The sailing master watched me for a space. He was afraid of my youth, feared that I lacked the strength and the nerve. But when he saw me successfully wrestle the schooner through several bouts, he went below to breakfast. Fore and aft, all hands were... The Cruise of the Snark - Page 4by Jack London - 1911 - 340 pagesFull view - About this book
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...ultimately have been reported lost with all hands and no tidings. "I took the wheel. The sailing master watched me for a space. He was afraid of my youth,...and played out, I was relieved. But I had done it I With my own hands I had done the trick at the wheel and guided a hundred tons of wood and iron through... | |
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...all hands were below at breakfast. Had she broached to, not one of them would ever have reached 80 the deck. For forty minutes I stood there alone at...sweating and played out, I was relieved. But I had done it1 With my own 85 hands I had done my trick at the wheel and guided a hundred tons of wood and iron... | |
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