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Page 194
By midnight the wind had increased to such a gale that I had to turn out both watches to take in the jib and ... When I went forward to wake Ropes , the fat little Manihikian refused to get up , saying that this was his watch below .
By midnight the wind had increased to such a gale that I had to turn out both watches to take in the jib and ... When I went forward to wake Ropes , the fat little Manihikian refused to get up , saying that this was his watch below .
Page 369
In order to keep both watches working all day , the Captain has decided to give them the entire night below , and he and I are standing watch and watch alone tonight . The wheel has been lashed since early this morning , and we find ...
In order to keep both watches working all day , the Captain has decided to give them the entire night below , and he and I are standing watch and watch alone tonight . The wheel has been lashed since early this morning , and we find ...
Page 374
It is my watch below . I lie back in my berth , listening to the rain pouring on the cabin top , the high - pitched sustained screaming of the wind . At every lurch of the ship I feel my heart jump and my muscles become tense ; I cannot ...
It is my watch below . I lie back in my berth , listening to the rain pouring on the cabin top , the high - pitched sustained screaming of the wind . At every lurch of the ship I feel my heart jump and my muscles become tense ; I cannot ...
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CALIFORNIA | 1 |
Polands Tenth Birthday Charlotte Kellogg | 3 |
1914 E | 13 |
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