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"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. 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
er of their vessels can travel more than a mile a week, and if we charter the _Flying Dutchman_ to go in pursuit of her we can catch her before she gets out of the Styx into the Atlantic.” “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.” TECTS SIR CHRISTOPHER AND NOAH NEITHER OF THEIR VESSELS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN A MILE A WEEK AND IF WE CHARTER THE FLYING DUTCHMAN TO GO IN PURSUIT OF HER WE CAN CATCH HER BEFORE 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
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