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As a rule, I never asked him if it were convenient for him or not to follow me in my travels; but this time the expedition in question might be prolonged, and the enterprise might be hazardous in pursuit of an animal capable of sinking a frigate as easily as a nutshell. It all lies in a nutshell my dear; in a nutshell, take the Dodger's word for it. Straight down there," answered the little old woman, pointing to a tiny shadow, no bigger than a nutshell, floating on the sea. |
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