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This search is the work of sea dogs, not of landlubbers. You might as well ask Confucius to look for it in the heart of China. What earthly use there is in ransacking the earth I fail to see. THIS SEARCH IS THE WORK OF SEA DOGS NOT OF LAND LOVERS YOU MIGHT AS WELL ASK CONFUCIUS TO LOOK FOR IT IN THE HEART OF CHINA WHAT EARTHLY USE IS THERE IN RANSACKING THE EARTH I FAIL TO SEE
ne. “Or rather of being found by the things they go out to relieve. I propose that we send out a number of them. I will take Africa; Bonaparte can lead an expedition into Europe; General Washington may have North America; and—” “I beg pardon,” put in Dr. Johnson, “but have you any idea, Dr. Livingstone, that Captain Kidd has put wheels on this House-boat of ours, and is having it dragged across the Sahara by mules or camels?” “No such absurd idea ever entered my head,” retorted the Doctor. “Do you, then, believe that he has put runners on it, and is engaged in the pleasurable pastime of taking the ladies tobogganing down the Alps?” persisted the philosopher. “Not at all. Why do you ask?” queried the African explorer, irritably. “Because I wish to know,” said Johnson. “That is always my motive in asking questions. You propose to go looking for a house-boat in Central Africa; you suggest that Bonaparte lead an expedition in search of it through Europe—all of which strikes me as nonsense. INDING THINGS SUGGESTED DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE OR RATHER OF BEING FOUND BY THE THINGS THEY GO OUT TO RELIEVE I PROPOSE THAT WE SEND OUT A NUMBER OF THEM I WILL TAKE AFRICA BONAPARTE CAN LEAD AN EXPEDITION INTO EUROPE GENERAL WASHINGTON MAY HAVE NORTH AMERICA AND I BEG PARDON PUT IN DOCTOR JOHNSON BUT HAVE YOU ANY IDEA DOCTOR LIVINGSTONE THAT CAPTAIN KIDD HAS PUT WHEELS ON THIS HOUSE BOAT OF OURS AND IS HAVING IT DRAGGED ACROSS THE SAHARA BY MULES OR CAMELS NO SUCH ABSURD IDEA EVER ENTERED MY HEAD RETORTED THE DOCTOR DO YOU THEN BELIEVE THAT HE HAS PUT RUNNERS ON IT AND IS ENGAGED IN THE PLEASURABLE PASTIME OF TAKING THE LADIES TO BOGGING DOWN THE ALPS PERSISTED THE PHILOSOPHER NOT AT ALL WHY DO YOU ASK QUERIED THE AFRICAN EXPLORER IRRITABLY BECAUSE I WISH TO KNOW SAID JOHNSON THAT IS ALWAYS MY MOTIVE IN ASKING QUESTIONS YOU PROPOSE TO GO LOOKING FOR A HOUSEBOAT IN CENTRAL AFRICA YOU SUGGEST THAT BONAPARTE LEAD AN EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF IT THROUGH EUROPE ALL OF WHICH STRIKES ME AS NONSENSE
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