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The Pursuit of the House-Boat by John Kendrick Bangs
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"I shall never yield to anything so undignified as seasickness, let
me tell you that," retorted Xanthippe. "Furthermore, the proverb is
not as the lady has quoted it. 'People who live in glass houses
should not throw stones' is the proper version."

"I was not quoting," returned Mrs. Noah, calmly. "When I said that
people who live in glass houses should not throw dice, I meant
precisely what I said. People who live in glass houses should not
take chances. In assuming with such vainglorious positiveness that
she will not be seasick, the lady who has just spoken is giving
tremendous odds, as the boys used to say on the Ark when we gathered
about the table at night and began to make small wagers on the day's
run."

"I think we had better suspend this discussion," suggested Cleopatra.
"It is of no immediate interest to any one but Ophelia, and I fancy
she does not care to dwell upon it at any great length. It is more
important that we should decide upon our future course of action. In
the first place, the question is who these people up on deck are. If
they are the members of the club, we are all right. They will give
us our scare, and land us safely again at the pier. In that event it
is our womanly duty to manifest no concern, and to seem to be aware
of nothing unusual in the proceeding. It would never do to let them
think that their joke has been a good one. If, on the other hand, as
I fear, we are the victims of some horde of ruffians, who have
pounced upon us unawares, and are going into the business of
abduction on a wholesale basis, we must meet treachery with
treachery, strategy with strategy. I, for one, am perfectly willing
to make every man on board walk the plank; having confidence in the
seawomanship of Mrs. Noah and her ability to steer us into port."
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