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The fourth day out I and my whole family were in the same condition, except that Noah, my husband, was so very far gone that I could not afford to yield. I nursed him for six days before he got his sea legs on, and then succumbed myself." THE FOURTH DAY OUT I AND MY WHOLE FAMILY WERE IN THE SAME CONDITION EXCEPT THAT NOAH MY HUSBAND WAS SO VERY FAR GONE THAT I COULD NOT AFFORD TO YIELD I NURSED HIM FOR SIX DAYS BEFORE HE GOT HIS SEA LEGS ON AND THEN SUCCUMBED MYSELF
ril one must take care, to rely upon the oak, not upon the reed.” “The point is properly taken,” said Elizabeth, “and I wish to say here that I am easier in my mind when I realize that we have with us so level-headed a person as the lady who has just spoken. She has spoken truly and to the point. If I were to become queen again, I should make her my attorney-general. We must not go ahead impulsively, but look at all things in a calm, judicial manner.” “Which is pretty hard work with a sea like this on,” remarked Ophelia, faintly, for she was getting a trifle sallow, as indeed she might, for the House-boat was beginning to roll tremendously with no alleviation save an occasional pitch, which was an alleviation only in the sense that it gave variety to their discomfort. “I don’t believe a chief-justice could look at things calmly and in a judicial manner if he felt as I do.” “Poor dear!” said the matronly Mrs. Noah, sympathetically. “I know exactly how you feel. I have been there myself. YOU MY DEAR MADAM BUT THAT IN AN HOUR OF PERIL ONE MUST TAKE CARE TO RELY UPON THE OAK NOT UPON THE REED THE POINT IS PROPERLY TAKEN SAID ELIZABETH AND I WISH TO SAY HERE THAT I AM EASIER IN MY MIND WHEN I REALIZE THAT WE HAVE WITH US SO LEVEL HEADED A PERSON AS THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN SHE HAS SPOKEN TRULY AND TO THE POINT IF I WERE TO BECOME QUEEN I SHOULD MAKE HER MY ATTORNEY GENERAL WE MUST NOT GO AHEAD IMPULSIVELY BUT LOOK AT ALL THINGS IN A CALM JUDICIAL MANNER WHICH IS PRETTY HARD WORK WORTH A SEA LIKE THIS ON REMARKED OPHELIA FAINTLY FOR SHE WAS GETTING A TRIFLE SALLOW AS INDEED SHE MIGHT FOR THE HOUSEBOAT WAS BEGINNING TO ROLL TREMENDOUSLY WITH NO ALLEVIATION SAVE AN OCCASIONAL PITCH WHICH WAS AN ALLEVIATION ONLY IN THE SENSE THAT IT GAVE VARIETY TO THEIR DISCOMFORT I DON'T BELIEVE A CHIEF JUSTICE COULD LOOK AT THINGS CALMLY AND IN A JUDICIAL MANNER IF HE FELT AS I DO POOR DEAR SAID THE MATRONLY MISSUS NOAH SYMPATHETICALLY I KNOW EXACTLY HOW YOU FEEL I'VE BEEN THERE MYSELF
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