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"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." 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
 willing to do anything I can,” said Lucretia, “but I must confess that I don’t approve of your methods of commanding a ship. A ship’s captain isn’t a domestic martinet, as you are setting out to be. We didn’t appoint you housekeeper.” “Now, my child,” said Mrs. 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 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 THINK WE CAN SAFELY ENTRUST TO LUCREZIA'S HANDS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT I AM PERFECTLY WILLING TO DO ANYTHING I CAN SAID LUCREZIA BUT I MUST CONFESS THAT I DON'T APPROVE OF YOUR METHODS OF COMMANDING A SHIP A SHIP'S CAPTAIN ISN'T A DOMESTIC MARTINET AS YOU ARE SETTING 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
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