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"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. 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
r, impressed by the stranger’s manner as well as by the very manifest reason in all that he had said. “The chartering of a suitable vessel, fully armed and equipped for the purpose of pursuit. Ascertain whither the House-boat has sailed, for what port, and start at once. Have you a model of the House-boat within reach?” returned the stranger. “I think not; we have the architect’s plans, however,” said the chairman. “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. CITIES AND WHAT THEN WOULD BE YOUR PLAN ASKED SIR WALTER IMPRESSED BY THE STRANGER'S MANNER AS WELL AS BY THE VERY MANIFEST REASON IN ALL THAT HE HAD SAID THE CHARGING OF A SUITABLE VESSEL FULLY ARMED AND EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURSUIT ASCERTAIN WHITHER THE HOUSEBOAT HAS SAILED FOR WHAT PORT AND START AT ONCE HAVE YOU A MODEL OF THE HOUSEBOAT 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
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