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... talk of nothing else but of what Charley was going to see , and of what he was going to do ; and I never ceased trying to persuade my grand- mother and aunt to let me go and be a sailor also . Poor things , I little thought of the grief ...
... talk of nothing else but of what Charley was going to see , and of what he was going to do ; and I never ceased trying to persuade my grand- mother and aunt to let me go and be a sailor also . Poor things , I little thought of the grief ...
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... talk- ing , but I said I was afraid I could not take ad- vantage of his offer , though I would try and get leave from my grandmother . " Leave from your grandmother ! " he exclaimed with a taunting laugh ; " take French leave from the ...
... talk- ing , but I said I was afraid I could not take ad- vantage of his offer , though I would try and get leave from my grandmother . " Leave from your grandmother ! " he exclaimed with a taunting laugh ; " take French leave from the ...
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... talk . The captain was the only person who kept up his spirits . Once more he rose from his seat , and stepped on to the after - thwart , holding on by the main- mast . I watched his eye as he cast it round the horizon . I saw it ...
... talk . The captain was the only person who kept up his spirits . Once more he rose from his seat , and stepped on to the after - thwart , holding on by the main- mast . I watched his eye as he cast it round the horizon . I saw it ...
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... talk of giving in like cowards ! Don't you know that there's ' a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft ' to take care of the life of poor Jack . That means that God Almighty watches over us , and will take care of those who trust in ...
... talk of giving in like cowards ! Don't you know that there's ' a sweet little cherub that sits up aloft ' to take care of the life of poor Jack . That means that God Almighty watches over us , and will take care of those who trust in ...
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... talk to me , and that he would find out all about it by and by . I was then carried below , and placed in a berth , and very kindly treated . In a few days I was sufficiently recovered to go on deck . I was glad to see old Cap- tain ...
... talk to me , and that he would find out all about it by and by . I was then carried below , and placed in a berth , and very kindly treated . In a few days I was sufficiently recovered to go on deck . I was glad to see old Cap- tain ...
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