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Dido, you always were strong at building fires. I'll make you chief stoker. You will also assist Lucretia Borgia in the kitchen. DYDO YOU WERE ALWAYS STRONG AT BUILDING FIRES I'LL MAKE YOU CHEAP STOKER YOU WILL ALSO ASSIST LUCREZIA BORGIA IN THE KITCHEN
hese new fangled notions. If there’s any one here who knows anything about naphtha engines, I wish they’d speak.” “I’m of the opinion,” said Portia, “that I can study out the theory of it in a short while.” “Very well, then,” said Mrs. Noah, “you can do it. I’ll appoint you engineer, and give you all your orders now, right away, in advance. Set her going and keep her going, and don’t stop without a written order signed by me. We might as well be very careful, and have everything done properly, and it might happen that in the excitement of our trip you would misunderstand my spoken orders and make a fatal error. Therefore, pay no attention to unwritten orders. That will do for you for the present. Xanthippe, you may take Ophelia and Madame Récamier, and ten other ladies, and, every morning before breakfast, swab the larboard deck. Cassandra, Tuesdays you will devote to polishing the brasses in the dining-room, and the balance of your time I wish you to expend in dusting the bric-a-brac. H BECAUSE I DON'T KNOW ANYTHING ABOUT THESE NEW FANGLED NOTIONS IF THERE'S ANY ONE HERE WHO KNOWS ANYTHING ABOUT NAPHTHA ENGINES I WISH THEY'D SPEAK I'M OF THE OPINION SAID PORTIA THAT I CAN STUDY OUT THE THEORY OF IT IN A SHORT WHILE VERY WELL THEN SAID MISSUS NOAH YOU CAN DO IT I'LL APPOINT YOU ENGINEER AND GIVE YOU ALL YOUR ORDERS NOW RIGHT AWAY IN ADVANCE SET HER GOING AND KEEP HER GOING AND DON'T STOP WITHOUT A WRITTEN ORDER SIGNED BY ME WE MIGHT AS WELL BE VERY CAREFUL AND HAVE EVERYTHING DONE PROPERLY AND IT MIGHT HAPPEN THAT IN THE EXCITEMENT OF OUR TRIP YOU WOULD MISUNDERSTAND MY SPOKEN ORDERS AND MAKE A FATAL ERROR THEREFORE PAY NO ATTENTION TO UNWRITTEN ORDERS THAT WILL DO FOR YOU FOR THE PRESENT ZANTHIPY YOU MAY TAKE OPHELIA AND MADAME RACAMIE AND TEN OTHER LADIES AND EVERY MORNING BEFORE BREAKFAST SWAB THE LARBOARD DECK CASSANDRA TUESDAYS YOU WILL DEVOTE TO POLISHING THE BRASSES IN THE DINING ROOM AND THE BALANCE OF YOUR TIME I WISH YOU TO EXPEND IN DUSTING THE BRIC A BRAC
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