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"No doubt," said Mrs. Noah, pleasantly. "I'm sorry for those who have to be out in it." "That's what I was thinking about," observed Xanthippe. "It's going to be very hard on us keeping watch." NO DOUBT SAID MISSUS NOAH PLEASANTLY I'M SORRY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO BE OUT IN IT THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT OBSERVED ANTHA IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD ON US KEEPING WATCH
rs. Noah. “You are as timid as a zebra. During the Flood, we sailed days and days and days, going backward. It didn’t make a particle of difference how we went—it was as safe one way as another, and we got just as far away in the end. Our main object now is to get away from the pirates, and that’s what we are doing. Don’t get emotional, Lizzie, and remember, too, that I am in charge. If I think the boat ought to go sideways, sideways she shall go. If you don’t like it, it is still not too late to put you ashore.” The threat calmed Elizabeth somewhat, and she was satisfied, and all went well with them, even if Portia had started the propeller revolving reverse fashion; so that the House-boat was, as Elizabeth had said, backing her way through the ocean. The day passed, and by slow degrees the island and the marooned pirates faded from view, and the night came on, and with it a dense fog. “We’re going to have a nasty night, I am afraid,” said Xanthippe, looking anxiously out of the port. S SAILING BACKWARD OH NONSENSE SNAPPED MISSUS NOAH YOU ARE TIMID AS A ZEBRA DURING THE FLOOD WE SAILED DAYS AND DAYS AND DAYS GOING BACKWARD IT DIDN'T MAKE A PARTICLE OF DIFFERENCE HOW WE WENT IT WAS AS SAFE ONE WAY AS ANOTHER AND WE GOT JUST AS FAR AWAY IN THE END OUR MAIN OBJECT NOW IS TO GET AWAY FROM THE PIRATES AND THAT'S WHAT WE ARE DOING DON'T GET EMOTIONAL LIZZIE AND REMEMBER TOO THAT I AM IN CHARGE IF I THINK THE BOAT OUGHT TO GO SIDEWAYS SIDEWAYS SHE SHALL GO IF YOU DON'T LIKE IT IT IS STILL NOT TOO LATE TO PUT YOU ASHORE THE THREAT CALMED ELIZABETH SOMEWHAT AND SHE WAS SATISFIED AND ALL WENT WELL WITH THEM EVEN IF PORCIA HAD STARTED THE PROPELLER REVOLVING REVERSE FASHION SO THAT THE HOUSEBOAT WAS AS ELIZABETH HAD SAID BACKING HER WAY THROUGH THE OCEAN THE DAY PASSED AND BY SLOW DEGREES THE ISLAND AND THE MAROONED PIRATES FADED FROM VIEW AND THE NIGHT CAME ON AND WITH IT A DENSE FOG WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NASTY NIGHT I'M AFRAID SAID SAN PIPPY LOOKING ANXIOUSLY OUT OF THE PORT
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