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Noah might just as well have told his family that he discovered a roof garden as for you to go back to Spain telling 'em all that San Salvador was the United States." NOAH MIGHT JUST AS WELL HAVE TOLD HIS FAMILY HE DISCOVERED A ROOF GARDEN AS FOR YOU TO GO BACK TO SPAIN TELLING MA THAT SAN SALVADOR WAS THE UNITED STATES
 rounded like the stern of most vessels, and comes near to making a pair of ripples at an angle of ninety degrees.” “Then,” observed Sir Walter, with a sigh of disappointment, “we must change our course and sail for Paris?” “I am afraid so,” said Holmes; “but of course it’s by no means certain as yet. I think if Columbus would go up into the mizzentop and look about him, he might discover something either in confirmation or refutation of the theory.” “He couldn’t discover anything,” put in Pinzon. “He never did.” “Well, I like that!” retorted Columbus. “I’d like to know who discovered America.” “So should I,” observed Leif Ericson, with a wink at Vespucci. “Tut!” retorted Columbus. “I did it, and the world knows it, whether you claim it or not.” “Yes, just as Noah discovered Ararat,” replied Pinzon. “You sat upon the deck until we ran plumb into an island, after floating about for three months, and then you couldn’t tell it from a continent, even when you had it right before your eyes. ONSIDER THE FORMATION OF THE BOW OF THE HOUSEBOAT WHICH IS ROUNDED LIKE THE STERN OF MOST VESSELS AND COMES NEAR TO MAKING A PAIR OF RIPPLES AT AN ANGLE OF NINETY DEGREES THEN OBSERVED SIR WALTER WITH A SIGH OF DISAPPOINTMENT WE MUST CHANGE OUR COURSE AND SAIL FOR PARIS I AM AFRAID SO SAID HOLMES BUT OF COURSE IT'S BY NO MEANS CERTAIN AS YET I THINK IF COLUMBUS WOULD GO UP TO THE MIZZENOP AND LOOK ABOUT HIM HE MIGHT DISCOVER SOMETHING EITHER IN CONFIRMATION OR REFUTATION OF THE THEORY HE COULDN'T DISCOVER ANYTHING PUT IN HAINES ON HE NEVER DID WELL I LIKE THAT RETORTED COLUMBUS I'D LIKE TO KNOW WHO DISCOVERED AMERICA SO SHOULD I OBSERVED LAKE ERICSSON WITH A WINK AT THE FUGI TUT RETORTED COLUMBUS I DID IT AND THE WORLD KNOWS IT WHETHER YOU CLAIM IT OR NOT YES JUST AS NOAH DISCOVERED ARARAT REPLIED PINSON YOU SAT UPON THE DECK UNTIL WE RAN PLUMB INTO AN ISLAND AFTER FLOATING ABOUT FOR THREE MONTHS AND THEN YOU COULDN'T TELL IT FROM A CONTINENT EVEN WHEN YOU HAD IT RIGHT BEFORE YOUR EYES
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