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"Bah!" retorted Raleigh. "You might as well offer us a pair of skates." "I would, if I thought the river'd freeze," retorted Charon, blandly. BAH RETORTED RALEIGH YOU MIGHT AS WELL OFFER US A PAIR OF SKATES I WOULD IF I THOUGHT THE RIVER WOULD FREEZE RETORTED CHERON BLANDLY
d, for all I know, I may have been sold out by my brokers. I’ve been so upset by this unfortunate occurrence that I haven’t seen the market reports for two days. Really you’ll have to be content with my offer or go without the _Gehenna_. There’s too much suspicion attached to high corporate officials lately for me to yield a jot in the position I have taken. It would never do to get you all ready to start, and then have an injunction clapped on you by some unforeseen stockholder who was not satisfied with the terms offered you; nor can I ever let it be said of me that to retain my position as janitor of your organization I sacrificed a trust committed to my charge. I’ll gladly lend you my private launch, though I don’t think it will aid you much, because the naphtha-tank has exploded, and the screw slipped off and went to the bottom two weeks ago. Still, it is at your service, and I’ve no doubt that either Phidias or Benvenuto Cellini will carve out a paddle for you if you ask him to.”  STOCK AS SECURITY AND FOR ALL I KNOW I MAY HAVE BEEN SOLD OUT BY MY BROKERS I'VE BEEN SO UPSET BY THIS UNFORTUNATE OCCURRENCE THAT I HAVEN'T SEEN THE MARKET REPORTS FOR TWO DAYS REALLY YOU'LL HAVE TO BE CONTENT WITH MY OFFER OR GO WITHOUT THE GEHENNA THERE'S TOO MUCH SUSPICION ATTACHED TO HIGHORPORATE OFFICIALS LATELY FOR ME TO YIELD A JOT IN THE POSITION I HAVE TAKEN IT WOULD NEVER DO TO GET YOU ALL READY TO START AND THEN HAVE AN INJUNCTION CLAPPED ON YOU BY SOME UNFORESEEN STOCKHOLDER WHO IS NOT SATISFIED WITH THE TERMS OFFERED YOU NOR CAN I EVER LET IT BE SAID OF ME THAT TO RETAIN MY POSITION AS JANITOR OF YOUR ORGANIZATION I SACRIFICED A TRUST COMMITTED TO MY CHARGE I'LL GLADLY LEND YOU MY PRIVATE LAUNCH THOUGH I DON'T THINK IT WILL AID YOU MUCH BECAUSE THE NAPHTHA TANK HAS EXPLODED AND THE SCREAM SLIPPED OFF AND WENT TO THE BOTTOM TWO WEEKS AGO STILL IT IS AT YOUR SERVICE AND I'VE NO DOUBT THAT EITHER PHIDIAS OR BENVENUTO CELLINI WILL CARVE OUT A PADDLE FOR YOU IF YOU ASK HIM TO
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