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One might just as well live in the midst of the turmoil of a great city as try to get uninterrupted quiet here in the suburbs in these days. Charon isn't content to get rich slowly; he must make money by the barrelful, if he has to sacrifice all the comfort of everybody living on this river. ONE MIGHT JUST AS WELL LIVE IN THE MIDST OF THE TURMOIL OF A GREAT CITY AS TRY TO GET UNINTERRUPTED QUIET HERE IN THE SUBURBS THESE DAYS CHEIRON ISN'T CONTENT TO GET RID SLOWLY HE MUST MAKE MONEY BY THE BARRELFUL IF HE HAS TO SACRIFICE ALL THE COMFORT OF EVERYONE LIVING ON THIS RIVER
opatra. “If you hadn’t done it, you’d never have been known. What was that?” The boat had given a slight lurch. “Didn’t you hear a shuffling noise up on deck, Portia?” asked the Egyptian Queen. “I thought I did, and it seemed as if the vessel had moved a bit,” returned Portia, nervously; for, like most women in an advanced state of development, she had become a martyr to her nerves. “It was merely the wash from one of Charon’s new ferry-boats, I fancy,” said Elizabeth, calmly. “It’s disgusting, the way that old fellow allows these modern innovations to be brought in here! As if the old paddle-boats he used to carry shades in weren’t good enough for the immigrants of this age! Really this Styx River is losing a great deal of its charm. Sir Walter and I were upset, while out rowing one day last summer, by the waves kicked up by one of Charon’s excursion steamers going up the river with a party of picnickers from the city—the Greater Gehenna Chowder Club, I believe it was—on board of her.  SHOULD THINK YOU WOULD BE SAID CLEOPATRA IF YOU HADN'T DONE IT YOU'D NEVER HAVE BEEN KNOWN WHAT WAS THAT THE BOAT HAD GIVEN A SLIGHT LURCH DIDN'T YOU HEAR A SHUFFLING NOISE UP ON DECK PORTIA ASKED THE EGYPTIAN QUEEN I THOUGHT I DID AND IT SEEMED AS THOUGH THE VESSEL HAD MOVED A BIT RETURNED PORTIA NERVOUSLY FOR LIKE MOST WOMEN IN ADVANCED STATE OF DEVELOPMENT SHE HAD BECOME A MARTYR TO HER NERVES IT WAS MERELY THE WASH FROM ONE OF CHEARON'S NEW FERRYBOATS I FANCY SAID ELIZABETH CALMLY IT'S DISGUSTING THE WAY THAT OLD FELLOW ALLOWS THESE MODERN INNOVATIONS TO BE BROUGHT IN HERE AS IF THE OLD PADDLE BOATS HE USED TO CARRY SHADES IN WEREN'T GOOD ENOUGH FOR THE IMMIGRANTS OF THIS AGE REALLY THIS DIX RIVER IS LOSING A GREAT DEAL OF ITS CHARM SIR WALTER AND I WERE UPSET WHILE OUT ROWING ONE DAY LAST SUMMER BY THE WAVES KICKED UP BY ONE OF CARROLL'S EXCURSION STEAMERS GOING UP THE RIVER WITH A PARTY OF PICNICKERS FROM THE CITY THE GREATER GHAENNE CHOWDER CLUB I BELIEVE IT WAS ON BOARD OF HER
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