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... gang at Durban and take them to Ching - Wan - Tau . That's how I got the most infernal mob of toughs on record loaded on to me . I told you that at first , and you didn't believe it ; but , as I said , the explana- tion's simple .
... gang at Durban and take them to Ching - Wan - Tau . That's how I got the most infernal mob of toughs on record loaded on to me . I told you that at first , and you didn't believe it ; but , as I said , the explana- tion's simple .
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He told me some things that surprised me and made me feel mighty thoughtful . He said he mightn't know much about ships , but he did know how to handle coolies , and that if I thought we would ever get to Ching - Wan - Tau unless he put ...
He told me some things that surprised me and made me feel mighty thoughtful . He said he mightn't know much about ships , but he did know how to handle coolies , and that if I thought we would ever get to Ching - Wan - Tau unless he put ...
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That's only nine of us whites all told , not counting the Doc . , who's a half - caste Macao Portuguese , as far as I can make out , and not to be relied on . And you know better than I do what your Lascar crew is worth ; but I bet ...
That's only nine of us whites all told , not counting the Doc . , who's a half - caste Macao Portuguese , as far as I can make out , and not to be relied on . And you know better than I do what your Lascar crew is worth ; but I bet ...
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Things looked nasty for a bit , but when they burst out laughing at something he'd said , I knew Finch had man- aged to fix ' em . aged to fix ' em . He told me afterwards what the joke was . ' I told ' em , ' he says ...
Things looked nasty for a bit , but when they burst out laughing at something he'd said , I knew Finch had man- aged to fix ' em . aged to fix ' em . He told me afterwards what the joke was . ' I told ' em , ' he says ...
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I asked him again who he was and how he'd come by his English , and after a bit he went right ahead and told me his trouble . I can't remember his words , of course , but if you'll believe me , he talked better English than I do myself ...
I asked him again who he was and how he'd come by his English , and after a bit he went right ahead and told me his trouble . I can't remember his words , of course , but if you'll believe me , he talked better English than I do myself ...
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