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Portia meanwhile had discovered the naphtha engine, and, after experimenting several times with the various levers and stop cocks, had finally managed to move one of them in such a way as to set the engine going, and the wheel began to revolve. PORTIA MEANWHILE HAD DISCOVERED THE NAPHTHA ENGINE AND AFTER EXPERIMENTING SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE VARIOUS LEVERS AND STOP COPS HAD FINALLY MANAGED TO MOVE ONE OF THEM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO SET THE ENGINE GOING AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO REVOLVE
If I hear any more impudence from you, I’ll put you ashore without a reference; and the rest of you I would warn in all kindness that I will not tolerate insubordination. You may, all of you, have one night of the week and alternate Sundays off, but your work must be done. The regimen I am adopting is precisely that in vogue on the Ark, only I didn’t have the help I have now, and things got into very bad shape. We were out forty days, and, while the food was poor and the service execrable, we never lost a life.” [Picture: “Now, my child,” said Mrs. Noah, firmly, “I do not wish any words”] The boat gave a slight tremor. “Hurrah!” cried Elizabeth, clapping her hands with glee, “we are off!” “I will repair to the deck and get our bearings,” said Mrs. Noah, putting her shawl over her shoulders. “Meantime, Cleopatra, I appoint you first mate. See that things are tidied up a bit here before I return. Have the windows washed, and to-morrow I want all the rugs and carpets taken up and shaken.” ING OUT TO BE WE DIDN'T APPOINT YOU HOUSEKEEPER NOW MY CHILD SAID MISSUS NOAH FIRMLY I DO NOT WISH ANY WORDS IF I HEAR ANY MORE IMPUDENCE FROM YOU I'LL PUT YOU ASHORE WITHOUT A REFERENCE AND THE REST OF YOU I WOULD WARN IN ALL KINDNESS THAT I WILL NOT TOLERATE IN SUBORDINATION YOU MAY ALL OF YOU HAVE ONE NIGHT OF THE WEEK AND ALTERNATE SUNDAYS OFF BUT YOUR WORK MUST BE DONE THE REGIMENT I AM ADOPTING IS PRECISELY THAT IN VOGUE ON THE ARK ONLY I DIDN'T HAVE THE HELP I HAVE NOW AND THINGS GOT INTO A VERY BAD SHAPE WE WERE OUT FORTY DAYS AND WHILE THE FOOD WAS POOR AND THE SERVICE EXECRABLE WE NEVER LOST A LIFE THE BOAT GAVE A SLIGHT TREMOR HURRAH CRIED ELIZABETH CLAPPING HER HANDS WITH GLEE WE ARE OFF I WILL REPAIR TO THE DECK AND GET OUR BEARINGS SAID MISSUS NOAH PUTTING HER SHAWL OVER HER SHOULDERS MEANTIME CLEOPATRA I APPOINT YOU FIRST MATE SEE THAT THINGS ARE TIDIED UP A BIT HERE BEFORE I RETURN HAVE THE WINDOWS WASHED AND TO MORROW I WANT ALL THE RUGS AND CARPETS TAKEN UP AND SHAKEN
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