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"We aren't preparing for a yacht race, that I know of. Nobody's after a cup, or a championship of any kind. What we do want is to get our wives back. The Captain hasn't taken more than half of mine along with him, but I am interested none the less. WE AREN'T PREPARING FOR A YACHT RACE THAT I KNOW OF NOBODY'S AFTER A CUP OR A CHAMPIONSHIP OF ANY KIND WHAT WE WANT TO DO IS GET OUR WIVES BACK THE CAPTAIN HASN'T TAKEN MORE THAN HALF OF MINE ALONG WITH HIM BUT I AM INTERESTED NONE THE LESS
“We had, Mr. Chairman,” said Demosthenes, who was secretary of the House Committee, rising, “but they are gone with the House-boat itself. They were kept in the safe in the hold.” A look of annoyance came into the face of the stranger. “That’s too bad,” he said. “It was a most important part of my plan that we should know about how fast the House-boat was.” “Humph!” ejaculated Socrates, with ill-concealed sarcasm. “If you’ll take Xanthippe’s word for it, the House-boat was the fastest yacht afloat.” “I refer to the matter of speed in sailing,” returned the stranger, quietly. “The question of its ethical speed has nothing to do with it.” “The designer of the craft is here,” said Sir Walter, fixing his eyes upon Sir Christopher Wren. “It is possible that he may be of assistance in settling that point.” [Picture: What has all this got to do with the question] “What has all this got to do with the question, anyhow, Mr. Chairman?” asked Solomon, rising impatiently and addressing Sir Walter. AT WITHIN REACH RETURNED THE STRANGER I THINK NOT WE HAVE THE ARCHITECT'S PLANS HOWEVER SAID THE CHAIRMAN WE HAD MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID DEMOSTHENES WHO WAS SECRETARY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE RISING BUT THEY ARE GONE WITH THE HOUSEBOAT ITSELF THEY WERE KEPT IN THE SAFE IN THE HOLD A LOOK OF ANNOYANCE CAME INTO THE FACE OF THE STRANGER THAT'S TOO BAD HE SAID IT WAS A MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY PLAN THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOW FAST THE HOUSE BOAT WAS HUMPH EJACULATED SOCRATES WITH ILL CONCEALED SARCASM IF YOU'LL TAKE SANTIPI'S WORD FOR IT THE HOUSEBOAT WAS THE FASTEST YACHT AFLOAT I REFER TO THE MATTER OF SPEED IN SAILING RETURNED THE STRANGER QUIETLY THE QUESTION OF ITS ETHICAL SPEED HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH IT THE DESIGNER OF THE CRAFT IS HERE SAID SIR WALTER FIXING HIS EYES UPON SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN IT IS POSSIBLE THAT HE MAY BE OF ASSISTANCE IN SETTLING THAT POINT WHAT HAS ALL THIS GOT TO DO WITH THE QUESTION ANYHOW MISTER CHAIRMAN ASKED SOLOMON RISING IMPATIENTLY AND ADDRESSING SIR WALTER
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