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"I have not the honor of being a member of this association," the stranger continued, "but, like all well ordered shades, I aspire to the distinction, and I hold myself and my talents at the disposal of this club. I HAVE NOT THE HONOUR OF BEING A MEMBER OF THIS ASSOCIATION THE STRANGER CONTINUED BUT LIKE ALL WELL ORDERED SHADES I ASPIRE TO DISTINCTION AND I HOLD MYSELF AND MY TALENTS AT THE DISPOSAL OF THIS CLUB
house-boat in Central Africa; you suggest that Bonaparte lead an expedition in search of it through Europe—all of which strikes me as nonsense. This search is the work of sea-dogs, not of landlubbers. You might as well ask Confucius to look for it in the heart of China. What earthly use there is in ransacking the earth I fail to see. What we need is a navel expedition to scour the sea, unless it is pretty well understood in advance that we believe Kidd has hauled the boat out of the water, and is now using it for a roller-skating rink or a bicycle academy in Ohio, or for some other purpose for which neither he nor it was designed.” [Picture: Dr. Johnson’s point is well taken] “Dr. Johnson’s point is well taken,” said a stranger who had been sitting upon the string-piece of the pier, quietly, but with very evident interest, listening to the discussion. He was a tall and excessively slender shade, “like a spirt of steam out of a teapot,” as Johnson put it afterwards, so slight he seemed. S ALWAYS MY MOTIVE IN ASKING QUESTIONS YOU PROPOSE TO GO LOOKING FOR A HOUSEBOAT IN CENTRAL AFRICA YOU SUGGEST THAT BONAPARTE LEAD AN EXPEDITION IN SEARCH OF IT THROUGH EUROPE ALL OF WHICH STRIKES ME AS NONSENSE THIS SEARCH IS THE WORK OF SEA DOGS NOT OF LAND LOVERS YOU MIGHT AS WELL ASK CONFUCIUS TO LOOK FOR IT IN THE HEART OF CHINA WHAT EARTHLY USE IS THERE IN RANSACKING THE EARTH I FAIL TO SEE WHAT WE NEED IS A NAVAL EXPEDITION TO SCOUR THE SEA UNLESS IT IS PRETTY WELL UNDERSTOOD IN ADVANCE THAT WE BELIEVE KID HAS HAULED THE BOAT OUT OF THE WATER AND IS NOW USING IT FOR A ROLLER SKATING RINK OR A BICYCLE ACADEMY OHIO OR FOR SOME OTHER PURPOSE FOR WHICH NEITHER HE NOR IT WAS DESIGNED DOCTOR JOHNSON'S POINT IS WELL TAKEN SAID A STRANGER WHO HAD BEEN SITTING UPON THE STRING PIECE OF THE PIER QUIETLY BUT WITH VERY EVIDENT INTEREST LISTENING TO THE DISCUSSION HE WAS A TALL AND EXCESSIVELY SLENDER SHADE LIKE A SPURT OF STEAM OUT OF A TEAPOT AS JOHNSON PUT IT AFTERWARDS SO SLIGHT HE SEEMED
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