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Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: CHAPTER III. MY TYRANT STEPS UPON THE STAGE. THE sportsman had a horse and carriage, with a driver, near the light house. He called the man, and directed him to tell the landlord of the Sherman House that he should not return that night. I shoved the boat off and stood out into the lake. As there was no mark ahead for me to steer by, I got out the compass, and headed the Lakebird to the northeast. . I was curious to know who and what my passenger was; but I knew better than to ask him any questions on these subjects. As the boat went off, he busied himself in looking over the craft; and I could not help seeing that he was pleased with her. By Jove she is the bulliest boat I ever saw- in England or America he exclaimed, when he had examined the interior of the standing room, and walked up on the forward deck. (3) Won't you look into the cuddy ? I asked, delighted with the praise he bestowed upon the boat. . What's that? he inquired; and I saw that he was not a boatman. The little cabin forward. Open the doors; 'they are not locked. He looked into the cuddy, and then he crawled in, and seated himself on one of the berths. Well, now; this is got up in fine style he exclaimed. I wouldn't mind living a week or two in this bit of a vessel. You might be in a worse place. And for fishing and shooting, I couldn't well be in a better place. Do you sail a boat yourself, sir? I asked, wishing to get at him a little better. No, I know nothing at all about boats, except that I can tell what pleases me, he replied, coming out of the cuddy, and taking his place on the cushioned seat opposite me. And you steer her with a wheel just like those of the steamers on the Rhine. It is the only craft. I ever saw with a horizontal w...
| ISBN-13 | 9780217527200 |
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| ISBN-10 | 0217527205 |
| Weight | 0.59 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.41 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 176 pages |
| Publisher | |
| Published On | 2009-08-01 |
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