Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 245William Blackwood, 1939 - England |
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... pilot till mid- night , when I decided to have some sleep . It was the chief officer who called me , so I knew it ... pilot's getting uneasy . He's talking about anchoring . " That was the last thing I wanted , for I was all keyed up for ...
... pilot till mid- night , when I decided to have some sleep . It was the chief officer who called me , so I knew it ... pilot's getting uneasy . He's talking about anchoring . " That was the last thing I wanted , for I was all keyed up for ...
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... pilot groaned . " It runs due east from Finn's Ledge . " The Adirondac was , of course , the giving - way vessel , but the schooner alone could save the situation by luffing up into the wind to let the steamer pass across her bow ...
... pilot groaned . " It runs due east from Finn's Ledge . " The Adirondac was , of course , the giving - way vessel , but the schooner alone could save the situation by luffing up into the wind to let the steamer pass across her bow ...
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On that voyage the Adirondac picked up her pilot before Cape Cod was sighted . He climbed to the bridge and produced a three - day - old news- paper . " Any news of the Spanish fleet , pilot ? " the captain asked eagerly . " Not a scrap ...
On that voyage the Adirondac picked up her pilot before Cape Cod was sighted . He climbed to the bridge and produced a three - day - old news- paper . " Any news of the Spanish fleet , pilot ? " the captain asked eagerly . " Not a scrap ...
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A CRUISE IN A SLAVER | 186 |
MOBILIZATION BY ISKANDER | 420 |
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