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"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." 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
 sail four knots an hour to attempt to overhaul her with a launch, or other nautical craft, with a maximum speed of two knots an hour.” “Hear! hear!” ejaculated Cæsar. “That is my reason, your Majesty, for inquiring as to the speed of your late club-house,” said the stranger, bowing courteously to Solomon. “Now, if Sir Christopher Wren can give me her measurements, we can very soon determine at about what rate she is leaving us behind under favorable circumstances.” “’Tisn’t necessary for Sir Christopher to do anything of the sort,” said Noah, rising and manifesting somewhat more heat than the occasion seemed to require. “As long as we are discussing the question I will take the liberty of stating what I have never mentioned before, that the designer of the House-boat merely appropriated 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. PROPER I THINK IF THE HOUSEBOAT CAN SAIL FOUR KNOTS AN HOUR TO ATTEMPT TO OVERHAUL HER WITH A LAUNCH OR OTHER NAUTILO CRAFT WITH A MAXIMUM SPEED OF TWO KNOTS AN HOUR HEAR HEAR EJACULATED CAESAR THAT IS MY REASON YOUR MAJESTY FOR INQUIRING AS TO THE SPEED OF YOUR LATE CLUB HOUSE SAID THE STRANGER BOWING COURTEOUSLY TO SOLOMON NOW IF SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN CAN GIVE ME HER MEASUREMENTS WE CAN VERY SOON DETERMINE AT ABOUT WHAT RATE SHE IS LEAVING US BEHIND UNDER FAVOURABLE CIRCUMSTANCES TIS IT NECESSARY FOR SIR CHRISTOPHER TO DO ANYTHING OF THE SORT SAID NOAH RISING AND MANIFESTING SOMEWHAT MORE HEAT THAN THE OCCASION SEEMED TO REQUIRE AS LONG AS WE ARE DISCUSSING THE QUESTION I WILL TAKE THE LIBERTY OF STATING WHAT I HAVE NEVER MENTIONED BEFORE THAT THE DESIGNER OF THE HOUSE 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
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