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"Which is pretty hard work with a sea like this on," remarked Ophelia, faintly, for she was getting a trifle sallow, as indeed she might, for the House boat was beginning to roll tremendously with no alleviation save an occasional pitch, which was an alleviation only in the sense that it gave variety to their discomfort. WHICH IS PRETTY HARD WORK WORTH A SEA LIKE THIS ON REMARKED OPHELIA FAINTLY FOR SHE WAS GETTING A TRIFLE SALLOW AS INDEED SHE MIGHT FOR THE HOUSEBOAT WAS BEGINNING TO ROLL TREMENDOUSLY WITH NO ALLEVIATION SAVE AN OCCASIONAL PITCH WHICH WAS AN ALLEVIATION ONLY IN THE SENSE THAT IT GAVE VARIETY TO THEIR DISCOMFORT
as good enough for me, and that I’d never step aboard another boat as long as I lived. If, however, now that I am here, I can give you the benefit of my nautical experience, you are all perfectly welcome to it.” “I’m sure we’re very much obliged for the offer,” said Portia, “but in the emergency which has arisen we cannot say how much obliged we are until we know what your experience amounted to. Before relying upon you we ought to know how far that reliance can go—not that I lack confidence in you, my dear madam, but that in an hour of peril one must take care, to rely upon the oak, not upon the reed.” “The point is properly taken,” said Elizabeth, “and I wish to say here that I am easier in my mind when I realize that we have with us so level-headed a person as the lady who has just spoken. She has spoken truly and to the point. If I were to become queen again, I should make her my attorney-general. We must not go ahead impulsively, but look at all things in a calm, judicial manner.” INUTE I SET MY FOOT ON ERRAT THAT DRY LAND WAS GOOD ENOUGH FOR ME BUT I'D NEVER STEP ABOARD ANOTHER BOAT AS LONG AS I LIVED IF HOWEVER NOW THAT I AM HERE I CAN GIVE YOU THE BENEFIT OF MY NAUTICAL EXPERIENCE YOU ARE ALL PERFECTLY WELCOME TO IT I'M SURE WE'RE VERY MUCH OBLIGED FOR THE OFFER SAID PORTIA BUT IN THE EMERGENCY WHICH HAS ARISEN WE CANNOT SAY HOW MUCH OBLIGED WE ARE UNTIL WE KNOW WHAT YOUR EXPERIENCE AMOUNTED TO BEFORE RELYING UPON YOU WE OUGHT TO KNOW HOW FAR THAT RELIANCE CAN GO NOT THAT I LACK CONFIDENCE IN YOU MY DEAR MADAM BUT THAT IN AN HOUR OF PERIL ONE MUST TAKE CARE TO RELY UPON THE OAK NOT UPON THE REED THE POINT IS PROPERLY TAKEN SAID ELIZABETH AND I WISH TO SAY HERE THAT I AM EASIER IN MY MIND WHEN I REALIZE THAT WE HAVE WITH US SO LEVEL HEADED A PERSON AS THE LADY WHO HAS JUST SPOKEN SHE HAS SPOKEN TRULY AND TO THE POINT IF I WERE TO BECOME QUEEN I SHOULD MAKE HER MY ATTORNEY GENERAL WE MUST NOT GO AHEAD IMPULSIVELY BUT LOOK AT ALL THINGS IN A CALM JUDICIAL MANNER
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