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"Well, there's something wrong," said Mrs. Noah; "and we've got to hurry and find out what it is, or those men will be back and we shall be as badly off as ever." WELL THERE'S SOMETHING WRONG SAID MISSUS NOAH AND WE'VE GOT TO HURRY AND FIND OUT WHAT IT IS OR THOSE MEN WILL BE BACK AND WE SHALL BE AS BADLY OFF AS EVER
 with glee, “we are off!” “I will repair to the deck and get our bearings,” said Mrs. Noah, putting her shawl over her shoulders. “Meantime, Cleopatra, I appoint you first mate. See that things are tidied up a bit here before I return. Have the windows washed, and to-morrow I want all the rugs and carpets taken up and shaken.” Portia meanwhile had discovered the naphtha engine, and, after experimenting several times with the various levers and stop-cocks, had finally managed to move one of them in such a way as to set the engine going, and the wheel began to revolve. “Are we going all right?” she cried, from below. “I am afraid not,” said the gallant commander. “The wheel is roiling up the water at a great rate, but we don’t seem to be going ahead very fast—in fact, we’re simply moving round and round as though we were on a pivot.” “I’m afraid we’re aground amidships,” said Xanthippe, gazing over the side of the House-boat anxiously. “She certainly acts that way—like a merry-go-round.” R HURRAH CRIED ELIZABETH CLAPPING HER HANDS WITH GLEE WE ARE OFF I WILL REPAIR TO THE DECK AND GET OUR BEARINGS SAID MISSUS NOAH PUTTING HER SHAWL OVER HER SHOULDERS MEANTIME CLEOPATRA I APPOINT YOU FIRST MATE SEE THAT THINGS ARE TIDIED UP A BIT HERE BEFORE I RETURN HAVE THE WINDOWS WASHED AND TO MORROW I WANT ALL THE RUGS AND CARPETS TAKEN UP AND SHAKEN PORTIA MEANWHILE HAD DISCOVERED THE NAPHTHA ENGINE AND AFTER EXPERIMENTING SEVERAL TIMES WITH THE VARIOUS LEVERS AND STOP COPS HAD FINALLY MANAGED TO MOVE ONE OF THEM IN SUCH A WAY AS TO SET THE ENGINE GOING AND THE WHEEL BEGAN TO REVOLVE ARE WE GOING ALL RIGHT SHE CRIED FROM BELOW I AM AFRAID NOT SAID THE GALLANT COMMANDER THE WHEEL IS ROILING UP THE WATER AT A GREAT RATE BUT WE DON'T SEEM TO BE GOING AHEAD VERY FAST IN FACT WE'RE SIMPLY MOVING ROUND AND ROUND AS THOUGH WE WERE ON A PIVOT I AM AFRAID WE'RE AGROUND AMIDSHIPS SAID ZANTLIPPY GAZING OVER THE SIDE OF THE HOUSEBOAT ANXIOUSLY SHE CERTAINLY ACTS THAT WAY LIKE A MERRY GO ROUND
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