Reader's Companion: A Personal Anthology Selected for Re-readability from the Writers of 2000 Years for the Reader of TodayLouis Kronenberger |
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Page 345
... captain of her , and his brother John was first clerk ; and it was his first trip in her , too ; Tom Jones told me these things a week afterward in New Orleans ; he was first mate of the Sunflower . Captain Hardy stuck a nail in his ...
... captain of her , and his brother John was first clerk ; and it was his first trip in her , too ; Tom Jones told me these things a week afterward in New Orleans ; he was first mate of the Sunflower . Captain Hardy stuck a nail in his ...
Page 356
... captain agreeing not to divulge the secret and so bring down the contempt of all the guild upon the poor fellow . But the boat was not more than a day out of New Orleans before Stephen discovered that the captain was boasting of his ...
... captain agreeing not to divulge the secret and so bring down the contempt of all the guild upon the poor fellow . But the boat was not more than a day out of New Orleans before Stephen discovered that the captain was boasting of his ...
Page 363
... captain . We cannot meddle in your private affairs . " The captain stormed , but to no purpose . In the end he had to discharge S. , pay him about a thousand dol- lars , and take an association pilot in his place . The laugh was ...
... captain . We cannot meddle in your private affairs . " The captain stormed , but to no purpose . In the end he had to discharge S. , pay him about a thousand dol- lars , and take an association pilot in his place . The laugh was ...
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THE DEATH OF SOCRATES | 1 |
ON THE CONVERSATION OF AUTHORS | 15 |
SELECTIONS from | 32 |
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