We had to shift our ballast half a dozen times a day to keep the boat from travelling on her beam ends, the elephants moved about so much; and when we came to the question of provender, it took up about nine-tenths of our hold to store hay and peanuts enough to keep them alive and good-tempered.

On the whole, I think it's rather late in the day, considering the trouble I took to save anything but myself and my family, to be criticised as I now am.

You ought to be much obliged to me for saving any animals at all.

Most people in my position would have built a yacht for themselves and family, and let everything else slide." "That is quite true," observed Raleigh, with a pacificatory nod at Noah.
"You were eminently unselfish, and while, with Mr.Barnum, I exceedingly regret that the Saurians and Therii and other tribes were left on the pier when you sailed, I nevertheless think that you showed most excellent judgment at the time." "He was the only man who had any at all, for that matter," suggested Shem, "and it required all his courage to show it.

Everybody was guying him.