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We were out forty days, and, while the food was poor and the service execrable, we never lost a life." WE WERE OUT FORTY DAYS AND WHILE THE FOOD WAS POOR AND THE SERVICE EXECRABLE WE NEVER LOST A LIFE
ll make you chief stoker. You will also assist Lucretia Borgia in the kitchen. Inasmuch as the latter’s maid has neglected to supply her with the usual line of poisons, I think we can safely entrust to Lucretia’s hands the responsibilities of the culinary department.” “I’m perfectly willing to do anything I can,” said Lucretia, “but I must confess that I don’t approve of your methods of commanding a ship. A ship’s captain isn’t a domestic martinet, as you are setting out to be. We didn’t appoint you housekeeper.” “Now, my child,” said Mrs. Noah, firmly, “I do not wish any words. If I hear any more impudence from you, I’ll put you ashore without a reference; and the rest of you I would warn in all kindness that I will not tolerate insubordination. You may, all of you, have one night of the week and alternate Sundays off, but your work must be done. The regimen I am adopting is precisely that in vogue on the Ark, only I didn’t have the help I have now, and things got into very bad shape. S STRONG AT BUILDING FIRES I'LL MAKE YOU CHEAP STOKER YOU WILL ALSO ASSIST LUCREZIA BORGIA IN THE KITCHEN INASMUCH AS THE LATTER'S MAID HAS NEGLECTED SUPPLY HER WITH HER USUAL LINE OF POISONS I THINK WE CAN SAFELY ENTRUST TO LUCREZIA'S HANDS THE RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE CULINARY DEPARTMENT I AM PERFECTLY WILLING TO DO ANYTHING I CAN SAID LUCREZIA BUT I MUST CONFESS THAT I DON'T APPROVE OF YOUR METHODS OF COMMANDING A SHIP A SHIP'S CAPTAIN ISN'T A DOMESTIC MARTINET AS YOU ARE SETTING OUT TO BE WE DIDN'T APPOINT YOU HOUSEKEEPER NOW MY CHILD SAID MISSUS NOAH FIRMLY I DO NOT WISH ANY WORDS IF I HEAR ANY MORE IMPUDENCE FROM YOU I'LL PUT YOU ASHORE WITHOUT A REFERENCE AND THE REST OF YOU I WOULD WARN IN ALL KINDNESS THAT I WILL NOT TOLERATE IN SUBORDINATION YOU MAY ALL OF YOU HAVE ONE NIGHT OF THE WEEK AND ALTERNATE SUNDAYS OFF BUT YOUR WORK MUST BE DONE THE REGIMENT I AM ADOPTING IS PRECISELY THAT IN VOGUE ON THE ARK ONLY I DIDN'T HAVE THE HELP I HAVE NOW AND THINGS GOT INTO A VERY BAD SHAPE
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