID BOSWELL GRATEFULLY SHALL YOU SAY ANYTHING CLEVER DURING DINNER SIR IF SO I MIGHT PUTTING IT DOWN WHILE I'M UP GET OUT
laughed. “Oh, come below and watch us eat, then,” he said. “It’ll do you good.” But there was no reply. Raleigh had plunged head first into his state-room, which fortunately happened to be on the upper deck. The rest of the spirits repaired below to the saloon, where they were soon engaged in an animated discussion of such viands as the larder provided. “This,” said Dr. Johnson, from the head of the table, “is what I call comfort. I don’t know that I am so anxious to recover the House-boat, after all.” “Nor I,” said Socrates, “with a ship like this to go off cruising on, and with such a larder. Look at the thickness of that puree, Doctor—” “Excuse me,” said Boswell, faintly, “but I—I’ve left my note—bub—book upstairs, Doctor, and I’d like to go up and get it.” “Certainly,” said Dr. Johnson. “I judge from your color, which is highly suggestive of a modern magazine poster, that it might be well too if you stayed on deck for a little while and made a few entries in your commonplace book.” ACT IS I DINED LAST WEEK AND I'M NOT HUNGRY NOAH LAUGHED OH COME BELOW AND WATCH US EAT THEN HE SAID IT'LL DO YOU GOOD BUT THERE WAS NO REPLY RALEIGH HAD PLUNGED HEAD FIRST INTO HIS STATEROOM WHICH FORTUNATELY HAPPENED TO BE ON THE UPPER DECK THE REST OF THE SPIRITS REPAIRED BELOW TO THE SALOON WHERE THEY WERE SOON ENGAGED IN AN ANIMATED DISCUSSION OF SUCH VIANDS AS THE LARDER PROVIDED THIS SAID DOCTOR JOHNSON FROM THE HEAD OF THE TABLE IS WHAT I CALL COMFORT I DON'T KNOW THAT I AM SO ANXIOUS TO RECOVER THE HOUSEBOAT AFTER ALL NOR I SAID SOCRATES WITH A SHIP LIKE THIS TO GO OFF CRUISING ON AND WITH SUCH A LARDER LOOK AT THE THICKNESS OF THAT CUREE DOCTOR EXCUSE ME SAID BOSWELL FAINTLY BUT I I'VE LEFT MY NOTE BOOK UP STAIRS DOCTOR AND I'D LIKE TO GO UP AND GET IT CERTAINLY SAID DOCTOR JOHNSON I JUDGE FROM YOUR COLOR WHICH IS HIGHLY SUGGESTIVE OF A MODERN MAGAZINE POSTER THAT IT MIGHT BE WELL TOO IF YOU STAYED ON THE DECK FOR A LITTLE WHILE AND MADE A FEW ENTRIES IN YOUR COMMONPLACE BOOK
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