Scotland, Stories ofC. Scribner's sons, 1896 |
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... . There was not a moan in the hot breeze to disturb the wonderful ocean stillness , and you almost thought you caught the beating of the iron heart in her , and the curious monotonous songs which 16 THE ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE .
... . There was not a moan in the hot breeze to disturb the wonderful ocean stillness , and you almost thought you caught the beating of the iron heart in her , and the curious monotonous songs which 16 THE ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE .
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... thought is best shown by dreams . This may be so ; yet I cannot believe that thought was ever swifter in a dream than it was in me ere I came to the surface ; for in those few seconds I gathered exactly what had befallen me , THE ...
... thought is best shown by dreams . This may be so ; yet I cannot believe that thought was ever swifter in a dream than it was in me ere I came to the surface ; for in those few seconds I gathered exactly what had befallen me , THE ...
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... thoughts of the shark . I rose and fetched a breath , shook the water out of my eyes , and looked for the ship . She had been sliding along at the rate of about four knots an hour ; but had she been sailing at ten she could not seem to ...
... thoughts of the shark . I rose and fetched a breath , shook the water out of my eyes , and looked for the ship . She had been sliding along at the rate of about four knots an hour ; but had she been sailing at ten she could not seem to ...
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... thought of taking my bearings when I fell , and I , who lay south , was being sought for southwest . Time passed ; the boat never approached me within a quarter of a mile . They must instantly have heard me , could I have halloed ; but ...
... thought of taking my bearings when I fell , and I , who lay south , was being sought for southwest . Time passed ; the boat never approached me within a quarter of a mile . They must instantly have heard me , could I have halloed ; but ...
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... blue to the azure sky at the horizon , should be broken by the star - like shining of a sail . Happily , the wondrous incrusted bulk was at hand to draw my thoughts away from my hideous condition 28 THE ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE .
... blue to the azure sky at the horizon , should be broken by the star - like shining of a sail . Happily , the wondrous incrusted bulk was at hand to draw my thoughts away from my hideous condition 28 THE ADVENTURE OF A CHIEF MATE .
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