THREE:"That mode of calculation is called 'dead-reckoning,' and is quite simple, but it isn't very safe."
THREE:"Look here," he broke out, after a collected pause, "once and for all, who are you?"
THREE:You are rather late, he said.HOT-WATER SNAKE. HOT-WATER SNAKE.
TWO:"Your request is very natural and proper," he answered; "but there are several things to consider. Niagara has been described many times, and those who have never seen it can easily know about it from books and other accounts. Consequently what you would write about the Falls would be a repetition of much that has been written before, and even your personal impressions and experiences would not be far different from those of others. I advise you not to attempt anything of the kind, and, at[Pg 36] all events, not to stop here a day for that purpose. Spend the evening in writing brief letters home, but do not undertake a description of the Falls. If you want to stay a day in order to see more, we will stay, but otherwise we will go on."[Pg 98]
TWO: