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"I repeat," he added, "those boats you could have had for nothing, but the others I'd have to charge you for, though of course I'll give you a discount." And he blinked again, as he meditated upon whether that discount should be an eighth or one quarter of one per cent. I REPEAT HE ADDED THOSE BOATS YOU COULD HAVE HAD FOR NOTHING BUT THE OTHERS I'D HAVE TO CHARGE YOU FOR THOUGH OF COURSE I'LL GIVE YOU A DISCOUNT AND HE BLINKED AGAIN AS HE MEDITATED UPON WHETHER THAT DISCOUNT SHOULD BE AN EIGHTH OR ONE QUARTER OF ONE PER CENT
 concerned.” “That’s a good plan,” said Johnson. “Boswell, see if you can find Charon.” “I am here already, sir,” returned the ferryman, rising. “Most of my boats have gone into winter quarters, your Honor. The _Mayflower_ went into dry dock last week to be calked up; the _Pinta_ and the _Santa Maria_ are slow and cranky; the _Monitor_ and the _Merrimac_ I haven’t really had time to patch up; and the _Valkyrie_ is two months overdue. I cannot make up my mind whether she is lost or kept back by excursion steamers. Hence I really don’t know what I can lend you. Any of these boat I have named you could have had for nothing; but my others are actively employed, and I couldn’t let them go without a serious interference with my business.” The old man blinked sorrowfully across the waters at the opposite shore. It was quite evident that he realized what a dreadful expense the club was about to be put to, and while of course there would be profit in it for him, he was sincerely sorry for them.  HE HAS AT HAND IT WOULD BE FOR THE GOOD OF ALL CONCERNED THAT'S A GOOD PLAN SAID JOHNSON BOSWELL SEE IF YOU CAN FIND CHARON I AM HERE ALREADY SIR RETURNED THE FERRYMAN RISING MOST OF MY BOATS HAVE GONE INTO WINTER QUARTERS YOUR HONOR THE MAYFLOWER WENT INTO DRY DOCK LAST WEEK TO BE CAULKED UP THE PINTA AND THE SANTA MARIA ARE SLOW AND CRANKY THE MONITOR AND THE MERRIMAC I HAVEN'T REALLY HAD TIME TO PATCH UP AND THE VALCARY IS TWO MONTHS OVERDUE I CANNOT MAKE UP MY MIND WHETHER SHE IS LOST OR KEPT BACK BY EXCURSION STEAMERS HENCE I REALLY DON'T KNOW WHAT I CAN LEND YOU ANY OF THESE VOTES I HAVE NAMED YOU COULD HAVE HAD FOR NOTHING BUT MY OTHERS ARE ACTIVELY EMPLOYED AND I COULDN'T LET THEM GO WITHOUT A SERIOUS INTERFERENCE WITH MY BUSINESS THE OLD MAN BLINKED SORROWFULLY ACROSS THE WATERS THE OPPOSITE SHORE IT WAS QUITE EVIDENT THAT HE REALIZED WHAT A DREADFUL EXPENSE THE CLUB WAS ABOUT TO BE PUT TO AND WHILE OF COURSE THERE WOULD BE PROFIT IN IT FOR HIM HE WAS SINCERELY SORRY FOR THEM
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