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"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. 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
e-boat is getting farther away.” “Not unless she’s sailing backwards,” sneered Noah, who was still nursing his resentment against Sir Christopher Wren for his reflections upon the speed of the Ark. “What’s the hurry?” asked Socrates. “I believe in making haste slowly; and on the admission of our two eminent naval architects, 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 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.” SAID SIR WALTER BUT MEANTIME THE HOUSEBOAT IS GETTING FARTHER AWAY NOT UNLESS SHE'S SAILING BACKWARDS SNEERED NOAH WHO WAS STILL NURSING HIS RESENTMENT AGAINST SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN FOR HIS REFLECTIONS UPON THE SPEED OF THE ARK WHAT'S THE HURRY ASKED SOCRATES I BELIEVE IN MAKING HASTE SLOWLY AND ON THE ADMISSION OF OUR TWO EMINENT NAVAL ARCHITECTS 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
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