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Xanthippe, you may take Ophelia and Madame Récamier, and ten other ladies, and, every morning before breakfast, swab the larboard deck. ZANTHIPY YOU MAY TAKE OPHELIA AND MADAME RACAMIE AND TEN OTHER LADIES AND EVERY MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST SWAB THE LARBOARD DECK
ter after the freshet, when the House-boat was carried ten miles down the river, and had to be towed back at enormous expense. They put it in so that if she were carried away again she could get back of her own power.” “That’s unfortunate,” said Mrs. Noah, “because I don’t know anything about these new fangled notions. If there’s any one here who knows anything about naphtha engines, I wish they’d speak.” “I’m of the opinion,” said Portia, “that I can study out the theory of it in a short while.” “Very well, then,” said Mrs. Noah, “you can do it. I’ll appoint you engineer, and give you all your orders now, right away, in advance. Set her going and keep her going, and don’t stop without a written order signed by me. We might as well be very careful, and have everything done properly, and it might happen that in the excitement of our trip you would misunderstand my spoken orders and make a fatal error. Therefore, pay no attention to unwritten orders. That will do for you for the present.  HAD A NAP THE ENGINE PUT IN LAST WINTER AFTER THE FRESHET WHEN THE HOUSEBOAT WAS CARRIED TEN MILES DOWN THE RIVER AND HAD TO BE TOWED BACK AT ENORMOUS EXPENSE THEY PUT IT IN SO THAT IF SHE WERE CARRIED AWAY AGAIN SHE WOULD GET BACK OF HER OWN POWER THAT'S UNFORTUNATE SAID MISSUS NOAH BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE NEW FANGLED NOTIONS IF THERE'S ANY ONE HERE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT NAPHTHA ENGINES I WISH THEY'D SPEAK I'M OF THE OPINION SAID PORTIA THAT I CAN STUDY OUT THE THEORY OF IT IN A SHORT WHILE VERY WELL THEN SAID MISSUS NOAH YOU CAN DO IT I'LL APPOINT YOU ENGINEER AND GIVE YOU ALL YOUR ORDERS NOW RIGHT AWAY IN ADVANCE SET HER GOING AND KEEP HER GOING AND DON'T STOP WITHOUT A WRITTEN ORDER SIGNED BY ME WE MIGHT AS WELL BE VERY CAREFUL AND HAVE EVERYTHING DONE PROPERLY AND IT MIGHT HAPPEN THAT IN THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR TRIP YOU WOULD MISUNDERSTAND MY SPOKEN ORDERS AND MAKE A FATAL ERROR THEREFORE PAY NO ATTENTION TO UNWRITTEN ORDERS THAT WILL DO FOR YOU FOR THE PRESENT
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