Blackwood's Magazine, Volumen 222William Blackwood, 1927 |
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... captain and crew worked far into that night , and mean- while we held a council of war in the cabin . I was in favour of turning back to Puerto Barrios - that is , if we could get there - for I was satisfied that the craft was ...
... captain and crew worked far into that night , and mean- while we held a council of war in the cabin . I was in favour of turning back to Puerto Barrios - that is , if we could get there - for I was satisfied that the craft was ...
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... captain reported to Chatsworth . " Except the wind , " I sug- gested . 66 " " We dropped paper overboard to see if we were moving . The paper hovered all round us , and so we gave that experiment up . We spread ourselves out on deck and ...
... captain reported to Chatsworth . " Except the wind , " I sug- gested . 66 " " We dropped paper overboard to see if we were moving . The paper hovered all round us , and so we gave that experiment up . We spread ourselves out on deck and ...
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... captain was exhorting his crew to superhuman efforts . The storm , as these northers do , had descended upon us almost without warning , and we had been caught in full rig . This terrible danger threatened to overturn us . The sails ...
... captain was exhorting his crew to superhuman efforts . The storm , as these northers do , had descended upon us almost without warning , and we had been caught in full rig . This terrible danger threatened to overturn us . The sails ...
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... captain , whose voice echoed plaintively above the wind . " The land is close there to starboard ! " 22 But another wave envel- oped us , and I saw nothing . Where ? I shouted breath- lessly as I was recovering . " Starboard ! " I don't ...
... captain , whose voice echoed plaintively above the wind . " The land is close there to starboard ! " 22 But another wave envel- oped us , and I saw nothing . Where ? I shouted breath- lessly as I was recovering . " Starboard ! " I don't ...
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... captain , who also could not swim , floated in on a life - belt . He had been caught up in the anchor - chains , which I am told very nearly drowned him . We all collected together . It was good to be alive and feel mother earth again ...
... captain , who also could not swim , floated in on a life - belt . He had been caught up in the anchor - chains , which I am told very nearly drowned him . We all collected together . It was good to be alive and feel mother earth again ...
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