The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 146Atlantic Monthly Company, 1930 |
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... sail . The trip had been extremely hazardous . That was McLeod's fault : he was fear- less to the point of foolhardiness . I met him several times after that ; once in Tahiti and twice at his trading station . The last meeting was three ...
... sail . The trip had been extremely hazardous . That was McLeod's fault : he was fear- less to the point of foolhardiness . I met him several times after that ; once in Tahiti and twice at his trading station . The last meeting was three ...
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... sailing from the South Seas to San Francisco follow the old monk's precedent . They do not hope to sail within four points of their true course ; and even the compass is of little use , for the course is ' full and by the wind ' for ...
... sailing from the South Seas to San Francisco follow the old monk's precedent . They do not hope to sail within four points of their true course ; and even the compass is of little use , for the course is ' full and by the wind ' for ...
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... sail . ' If we lower sail , ' he said , ' we shall not be able to hoist it again , and we'll just wallow out here until we are all dead men . And by carrying our sail we may be dismasted , which will also mean the end of us ; but if the ...
... sail . ' If we lower sail , ' he said , ' we shall not be able to hoist it again , and we'll just wallow out here until we are all dead men . And by carrying our sail we may be dismasted , which will also mean the end of us ; but if the ...
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