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Page 118
... stand when the watches were mustered on deck . Talk of gam- bling ! " He dropped the reminiscent tone to add the in- formation , " I was bred to the sea from a boy , you know . " Schomberg had fallen into a reverie , but without losing ...
... stand when the watches were mustered on deck . Talk of gam- bling ! " He dropped the reminiscent tone to add the in- formation , " I was bred to the sea from a boy , you know . " Schomberg had fallen into a reverie , but without losing ...
Page 120
... stand them . Or maybe in a flash bar . Or maybe in one of them grand clubs in Pall Mall . Anyway the agent netted him in all right - cash down , and only about four and twenty hours for him to get ready ; but he didn't miss his ship ...
... stand them . Or maybe in a flash bar . Or maybe in one of them grand clubs in Pall Mall . Anyway the agent netted him in all right - cash down , and only about four and twenty hours for him to get ready ; but he didn't miss his ship ...
Page 122
... standing drinks to chums - ay , and to strangers , too . I would watch them lifting their elbows at my expense , or splitting their sides at my fun - I can be funny when I like , you bet ! " A pause for self - complacent contemplation ...
... standing drinks to chums - ay , and to strangers , too . I would watch them lifting their elbows at my expense , or splitting their sides at my fun - I can be funny when I like , you bet ! " A pause for self - complacent contemplation ...
Page 131
... standing by , trying the edge of another long knife . They thought we were away on our look - out at the mouth of the river , as was usual with us during the day . Not that we ex- pected to see much of the schooner , but it was just as ...
... standing by , trying the edge of another long knife . They thought we were away on our look - out at the mouth of the river , as was usual with us during the day . Not that we ex- pected to see much of the schooner , but it was just as ...
Page 132
... stand watch at night , turn about , and keep our eyes skinned all day , too , and mind we don't get jumped upon suddenly . ' " It's perfectly intolerable , ' says the governor . ' And you with no weapon of any sort ! ' " I mean to stick ...
... stand watch at night , turn about , and keep our eyes skinned all day , too , and mind we don't get jumped upon suddenly . ' " It's perfectly intolerable , ' says the governor . ' And you with no weapon of any sort ! ' " I mean to stick ...
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