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... safe to be laid on me , " continued the captain , following out his own thoughts rather than replying to his companion's observations . " No , we must go on . But then , where are we to pick up any fresh hands ? " " We shall be off the ...
... safe to be laid on me , " continued the captain , following out his own thoughts rather than replying to his companion's observations . " No , we must go on . But then , where are we to pick up any fresh hands ? " " We shall be off the ...
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... safe from them , anyhow . " " You're right there , I expect , Jennings , " said the skipper , relaxing for the first time into a grim smile . " Well , then , shape the ship's course for the Cape Verdes , and , mind you , keep the matter ...
... safe from them , anyhow . " " You're right there , I expect , Jennings , " said the skipper , relaxing for the first time into a grim smile . " Well , then , shape the ship's course for the Cape Verdes , and , mind you , keep the matter ...
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... safe to find out lots of fun for ourselves . It would be jolly fun , in itself , to be walking on hard ground again , instead of these everlasting planks . I suppose , as these islands belong to the Portuguese , and we've no quarrel ...
... safe to find out lots of fun for ourselves . It would be jolly fun , in itself , to be walking on hard ground again , instead of these everlasting planks . I suppose , as these islands belong to the Portuguese , and we've no quarrel ...
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... safe for us to show ourselves , come down , and whistle a bar or two of one of your tunes , and I'll creep out to you . But I hope we shan't be kept very long , or we shall run a risk of being starved , though we have got some grub in ...
... safe for us to show ourselves , come down , and whistle a bar or two of one of your tunes , and I'll creep out to you . But I hope we shan't be kept very long , or we shall run a risk of being starved , though we have got some grub in ...
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... safe , Mr. Frank - at least I hope so . Look here . You remember them foreign chaps as he brought aboard at Porto Prayo ? It was all a lie they told the cap'en , about their ship having been lost . They were part of a crew of pirates ...
... safe , Mr. Frank - at least I hope so . Look here . You remember them foreign chaps as he brought aboard at Porto Prayo ? It was all a lie they told the cap'en , about their ship having been lost . They were part of a crew of pirates ...
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Hair-Breadth Escapes: The Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa H. C. Adams No preview available - 2022 |
Hair-Breadth Escapes: Or the Adventures of Three Boys in South Africa (1877) Henry Cadwallader Adams No preview available - 2008 |
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