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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1898 edition. Excerpt: ...to be married to a cousin of mine who lives at that place, and the road there by way of Cuba threatens so long a delay, that besides the secret grieving of the lady over her prolonged separation from her sweetheart--and you, Mr. Mole, as an English sailor, will understand her feelings--there is the worry of my cousin to be considered. He will think the ship lost; he may fancy me false to my trust perhaps.' He waited a little before answering, ana then said very civilly, 'I can quite onderstand yours and the lady's feelings. We're all sorry for ye both, I assure you; but we don't mean to let Charles swing: we don't intend to put ourselves in the way of the law, ana so, as you've been already given plain to onderstand, Mr. Musgrave, there mustn't be, and there won't be, no speaking of ships. 'Sides, ' he continued, with a sudden rounding upon me, so to speak, in his manner, 'supposing the hands consented to your transshipping yourselves, ain't it a million to one that the vessel wouldn toe bound to-Rio, or anywheres near it In that case, ' he added with a laugh, which he instantly checked, 'you're as well off here: for Cuba's nearer to Rio than the Cape o Good Hope or the Indies 'ud be, and for all you know, the ship you enter might be bound to them parts, or further off still--to Chiney or New Zealand.' Spite of his civil manner, I judged there was little more to come from a chat with him than ill-temper on his side and increased mortification and anxiety on mine, so telling him that the course to be steered throughout the night was the course we had been heading all day, I went below to join Miss Grant I told her what Mole had said, and we sat talking till about nine o'clock; and then observing her to look very weary, for she had slept but little...
| ISBN-13 | 9781155030524 |
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| ISBN-10 | 1155030524 |
| Weight | 0.37 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.25 In |
| List Price | $25.23 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 104 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2010-03-01 |
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