Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 239William Blackwood, 1936 - England |
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... captain gasped . " You must think yourself a devil of a sailor if you could save a ship from foundering , single - handed . " " Anyhow , I would have had the stokehold hatch battened down , sir . " What's that ? What do you mean ? Captain ...
... captain gasped . " You must think yourself a devil of a sailor if you could save a ship from foundering , single - handed . " " Anyhow , I would have had the stokehold hatch battened down , sir . " What's that ? What do you mean ? Captain ...
Page 412
... captain asked rather shyly . The consul smiled . " I'm afraid that would make it rather one - sided , captain , " he said . " We may not be strong in numbers , but we have some very useful per- formers here . I just missed a blue at ...
... captain asked rather shyly . The consul smiled . " I'm afraid that would make it rather one - sided , captain , " he said . " We may not be strong in numbers , but we have some very useful per- formers here . I just missed a blue at ...
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... captain's iron nerve ; instead , he thought that the captain was responsible for something akin to madness . Indeed it was more than madness ; it was criminal lunacy . Four bells were struck on the bridge by a quartermaster , and ...
... captain's iron nerve ; instead , he thought that the captain was responsible for something akin to madness . Indeed it was more than madness ; it was criminal lunacy . Four bells were struck on the bridge by a quartermaster , and ...
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A BACKWASH OF WAR BY MAJOR GEORGE BRUCE | 44 |
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