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Now, my dear children, be reasonable, and don't worry me. I've had a very hard day of it, and I feel my responsibilities keenly. Just let me manage, and we'll come out all right. I've had more experience than any of you, and if—" A terrible crash interrupted the old lady's remarks. NOW MY DEAR CHILDREN BE REASONABLE AND DON'T WORRY ME I'VE HAD A VERY HARD DAY OF IT AND I FEEL MY RESPONSIBILITIES KEENLY JUST LET ME MANAGE HIM WILL COME OUT ALL RIGHT I'VE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ANY OF YOU AND IF A TERRIBLE CRASH INTERRUPTED THE OLD LADY'S REMARKS
. I want you all to go to bed at ten o’clock. I don’t think the night air is good for you. Besides, it isn’t proper for a woman to be out after dark, whether she’s new or not.” “But, my dear Mrs. Noah,” expostulated Cleopatra, “what will become of the ship?” “I guess she’ll float through the night whether we are on deck or not,” said the commander. “The Ark did, why not this? Now, girls, these new-fangled yachting notions are all nonsense. It’s night, and there’s a fog as thick as a stone-wall all about us. If there were a hundred of you upon deck with ten eyes apiece, you couldn’t see anything. You might much better be in bed. As your captain, chaperon, and grandmother, I command you to stay below.” “But—who is to steer?” queried Xanthippe. “What’s the use of steering until we can see where to steer to?” demanded Mrs. Noah. “I certainly don’t intend to bother with that tiller until some reason for doing it arises. We haven’t any place to steer to yet; we don’t know where we are going.  DID IT ON THE ARK AND IT ISN'T NECESSARY NOW I WANT YOU ALL TO GO TO BED TEN O'CLOCK I DON'T THINK THE NIGHT AIR IS GOOD FOR YOU BESIDES IT ISN'T PROPER FOR A WOMAN TO BE OUT AFTER DARK WHETHER SHE'S NEW OR NOT BUT MY DEAR MISSUS NOAH EXPOSTULATED CLEOPATRA WHAT WILL BECOME OF THE SHIP I GUESS SHE'LL FLOAT THROUGH THE NIGHT WHETHER WE ARE ON DECK OR NOT SAID THE COMMANDER THE ARK DID WHY NOT THIS NOW GIRLS THESE NEW FANGLED YACHTING NOTIONS ARE ALL NONSENSE IT'S NIGHT AND THERE'S A FOG AS THICK AS A STONE WALL ABOUT US IF THERE WERE A HUNDRED OF YOU UPON THE DECK WITH TEN EYES APIECE YOU COULDN'T SEE ANYTHING YOU MIGHT MUCH BETTER BE IN BED AS YOU'RE CAPTAIN CHAPERON AND GRANDMOTHER I COMMAND YOU TO STAY BELOW BUT WHO IS TO STEER QUERIED ZANTIPY WHAT'S THE USE OF STEERING UNTIL WE CAN SEE WHERE TO STEER TO DEMANDED MISSUS NELLA I CERTAINLY DON'T INTEND TO BOTHER WITH THAT TILLER UNTIL SOME REASON FOR DOING IT ARISES WE HAVEN'T ANY PLACE TO STEER TO YET WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING
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