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It isn't as it used to be when I had boats to hire in my own behalf alone. In those days I had nobody's interest but my own to look after. Now the ships all belong to the Styx Navigation Company. Can't you see the difference?" IT ISN'T AS IT USED TO BE WHEN I HAD BOATS TO HIRE IN MY OWN BEHALF ALONE IN THOSE DAYS I HAD NOBODY'S INTEREST BUT MY OWN TO LOOK AFTER NOW THE SHIPS ALL BELONG TO THE STICKS NAVIGATION COMPANY CAN'T YOU SEE THE DIFFERENCE
rs. My occupation is gone, and my despair over your loss is correspondingly greater, for I have time on my hands to brood over it. I was hysterical as a woman yesterday afternoon—so hysterical that I came near upsetting one of the Furies who engaged me to row her down to Madame Medusa’s villa last evening; and right at the sluice of the vitriol reservoir at that.” [Picture: You are very much mistaken, Sir Walter] “Then why the deuce don’t you do something to help us?” pleaded Hamlet. “How can I do any more than I have done? I’ve offered you the _Gehenna_,” retorted Charon. “But on what terms?” expostulated Raleigh. “If we had all the wealth of the Indies we’d have difficulty in paying you the sums you demand.” “But I am only president of the company,” explained Charon. “I’d like, as president, to show you some courtesy, and I’m perfectly willing to do so; but when it comes down to giving you a vessel like that, I’m bound by my official oath to consider the interest of the stockholders. ONE AS JANITOR OF YOUR CLUB I AM REALLY PROSTRATED OVER THE EVENTS OF THE PAST TWENTY FOUR HOURS MY OCCUPATION IS GONE AND MY DESPAIR OVER YOUR LOSS IS CORRESPONDINGLY GREATER FOR I HAVE TIME ON MY HANDS TO BROOD OVER IT I WAS HYSTERICAL AS A WOMAN YESTERDAY AFTERNOON SO HYSTERICAL THAT I CAME HERE UPSETTING ONE OF THE FURIES WHO ENGAGED ME TO ROW HER DOWN TO MADAME MEDUCE'S VILLA LAST EVENING AND WRITE AT THE SLUICE OF THE VITRIOL RESERVOIR AT THAT THEN WHY THE DEUCE DON'T YOU DO SOMETHING TO HELP US PLEADED HAMLET HOW CAN I DO ANY MORE THAN I'VE DONE I'VE OFFERED YOU THE GEHENNA RETORTED CHARON BUT ON WHAT TERMS EXPOSTULATED RALEIGH IF WE HAD ALL THE WEALTH OF THE INDIES WE'D HAVE DIFFICULTY IN PAYING THE SUMS YOU DEMAND BUT I AM ONLY PRESIDENT OF THE COMPANY EXPLAINED CHARON I LIKE AS PRESIDENT TO SHOW YOU SOME COURTESY AND I'M PERFECTLY WILLING TO DO SO BUT WHEN IT COMES DOWN TO GIVING YOU A VESSEL LIKE THAT I'M BOUND BY MY OFFICIAL OATH TO CONSIDER THE INTEREST OF THE STOCKHOLDERS
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