Mr. Meeson's Will: A NovelHarper, 1888 - 270 Seiten |
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... sail as well as steam ; and when she has a strong wind like this abaft , it would have to be something very quick that would catch her . I believe that we have been running over seventeen knots an hour ever since midnight . I hope to ...
... sail as well as steam ; and when she has a strong wind like this abaft , it would have to be something very quick that would catch her . I believe that we have been running over seventeen knots an hour ever since midnight . I hope to ...
Seite 94
... sail up as the little boat could carry in the stiff breeze , and ran nearly due east before the steady westerly wind . All day long they ran across the misty ocean , the little boat behaving splendidly , with- out sighting any living ...
... sail up as the little boat could carry in the stiff breeze , and ran nearly due east before the steady westerly wind . All day long they ran across the misty ocean , the little boat behaving splendidly , with- out sighting any living ...
Seite 95
... sail considerably , only leav- ing enough canvas up to keep the boat ahead of the sea . Somehow the long night wore away . Augusta scarcely closed her eyes ; but little Dick slept like a top upon her bosom , sheltered by her arms and ...
... sail considerably , only leav- ing enough canvas up to keep the boat ahead of the sea . Somehow the long night wore away . Augusta scarcely closed her eyes ; but little Dick slept like a top upon her bosom , sheltered by her arms and ...
Seite 97
... sail was lowered , and , getting out the oars , the two sailors rowed the boat into a little natural harbor that opened out of the main creek , and in ten minutes her occu- pants were once more stretching their legs upon dry land ; that ...
... sail was lowered , and , getting out the oars , the two sailors rowed the boat into a little natural harbor that opened out of the main creek , and in ten minutes her occu- pants were once more stretching their legs upon dry land ; that ...
Seite 99
... sail- ors went out and returned with as many birds ' eggs- mostly penguin - as they could carry in their hats ... sails ; and Augusta , feeling quite worn out with solitude and the press- ure MR . MEESON'S WILL . 99.
... sail- ors went out and returned with as many birds ' eggs- mostly penguin - as they could carry in their hats ... sails ; and Augusta , feeling quite worn out with solitude and the press- ure MR . MEESON'S WILL . 99.
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00 Cloth answered Augusta asked attorney-general Augusta Smithers beautiful Birmingham boat bowed captain child clerk client counsel course court dear document door Eustace Meeson evidence executed eyes face feeling Fiddlestick fishbone fortune gentleman girl gusta hand Hanover Square head heart hundred Illustrated James Short Jeannie Jemima's Vow John Short Jonathan Meeson Kangaroo Kerguelen Land Lady Holmhurst learned little Dick little Jeannie living looked Lord Holmhurst lordship low dress married matter mind Miss Smithers never once Paper 15 Paper 20 8vo Paper 8vo plaintiff Ponta Delgada poor pounds Probate publish rose round rush sail sailors ship shoulders shouted sigh sight sitting solicitor stood story suddenly suppose sure tattooed tell testator thing thought tion Todd told Tombey took turned uncle WAVERLEY NOVELS witness woman wonder young lady Zealand