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... months in the adverse monsoon . In Canton the ship might wait several months for the new season's teas to reach port , spend several more waiting her turn to be loaded , then sail sluggishly in the face of an unfavourable monsoon to the ...
... months in the adverse monsoon . In Canton the ship might wait several months for the new season's teas to reach port , spend several more waiting her turn to be loaded , then sail sluggishly in the face of an unfavourable monsoon to the ...
Page 127
... months before a ship sailing direct to London was willing to carry his wool ; the voyage might last five months the wool might lie in an English warehouse for months before being sold ; and the sheepowner might have to wait another five ...
... months before a ship sailing direct to London was willing to carry his wool ; the voyage might last five months the wool might lie in an English warehouse for months before being sold ; and the sheepowner might have to wait another five ...
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... months later three survivors from another wrecked ship were rescued . Two months later six castaways from the first of the wrecks were found ; they had been in the Auckland Islands for eighteen months and , unknown to them , two ships ...
... months later three survivors from another wrecked ship were rescued . Two months later six castaways from the first of the wrecks were found ; they had been in the Auckland Islands for eighteen months and , unknown to them , two ships ...
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