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I gave him beans , I my firm belief that's what tell you . they'll try to do . And as for " And then , when I'd quite getting hold of this ship - it's It and they know it . And if you were in their place , what would you do ?
I gave him beans , I my firm belief that's what tell you . they'll try to do . And as for " And then , when I'd quite getting hold of this ship - it's It and they know it . And if you were in their place , what would you do ?
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That gave us 270 miles to go , and meant arriving about three o'clock the next afternoon . This wouldn't do , and I saw I'd have to slow the ship up if I was to carry out my part of the bargain and get her in after dark .
That gave us 270 miles to go , and meant arriving about three o'clock the next afternoon . This wouldn't do , and I saw I'd have to slow the ship up if I was to carry out my part of the bargain and get her in after dark .
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So you can understand when that young officer of mine came running up the bridge ladder singing out he'd got bottom at eight fathoms , it gave me the deuce of a start . We'd been set to the devil and gone off our course , and there was ...
So you can understand when that young officer of mine came running up the bridge ladder singing out he'd got bottom at eight fathoms , it gave me the deuce of a start . We'd been set to the devil and gone off our course , and there was ...
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The captive officers , including the Captains of merchantmen , amounted to nine in number . The Commodore then called upon us , and gave Conn and myself £ 25 22 The Perilous Adventures and Vicissitudes of a [ Jan.
The captive officers , including the Captains of merchantmen , amounted to nine in number . The Commodore then called upon us , and gave Conn and myself £ 25 22 The Perilous Adventures and Vicissitudes of a [ Jan.
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The noise he made gave us some appre- hension , especially as he con- tinued barking furiously till the whole household at the farm was astir . They did not appear to discover the cause of his excitement , and he there- fore got a ...
The noise he made gave us some appre- hension , especially as he con- tinued barking furiously till the whole household at the farm was astir . They did not appear to discover the cause of his excitement , and he there- fore got a ...
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