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"This discussion is waxing very unprofitable," observed Confucius. "If these gentlemen cannot be made to confine themselves to the subject that is agitating this body, I move we call in the authorities and have them confined in the bottomless pit." THIS DISCUSSION IS WAXING VERY UNPROFITABLE OBSERVED CONFUCIUS IF THESE GENTLEMEN CANNOT BE MADE TO CONFINE THEMSELVES TO THE SUBJECT THAT IS AGITATING THIS BODY I MOVE WE CALL IN THE AUTHORITIES AND HAVE THEM CONFINED IN THE BOTTOMLESS PIT
ed the lines of the Ark. Shem, Ham, and Japhet will bear testimony to the truth of that statement.” “There can be no quarrel on that score, Mr. Chairman,” assented Sir Christopher, with cutting frigidity. “I am perfectly willing to admit that practically the two vessels were built on the same lines, but with modifications which would enable my boat to sail twenty miles to windward and back in six days’ less time than it would have taken the Ark to cover the same distance, and it could have taken all the wash of the excursion steamers into the bargain.” “Bosh!” ejaculated Noah, angrily. “Strip your old tub down to a flying balloon-jib and a marline-spike, and ballast the Ark with elephants until every inch of her reeked with ivory and peanuts, and she’d outfoot you on every leg, in a cyclone or a zephyr. Give me the Ark and a breeze, and your House-boat wouldn’t be within hailing distance of her five minutes after the start if she had 40,000 square yards of canvas spread before a gale.”  BOAT MERELY APPROPRIATED THE LINES OF THE ARK SHEMHAM AND JAFFETT WILL BEAR TESTIMONY TO THE TRUTH OF THAT STATEMENT THERE CAN BE NO QUARREL ON THAT SCORE MISTER CHAIRMAN ASSENTED SIR CHRISTOPHER WITH CUTTING FERGLIGITY I AM PERFECTLY WILLING TO ADMIT THAT PRACTICALLY THE TWO VESSELS WERE BUILT ON THE SAME LINES BUT WITH MODIFICATIONS WHICH WOULD ENABLE MY BOAT TO SAIL TWENTY MILES TO WINDWARD AND BACK IN SIX DAYS LESS TIME THAN IT WOULD HAVE TAKEN THE ART TO COVER THE SAME DISTANCE AND IT COULD HAVE TAKEN ALL THE WASH OF THE EXCURSION STEAMERS INTO THE BARGAIN BOSH EJACULATED NOAH ANGRILY STRIP YOUR OLD TUB DOWN TO A FLYING BALLOON JIB AND A MARLINE SPIKE AND BALLAST THE ARK WITH ELEPHANTS UNTIL EVERY INCH OF HER REEK WITH IVORY AND PEANUTS AND SHE'D OUTFIT YOU ON EVERY LEG IN A CYCLONE OR A ZEPHYR GIVE ME THE ARK IN A BREEZE AND YOUR HOUSEBOAT WOULDN'T BE WITHIN HAILING DISTANCE OF HER FIVE MINUTES AFTER THE START IF SHE HAD FORTY THOUSAND SQUARE YARDS OF CANVAS SPREAD BEFORE A GALE
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