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"Not unless she's sailing backwards," sneered Noah, who was still nursing his resentment against Sir Christopher Wren for his reflections upon the speed of the Ark. "What's the hurry?" asked Socrates. "I believe in making haste slowly; and on the admission of our two eminent naval architects, Sir Christopher and Noah, neither of their vessels can travel more than a mile a week, and if we charter the _Flying Dutchman_ to go in pursuit of her we can catch her before she gets out of the Styx into the Atlantic." NOT UNLESS SHE'S SAILING BACKWARDS SNEERED NOAH WHO WAS STILL NURSING HIS RESENTMENT AGAINST SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN FOR HIS REFLECTIONS UPON THE SPEED OF THE ARK WHAT'S THE HURRY ASKED SOCRATES I BELIEVE IN MAKING HASTE SLOWLY AND ON THE ADMISSION OF OUR TWO EMINENT NAVAL ARCHITECTS SIR CHRISTOPHER AND NOAH NEITHER OF THEIR VESSELS CAN TRAVEL MORE THAN A MILE A WEEK AND IF WE CHARTER THE FLYING DUTCHMAN TO GO IN PURSUIT OF HER WE CAN CATCH HER BEFORE SHE GETS OUT OF THE STAKES INTO THE ATLANTIC
ind himself, which of course he never did, nor would he ever have been found had he not crossed my path.” Hawkshaw gazed mournfully off into space, and Le Coq muttered profane words under his breath. “We’re not in the same class with this fellow, Hawkshaw,” said Le Coq. “You could tap your forehead knowingly eight hours a day through all eternity with a sledge-hammer without loosening an idea like that.” “Nevertheless I’ll confound him yet,” growled the jealous detective. “I shall myself go to London, and, disguised as Captain Kidd, will lead this visionary on until he comes there to arrest me, and when these club members discover that it is Hawkshaw and not Kidd he has run to earth, we’ll have a great laugh on Sherlock Holmes.” “I am anxious to hear how you solved the bond-robbery mystery,” said Socrates, wrapping his toga closely about him and settling back against one of the spiles of the wharf. “So are we all,” said Sir Walter. “But meantime the House-boat is getting farther away.”  FORCE AT SCOTLAND YARD AND WAS DETAILED TO FIND HIMSELF WHICH OF COURSE HE NEVER DID NOR WOULD HE EVER HAVE BEEN FOUND HAD HE NOT CROSSED MY PATH HOWKSHAW GAZED MOURNFULLY OFF INTO SPACE AND LECOQ MUTTERED PROFANE WORDS UNDER HIS BREATH WE'RE NOT IN THE SAME CLASS WITH THIS FELLOW HOCKSHAW SAID LECOQ YOU COULD TAP YOUR FOREHEAD KNOWINGLY EIGHT HOURS A DAY THROUGH ALL ETERNITY WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER WITHOUT LOOSENING AN IDEA LIKE THAT NEVERTHELESS I'LL CONFOUND HIM YET GROWLED THE JEALOUS DETECTIVE I SHALL MYSELF GO TO LONDON AND DISGUISE AS CAPTAIN KID WILL LEAD THIS VISIONARY ON UNTIL HE COMES THERE TO ARREST ME AND WHEN THESE CLUB MEMBERS DISCOVER THAT IT IS HAWKSHAW AND NOT KID HE HAS RUN TO EARTH WE'LL HAVE A GREAT LAUGH ON SHERLOCK HOLMES I AM ANXIOUS TO HEAR HOW YOU SOLVE THE BOND ROBBERY MYSTERY SAID SOCRATES WRAPPING HIS TOGA CLOSELY ABOUT HIM AND SETTLING BACK AGAINST ONE OF THE SMILES OF THE WHARF SO ARE WE ALL SAID SIR WALTER BUT MEANTIME THE HOUSEBOAT IS GETTING FARTHER AWAY
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