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When grandfather bought the ship her name was Mazeppa , but he found out that Mazeppa was a naked man on a horse , and changed the name to Zephyr . ... The trade's gone now , along with the sailing ships and loyalty and good manners .
When grandfather bought the ship her name was Mazeppa , but he found out that Mazeppa was a naked man on a horse , and changed the name to Zephyr . ... The trade's gone now , along with the sailing ships and loyalty and good manners .
Page 410
I am not at all concerned with the preference of one of my seamen for the ship's final port of discharge , " Captain Baker said drily . " That will do . " " Just a moment , captain . I have a business proposition to put before you ...
I am not at all concerned with the preference of one of my seamen for the ship's final port of discharge , " Captain Baker said drily . " That will do . " " Just a moment , captain . I have a business proposition to put before you ...
Page 429
Soon I must fall asleep , and then ... my own old training ship . and less than twenty yards away . I tried to shout , but my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth . Helpless in the next hollow , I was in mortal terror that the ...
Soon I must fall asleep , and then ... my own old training ship . and less than twenty yards away . I tried to shout , but my tongue was stuck to the roof of my mouth . Helpless in the next hollow , I was in mortal terror that the ...
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