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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." 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
 view, and the night came on, and with it a dense fog. “We’re going to have a nasty night, I am afraid,” said Xanthippe, looking anxiously out of the port. “No doubt,” said Mrs. Noah, pleasantly. “I’m sorry for those who have to be out in it.” “That’s what I was thinking about,” observed Xanthippe. “It’s going to be very hard on us keeping watch.” “Watch for what?” demanded Mrs. Noah, looking over the tops of her glasses at Xanthippe. “Why, surely you are going to have lookouts stationed on deck?” said Elizabeth. “Not at all,” said Mrs. Noah. “Perfectly absurd. We never did it on the Ark, and it isn’t necessary now. 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?  AND BY SLOW DEGREES THE ISLAND AND THE MAROONED PIRATES FADED FROM VIEW AND THE NIGHT CAME ON AND WITH IT A DENSE FOG WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A NASTY NIGHT I'M AFRAID SAID SAN PIPPY LOOKING ANXIOUSLY OUT OF THE PORT NO DOUBT SAID MISSUS NOAH PLEASANTLY I'M SORRY FOR THOSE WHO HAVE TO BE OUT IN IT THAT'S WHAT I WAS THINKING ABOUT OBSERVED ANTHA IT'S GOING TO BE VERY HARD ON US KEEPING WATCH WHAT FOR WHAT DEMANDED MISSUS NOAH LOOKING OVER THE TOPS OF HER GLASSES AT SANTIPY WHY SURELY YOU ARE GOING TO HAVE LOOKOUT STATIONED ON DECK SAID ELIZABETH NOT AT ALL SAID MISSUS NOAH PERFECTLY ABSURD WE NEVER 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
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