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"The point is properly taken," said Elizabeth, "and I wish to say here that I am easier in my mind when I realize that we have with us so level headed a person as the lady who has just spoken. She has spoken truly and to the point. THE POINT IS PROPERLY TAKEN SAID ELIZABETH AND I WISH TO SAY HERE THAT I AM EASIER IN MY MIND WHEN I REALIZE THAT WE HAVE WITH US SO LEVEL HEADED A PERSON AS THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN SHE HAS SPOKEN TRULY AND TO THE POINT
 an old salt among us.” “Too bad Mrs. Lot isn’t along,” giggled Marguerite de Valois, whose Gallic spirits were by no means overshadowed by the unhappy predicament in which she found herself. “I’m here,” piped up Mrs. Lot. “But I’m not that kind of a salt.” “I am present,” said Mrs. Noah. “Though why I ever came I don’t know, for I vowed the minute I set my foot on Ararat that dry land was good enough for me, and that I’d never step aboard another boat as long as I lived. If, however, now that I am here, I can give you the benefit of my nautical experience, you are all perfectly welcome to it.” “I’m sure we’re very much obliged for the offer,” said Portia, “but in the emergency which has arisen we cannot say how much obliged we are until we know what your experience amounted to. Before relying upon you we ought to know how far that reliance can go—not that I lack confidence in you, my dear madam, but that in an hour of peril one must take care, to rely upon the oak, not upon the reed.” ANY OF US THAT CAN SAIL A BOAT THERE ISN'T AN OLD SALT AMONG US TOO BAD MISSUS LOT ISN'T ALONG GIGGLED MARGUERITE DE VALOIS WHOSE GALLIC SPIRITS WERE BY NO MEANS OVERSHADOWED BY THE UNHAPPY PREDICAMENT IN WHICH SHE FOUND HERSELF I'M HERE PIPED UP MISSUS LOT BUT I'M NOT THAT KIND OF SALT I AM PRESENT SAID MISSUS NOAH THOUGH WHY I EVER CAME I DON'T KNOW FOR I BOWED THE MINUTE I SET MY FOOT ON ERRAT THAT DRY LAND WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME BUT I'D NEVER STEP ABOARD ANOTHER BOAT AS LONG AS I LIVED IF HOWEVER NOW THAT I AM HERE I CAN GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF MY NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE YOU ARE ALL PERFECTLY WELCOME TO IT I'M SURE WE'RE VERY MUCH OBLIGED FOR THE OFFER SAID PORTIA BUT IN THE EMERGENCY WHICH HAS ARISEN WE CANNOT SAY HOW MUCH OBLIGED WE ARE UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE AMOUNTED TO BEFORE RELYING UPON YOU WE OUGHT TO KNOW HOW FAR THAT RELIANCE CAN GO NOT THAT I LACK CONFIDENCE IN YOU MY DEAR MADAM BUT THAT IN AN HOUR OF PERIL ONE MUST TAKE CARE TO RELY UPON THE OAK NOT UPON THE REED
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