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He argued, cajoled, bullied, sweated for twentyfour hours a day and when in six months he had completed his task, we had seven depots, two in Arabia and five in Africa, complete with four factories, with enough concentrates on hand to feed the world for a year if the world had the means to pay, which it didnt and to operate for five.
"I beg your pardon?" said Elinor, quickly. "I didnt say anything." "I may be wrong; but I thought I heard you say 'Hang Lady Constance!." "Oh, Marmaduke!" cried Marian, affectedly. "How dare you speak so of your betrothed, sir?" "Who says she is my betrothed?" he said, turning on her angrily. "Why, everybody. Even Constance admits it."
And there was good chance of its being put to use before the Grass had got far beyond the Rhine. Now we were on the last lap, my interest in the progress of the scientific tests was such that I insisted upon being present at every field experiment. But of course I overruled her and didnt miss a single one of these fascinating if sometimes disappointing trials. I vividly recall the first one.
But I wasted no more thought on her, putting the whole episode of the Metamorphizer behind me, for I now had some liquid capital. It was true it didnt amount to much, but it existed, crinkled in my pocket, and I was sure with my experience and native ability I could turn the Daily Intelligencer's forty dollars into a much larger sum.
But this piece of bombast didnt hearten me. I had no desire to fight our way back inch by inch; I wanted at least a fragment of civilization salvaged. September 19: F has not been the only one to think of the high seas as a final refuge. The London office has been literally besieged by men of wealth eager to pay any price to charter one of our ships.
Gootes, unjointing disproportioned length carelessly against the sink to the peril of several jars of specimens, didnt reply. Instead he fluttered his arms and produced a halfdollar, apparently from Miss Francis' hair, which after exhibiting he prudently pocketed. "Tell me, Dr Francis " "Miss. Show me how you did that trick." "In a minute, Miss Francis. It's a honey, isnt it?
When I say no one, of course I mean no clearthinking person of vision with his feet on the ground who didnt go deliberately out of his way to look for the dark side of things. Naturally there were crackpots, as there always are, who opposed the use of the bomb for various untenable reasons, and among them I was not surprised to find Miss Francis.
Asked Mrs H whether or not it wasnt her function as a housekeeper to take care of such details. Mrs H very tart, said in normal times she was perfectly capable of handling the situation, but with everything going to pieces she didnt know whether to turn off K or the undergardener, or both, or neither.
Of course, as a good citizen, I didnt send American money abroad, content to purchase Rembrandts, Botticellis, Titians or El Grecos; or when I couldnt find masterpieces holding a stable price on the world market, to change my dollars into some of the gold from Fort Knox, now only a useless bulk of heavy metal. My first thought was Miss Francis.
Called in S and gave him a good goingover; said he was doing the best he could. Sighed for the good old days Tony Preblesham would never have shuffled like that. Shall I have to get a new steward and would he be any improvement? Very bored after dinner. Almost decided to start the book. Scribbled a few paragraphs they didnt sound too bad. Sleep on it.
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