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Portia, who had come on deck, gave a short little laugh. "Why, of course we don't move," she said—"we are anchored!" "What's that?" queried Mrs. Noah. "We never had an experience like that on the Ark." Portia explained the science of the anchor. PORCIA WHO HAD COME ON DECK GAVE A SHORT LITTLE LAUGH WHY OF COURSE WE DON'T MOVE SHE SAID WE'RE ANCHORED WHAT'S THAT QUERIED MISSUS NOAH WE NEVER HAD AN EXPERIENCE LIKE THAT ON THE ARK PORCIA EXPLAINED THE SCIENCE OF THE ANCHOR
s, 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.” “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.” “Maybe this has something to do with it,” observed Mrs. Lot, pointing to the anchor rope. “It looks to me as if those horrid men had tied us fast.” “That’s just what it is,” snapped Mrs. Noah. “They guessed our plan, and have fastened us to a pole or something, but I imagine we can untie it.” AL 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 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 MAYBE THIS HAS SOMETHING TO DO WITH IT OBSERVED MISSUS LOT POINTING TO THE ANCHOR ROPE IT LOOKS TO ME AS IF THOSE HORRID MEN HAD TIED US FAST THAT'S JUST WHAT IT IS SNAPPED MISSUS NOAH THEY GUESSED OUR PLAN AND HAVE FASTENED US TO A POLE OR SOMETHING BUT I IMAGINE WE CAN UNTIE IT
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