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I know for a fact that Sergeant Martin had no less than nine pen knives to sharpen. I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT SERGEANT MARTIN HAD NO LESS THAN NINE PEN KNIVES TO SHARPEN
; but you had Parry's Voyages on board the Porpoise, and I can read you his own narrative if you like." This proposition was so eagerly welcomed that the Doctor fetched the book forthwith, and soon found the passage in question. "Here is a letter," he said, "addressed to the editor." "'Your proposition to establish a journal has been received by us with the greatest satisfaction. I am convinced that, under your direction, it will be a great source of amusement, and go a long way to lighten our hundred days of darkness. "'The interest I take in the matter myself has led me to study the effect of your announcement on my comrades, and I can testify, to use reporter's language, that the thing has produced an immense sensation. "'The day after your prospectus appeared, there was an unusual and unprecedented demand for ink among us, and our green tablecloth was deluged with snippings and parings of quill-pens, to the injury of one of our servants, who got a piece driven right under his nail. CAN YOU REPEAT THEM FROM MEMORY NO BUT YOU HAD PARRY'S VOYAGES ON BOARD THE PORPOISE AND I CAN READ YOU HIS OWN NARRATIVE IF YOU LIKE THIS PROPOSITION WAS SO EAGERLY WELCOMED THAT THE DOCTOR FETCHED THE BOOK FORTHWITH AND SOON FOUND THE PASSAGE IN QUESTION HERE IS A LETTER HE SAID ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR YOUR PROPOSITION TO ESTABLISH A JOURNAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY US WITH THE GREATEST SATISFACTION I AM CONVINCED THAT UNDER YOUR DIRECTION IT WILL BE A GREAT SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT AND GO A LONG WAY TO LIGHTEN OUR HUNDRED DAYS OF DARKNESS THE INTEREST I TAKE IN THE MATTER MYSELF HAS LED ME TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT ON MY COMRADES AND I CAN TESTIFY TO USE REPORTERS LANGUAGE THAT THE THING HAS PRODUCED AN IMMENSE SENSATION THE DAY AFTER YOUR PROSPECTUS APPEARED THERE WAS AN UNUSUAL AND UNPRECEDENTED DEMAND FOR INK AMONG US AND OUR GREEN TABLECLOTH WAS DELUGED WITH SNIPPINGS AND PARINGS OF QUILL PENS TO THE INJURY OF ONE OF OUR SERVANTS WHO GOT A PIECE DRIVEN RIGHT UNDER HIS NAIL
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