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"Where's Boswell? He ought to get that anecdote," said Johnson. "I've locked him up in the library," said Holmes. "He's in charge of the log, and as I have a pretty good general idea as to what is about to happen, I have mapped out a skeleton of the plot and set him to work writing it up." WHERE'S BOSWELL HE OUGHT TO GET THAT ANECDOTE SAID JOHN THIN I LOCKED HIM UP IN THE LIBRARY THEN HOLMES HE'S IN CHARGE OF THE LOG AND AS I HAVE A PRETTY GOOD GENERAL IDEA AS TO WHAT IS ABOUT TO HAPPEN I HAVE MAPPED OUT A SKELETON OF THE PLOT AND SET HIM TO WORK WRITING IT UP
 French—as French as one could be in those days—and these Gallic subjects of my friend here were, every one of ’em, my lineal descendants, and their hatred of rain was inherited directly from me, their ancestor.” “Are not we English as much your descendants?” queried Wellington, arching his eyebrows. “You are,” said Noah, “but you take after Mrs. Noah more than after me. Water never fazes a woman, and your delight in tubs is an essentially feminine trait. The first thing Mrs. Noah carried aboard was a laundry outfit, and then she went back for rugs and coats and all sorts of hand-baggage. Gad, it makes me laugh to this day when I think of it! She looked for all the world like an Englishman travelling on the Continent as she walked up the gang-plank behind the elephants, each elephant with a Gladstone bag in his trunk and a hat-box tied to his tail.” Here the venerable old weather-prophet winked at Munchausen, and the little quarrel which had been imminent passed off in a general laugh.  YOU COME DOWN TO THAT I WAS FRENCH AS FRENCH AS ONE COULD BE IN THOSE DAYS AND THESE GALLIC SUBJECTS OF MY FRIEND HERE WERE EVERY ONE OF EM MY LINEAL DESCENDANTS AND THEIR HATRED OF VRAIN WAS INHERITED DIRECTLY FROM ME THEIR ANCESTOR ARE NOT WE ENGLISH AS MUCH YOU WILL DISMEND IT QUERIED WELLINGTON ARCHING HIS EYEBROWS YOU ARE SAID NOAH BUT YOU TAKE AFTER MISSUS NOAH MORE THAN AFTER ME WATER NEVER PHASES A WOMAN AND YOUR DELIGHT IN TUBS IS AN ESSENTIALLY FEMININE TRAIT THE FIRST THING MISSUS NOAH CARRIED ABOARD WAS A LAUNDRY OUTFIT AND THEN SHE WENT BACK FOR RUGS AND COATS AND ALL SORTS OF HAND BAGGAGE GOD IT MAKES ME LAUGH TO THIS DAY WHEN I THINK OF IT SHE LOOKED FOR ALL THE WORLD LIKE AN ENGLISHMAN TRAVELLING ON THE CONTINENT HE WALKED UP THE GANGPINE BEHIND THE ELEPHANT HEAPED ELEPHANT WITH A GLADSTONE BAG IN HIS TRUNK AND A HATFOX TIED TO HIS TAIL HERE THE VENERABLE OLD WEATHER PROPHET WINKED AT MUNCHAUSEN AND THE LITTLE QUARREL WHICH HAD BEEN IMMINENT CAST OFF IN A GENERAL LAUGH
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