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Portia was the first to realize the extent of the catastrophe, and in a short while chairs and life preservers and tables—everything that could float—had been tossed into the sea to the struggling immortals therein. PORTIA WAS THE FIRST TO REALIZE THE EXTENT OF THE CATASTROPHE AND IN A SHORT WHILE CHAIRS AND LIFE PRESERVERS AND TABLES EVERYTHING THAT COULD FLOAT HAD BEEN TOSSED INTO THE SEA TO THE STRUGGLING IMMORTALS THEREIN
hildren, be reasonable, and don’t worry me. I’ve had a very hard day of it, and I feel my responsibilities keenly. Just let me manage, and we’ll come out all right. I’ve had more experience than any of you, and if—” A terrible crash interrupted the old lady’s remarks. The House-boat shivered and shook, careened way to one side, and as quickly righted and stood still. A mad rush up the gangway followed, and in a moment a hundred and eighty-three pale-faced, trembling women stood upon the deck, gazing with horror at a great helpless hulk ten feet to the rear, fastened by broken ropes and odd pieces of rigging to the stern-posts of the House-boat, sinking slowly but surely into the sea. It was the _Gehenna_! [Picture: A great helpless hulk ten feet to the rear] The House-boat had run her down and her last hour had come, but, thanks to the stanchness of her build and wonderful beam, the floating club-house had withstood the shock of the impact and now rode the waters as gracefully as ever. SES WE HAVEN'T ANY PLACE TO STEER TO YET WE DON'T KNOW WHERE WE ARE GOING NOW MY DEAR CHILDREN BE REASONABLE AND DON'T WORRY ME I'VE HAD A VERY HARD DAY OF IT AND I FEEL MY RESPONSIBILITIES KEENLY JUST LET ME MANAGE HIM WILL COME OUT ALL RIGHT I'VE HAD MORE EXPERIENCE THAN ANY OF YOU AND IF A TERRIBLE CRASH INTERRUPTED THE OLD LADY'S REMARKS THE HOUSEBOAT SHIVERED AND SHOOK CAREEN WAY TO ONE SIDE AND AS QUICKLY RIGHTED AND STOOD STILL A MAD RUSH UP THE GANGWAY FOLLOWED AND IN A MOMENT A HUNDRED AND EIGHTY THREE PALE FACED TREMBLING WOMEN STOOD UPON THE DECK GAZING WITH HORROR AT A GREAT HELPLESS HELP TEN FEET TO THE REAR FASTENED BY BROKEN ROPES AND ODD PIECES OF RIGGING TO THE STERNPOSTS OF THE HOUSEBOAT SINKING SLOWLY BUT SURELY INTO THE SEA IT WAS THE GEHENNA THE HOUSEBOAT HAD RUN HER DOWN AND HER LAST HOUR HAD COME BUT THANKS TO THE STANCHNESS OF HER BUILD AND WONDERFUL BEAM THE FLOATING CLUB HOUSE HAD WITHSTOOD THE SHOCK OF THE IMPACT AND NOW ROWED THE WATERS AS GRACEFULLY AS EVER
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