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"I was going to say that this wash tub could be overhauled by a launch or any other craft with a speed of thirty knots a mouth," continued Noah, ignoring the interruption. I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT THIS WASH TUB COULD BE OVERHAULED BY A LAUNCH OR ANY OTHER CRAFT WITH THE SPEED OF THIRTY KNOTS A MOUTH CONTINUED NOAH IGNORING THE INTERRUPTION
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.” “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.” “I did not precipitate the quarrel,” said Noah. “I was merely trying to assist our friend on the string-piece. I was going to say that as the Ark was probably a hundred times faster than Sir Christopher Wren’s—tub, which he himself says can take care of all the wash of the excursion boats, thereby becoming on his own admission a wash-tub—” “Order! order!” cried Sir Christopher. R 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 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 I DID NOT PRECIPITATE THE QUARREL SAID NOAH I WAS MERELY TRYING TO ASSIST OUR FRIEND ON THE STRING PIECE I WAS GOING TO SAY THAT AS THE ARC WAS PROBABLY A HUNDRED TIMES FASTER THAN SIR CHRISTOPHER WREN'S TUB WHICH HE HIMSELF SAYS CAN TAKE CARE OF ALL THE WASH OF THE EXCURSION BOATS THEREBY BECOMING ON HIS OWN ADMISSION A WASH TUB ORDER ORDER CRIED SIR CHRISTOPHER
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