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... perhaps to pro- tect it from the draught . Yet that widow had heard about sailors eating bank - notes between their bread and butter , and all the rest of the marvellous yarns at one time extant . There might be a chance here for number ...
... perhaps to pro- tect it from the draught . Yet that widow had heard about sailors eating bank - notes between their bread and butter , and all the rest of the marvellous yarns at one time extant . There might be a chance here for number ...
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... Perhaps I may tell you some day , but I really can't now , you know . " While all this had been occurring inside , those on the outside had not been idle . Harold and his father kept the sailors employed in answering questions ; the ...
... Perhaps I may tell you some day , but I really can't now , you know . " While all this had been occurring inside , those on the outside had not been idle . Harold and his father kept the sailors employed in answering questions ; the ...
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... be astonished when he sees Mr. Schneider and finds out who he is - perhaps the poor fellow will go back with me yet ; " and the fond father hoped it might be so . CHAPTER IV . WE have heard the sailor's opinions pretty HAROLD OVERDON . 39.
... be astonished when he sees Mr. Schneider and finds out who he is - perhaps the poor fellow will go back with me yet ; " and the fond father hoped it might be so . CHAPTER IV . WE have heard the sailor's opinions pretty HAROLD OVERDON . 39.
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... was kept most pertinaciously : perhaps the bigwigs almost hoped that some- thing might happen to her and all on board , and so clear them from just so many living reproaches as there happened to be officers on board , 40 HAROLD OVERDON .
... was kept most pertinaciously : perhaps the bigwigs almost hoped that some- thing might happen to her and all on board , and so clear them from just so many living reproaches as there happened to be officers on board , 40 HAROLD OVERDON .
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... perhaps the bigwigs at the Admiralty knew well enough , and so very properly kept him at it . Cloudy , dark , dismal weather and channel fogs were his especial delight ; for at such times with muffled oars he sneaked into har- bours ...
... perhaps the bigwigs at the Admiralty knew well enough , and so very properly kept him at it . Cloudy , dark , dismal weather and channel fogs were his especial delight ; for at such times with muffled oars he sneaked into har- bours ...
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anxious appeared arms arrived assuredly astonished beautiful became betimes bless boat Boodle Boodle's Bowden Brest brig brigantine Brilliant Captain Darby Carrol Castle CHAPTER Commander countenance daughter dear dear Ruth deck deuce duty Edgar Galbraith enemy English eyes father favour fear feelings fleet French frigate Genoa Glenelg hand handsome happened happy Harold Overdon head heart honour hope Jack Jack Bond Jarvis John Bond knew Lady Ruth lieutenant looked Lord Edgar Lordship managed Master Bond Merry Elms mind morning mother navy never night officer once party passed pirates Port Admiral Portsmouth position Post-captain present pretty quiet quietly remained round Royal Navy Ruby sail sailor Schneider Sextant ship shore Sir Gilbert Gascoigne Sir Jeremy sloop-of-war smiled soon sooner Squire stood strong sure Tallentire thing thought tion took turned understrapper vessel watch wish young
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