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"That's too bad," he said. "It was a most important part of my plan that we should know about how fast the House boat was." THAT'S TOO BAD HE SAID IT WAS A MOST IMPORTANT PART OF MY PLAN THAT WE SHOULD KNOW ABOUT HOW FAST THE HOUSE BOAT WAS
 instinct, not a landsman. The House-boat is not a house, but a boat; therefore the place to look for it is not, as Dr. Johnson so well says, in the Sahara Desert, or on the Alps, or in the State of Ohio, but upon the high sea, or upon the waterfront of some one of the world’s great cities.” “And what, then, would be your plan?” asked Sir Walter, impressed by the stranger’s manner as well as by the very manifest reason in all that he had said. “The chartering of a suitable vessel, fully armed and equipped for the purpose of pursuit. Ascertain whither the House-boat has sailed, for what port, and start at once. Have you a model of the House-boat within reach?” returned the stranger. “I think not; we have the architect’s plans, however,” said the chairman. “We had, Mr. Chairman,” said Demosthenes, who was secretary of the House Committee, rising, “but they are gone with the House-boat itself. They were kept in the safe in the hold.” A look of annoyance came into the face of the stranger. E OF THAT CONCLUSION CAPTAIN KID IS A SEAFARER BY INSTINCT NOT A LANDSMAN THE HOUSEBOAT IS NOT A HOUSE BUT A BOAT THEREFORE THE PLACE TO LOOK FOR IT IS NOT AS DOCTOR JOHNSON SO WELL SAYS IN THE SAHARA DESERT OR THE ALPS OR IN THE STATE OF OHIO BUT UPON THE HIGH SEA OR UPON THE WATERFRONT OF SOME ONE OF THE WORLD'S GREAT CITIES AND WHAT THEN WOULD BE YOUR PLAN ASKED SIR WALTER IMPRESSED BY THE STRANGER'S MANNER AS WELL AS BY THE VERY MANIFEST REASON IN ALL THAT HE HAD SAID THE CHARGING OF A SUITABLE VESSEL FULLY ARMED AND EQUIPPED FOR THE PURPOSE OF PURSUIT ASCERTAIN WHITHER THE HOUSEBOAT HAS SAILED FOR WHAT PORT AND START AT ONCE HAVE YOU A MODEL OF THE HOUSEBOAT WITHIN REACH RETURNED THE STRANGER I THINK NOT WE HAVE THE ARCHITECT'S PLANS HOWEVER SAID THE CHAIRMAN WE HAD MISTER CHAIRMAN SAID DEMOSTHENES WHO WAS SECRETARY OF THE HOUSE COMMITTEE RISING BUT THEY ARE GONE WITH THE HOUSEBOAT ITSELF THEY WERE KEPT IN THE SAFE IN THE HOLD A LOOK OF ANNOYANCE CAME INTO THE FACE OF THE STRANGER
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