Story of the Day: Thusly is Not a Word
It is so dreadfully easy to discompose Bartleby Crulge. As a librarian and scientist extraordinaire, he cannot but take everything seriously, and the best way to get him to do exactly what you want is to purposely make a mistake and wait for him to fall into the trap of correcting you : = Brogan pulled the hatch open, and Bartleby was launched into the air. He saved himself from hitting the railing by careening into the side of the hull, and with a whip of his robes, he rolled back over the hatch before Brogan could lift it up. “How dare you making a japingstock of me!” Bartleby cried,flailing his arms. “Mutiny! Mutiny, captain!” “There is no mutiny here, my old friend,” said Danaco, “excepting that which is being committed by a certain scientist who refuses to give his captain his own glass when he asks.” ...