The frigate and the lugger, Volume 1T. C. Newby, 1861 |
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Admiral Admiral's Agatha anchor anxious Baronet berth Bill Saunders board the Victory boat British brother cabin Captain O'Loughlin Captain Timmins casket Charles Pole child Commander Commerce De Marseilles corvette craft crew dare daughter dear deck Diamond Duchesse de Coulancourt England English exclaimed eyes father fire fleet French frigate gale guns hand harbour head heard heart hero hour Howard Etherton Jean Plessis Jove knew Lady Etherton land Lieutenant Cooke Lieutenant O'Loughlin little girl little Mabel looking Lord Hood lugger Lyons Mabel Arden Madame Volney mamma Master Thornton masts midshipman Miss Arden Monsieur mother night Oscar de Bracy Patrick poor replied returned rigging Royalist sail sailor schooner ship shore shot side Sir Godfrey Etherton Sir Oscar Sir Sidney Smith solicitor Stanmore Surveillante tell thought tion took Toulon town turned vessel whilst William Thornton wind young lady
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Page 170 - I got out of the town somehow, for I had never been out of it before, greatly tempted to stop and look at the fine shops, all lighting up so gaily, but I was resolved to get into the country. I knew nothing of the locality, had no idea where I was going or what I was going to do ; the only thing that occupied my mind was, that a shoemaker I would not be.
Page 221 - There is no occasion for your following the Law any more, but more of this when I have the pleasure of seeing you, which I hope will be in twelve or fourteen months.
Page 151 - We shall gain some hours, and in that time get up our jury-masts; this nor'-wester is only a squall after the deluge of rain. I was down with our poor passengers, who were terribly frightened by the firing; in truth, they have had a poor time of it since we started.