[87] ]At this touch of the real thing, the Lithia’s passengers perked up considerably, and the yell that greeted the sign sounded like a dog being run over by a Mercedes.
Here endeth the fourth day of the cruise.
[88] ]Quoth the Red Raven:
“Nevermore!”
OMAR ON THE WAGON[89] ]
I.
Before the last hour of the Old Year died,
Methought a voice without the Tavern cried:
“Oh, cut it out, Khayyam; there’s nothing in’t.
The Water Wagon waits you. Take a ride!”