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The terms of the charter - party allowed them to - the ship , you see , and left me powerless to stop ' em . They fitted the after ' tween - decks solid with wooden bunks , and ran up four tiers of berths in Nos . 3 and 4 lower holds .
The terms of the charter - party allowed them to - the ship , you see , and left me powerless to stop ' em . They fitted the after ' tween - decks solid with wooden bunks , and ran up four tiers of berths in Nos . 3 and 4 lower holds .
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... and I felt rather nervous at the prospect of serving under him ; however , I have reason to think that he 1 He was killed in the Junon while beating off a boarding - party of the enemy in the action of 13th December 1809 , when the ...
... and I felt rather nervous at the prospect of serving under him ; however , I have reason to think that he 1 He was killed in the Junon while beating off a boarding - party of the enemy in the action of 13th December 1809 , when the ...
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At the first halt , after supper we proposed some mulled wine which was produced accord- ingly , and shared equally with the parties without distinction . And we passed to our beds after a cheerful and perhaps rather noisy entertainment ...
At the first halt , after supper we proposed some mulled wine which was produced accord- ingly , and shared equally with the parties without distinction . And we passed to our beds after a cheerful and perhaps rather noisy entertainment ...
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On being ac- quainted with our wishes he came out and told us that with every disposition to assist us it was not in his power to take more than one of the party under his care . " You are all strangers to me , gentle- men ...
On being ac- quainted with our wishes he came out and told us that with every disposition to assist us it was not in his power to take more than one of the party under his care . " You are all strangers to me , gentle- men ...
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The stout party , ignorant of his companion's mishap , quickly emulated his example , but not being an expert in the art of gymnastics , he let the rope slide through his fingers and fell heavily to the ground , breaking his thigh in ...
The stout party , ignorant of his companion's mishap , quickly emulated his example , but not being an expert in the art of gymnastics , he let the rope slide through his fingers and fell heavily to the ground , breaking his thigh in ...
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