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"Well, what do you suggest?" asked Raleigh, somewhat impatiently. "You've told us what we can't do. Now tell us what we can do." "I'd stay right here," said Charon, "and let the ladies rescue themselves. That's what I'd do. I've had the honor of bringing 'em over here, and I think I know 'em pretty well. WELL WHAT DO YOU SUGGEST ASKED RALEIGH SOMEWHAT IMPATIENTLY YOU'VE TOLD US WHAT WE CAN'T DO NOW TELL US WHAT WE CAN DO I'D STAY RIGHT HERE SAID CHARON AND LET THE LADIES RESCUE THEMSELVES THAT'S WHAT I'D DO I'VE HAD THE HONOUR OF BRINGING HIM OVER HERE AND I THINK I KNOW EM PRETTY WELL
 my seamanship, which was top-notch for my day.” “Couldn’t sail six weeks without fouling a mountain-peak!” sneered Wren, perceiving a chance to get even. “The hole’s there, just the same,” said Charon. “Maybe she was a centreboard, sad that’s where you kept the board.” “The hole is there because it was worn there by one of the elephants,” retorted Noah. “You get a beast like the elephant shuffling one of his fore-feet up and down, up and down, a plank for twenty-four hours a day for forty days in one of your boats, and see where your boat would be.” “Thanks,” said Charon, calmly. “But the elephants don’t patronize my line. All the elephants I’ve ever seen in Hades waded over, except Jumbo, and he reached his trunk across, fastened on to a tree limb with it, and swung himself over. However, the Ark isn’t at all what you want, unless you are going to man her with a lot of centaurs. If that’s your intention, I’d charter her; the accommodations are just the thing for a crew of that kind.” BEACHED HER VERY SUCCESSFULLY I SAY THIS IN DEFENCE OF MY SEAMANSHIP WHICH WAS TOPNOTCH FOR MY DAY COULDN'T SAIL SIX WEEKS WITHOUT FOULING A MOUNTAIN PEAK SNEERED WREN PERCEIVING A CHANCE TO GET EVEN THE HOLE'S THERE JUST THE SAME SAID CHARON MAYBE SHE WAS A CENTRE BOARD SAD THAT'S WHERE YOU KEPT THE BOARD THE HOLE IS THERE BECAUSE IT WAS WORN BY ONE OF THE ELEPHANTS RETORTED NOAH YOU GET A BEAST LIKE THE ELEPHANT SHUFFLING ONE OF ITS FOREFEET UP AND DOWN UP AND DOWN A PLANK FOR TWENTY FOUR HOURS A DAY FORTY DAYS IN ONE OF YOUR BOATS AND SEE WHERE YOUR BOAT WOULD BE THANKS SAID CHERON CALMLY BUT THE ELEPHANTS DON'T PATRONISE MY LINE ALL THE ELEPHANTS I'VE EVER SEEN IN HADES WAITED OVER EXCEPT JUMBO AND HE REACHED HIS TRUNK ACROSS FASTENED ON TO A TREE LIMB WITH IT AND SWUNG HIMSELF OVER HOWEVER THE ARK ISN'T AT ALL WHAT YOU WANT UNLESS YOU ARE GETTING A MAN HERE WITH A LOT OF CENTAURS IF THAT'S YOUR INTENTION I'D CHARTER HER THE ACCOMMODATIONS ARE JUST THE THING FOR A CREW OF THAT KIND
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