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Around that rounded rocky promontory where the
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triangular sail , and to the judge's frightened eyes , so
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close to the rocks that it would be dashed
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white spray could be seen flying across the distance
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with part of that howling northwest gale .
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What does time mean when weighed against the life of
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" That boy ! That damned fool boy ! What does he mean
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two human beings ? " Not until he was certain that the
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by trying to come home now , even if he did promise ?
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empty his lungs of stifling air and refill them
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being flung against the huge boulders did the judge
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yawl had rounded the rocky point instead of
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yawl recover .
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weather side of that pier ! He 'll wreck ! "
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black eyes showing any emotion . With a
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stay rope fastened , Bill made the
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Willie Kim was speechless , only his slant
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" My God ! " the judge cried out . " The boy
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is going to try to make a landing on the
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quick shift of tiller , and at the same time
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jibbing the boom to which he had the
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corner of the pier by inches , and
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It seemed to the frightened judge
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same time dropping the small sheet
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of wet canvas , Bill cleared the
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with the tiller still hard over , brought
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the tiller hard over and at the
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as though his son would actually
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shoot the craft in under the outer
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end of the wharf . But by pressing
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the yawl up against the waves
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everything , when he wants to . "
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that were a little unsteady , they
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He plenty smart though . " As they
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reached the pier , the judge on legs
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hip as I ever saw . That boy of
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" that was as pretty a piece of seamans-
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play in damn fine luck this time .
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pier , leading the yawl toward
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" 3Naw , " disputed Willie . 3" Just
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" Willie , " the judge said huskily ,
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found Bueno Buck , now on the
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mine seems to know how to do
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" Hello , Dad ! " Bill called . " I hope you
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water in her . I wouldn't be
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drag the boat ashore and turn
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speed records on the way in .
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surprised if we broke all
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Yes sir , I am slightly wet , and
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weren't worried . We 're going to
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had more clothes on . "
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Buck would be wetter if he
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her over . She has a foot of
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inches . Maybe big one four feet ,
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man at catch 'em than Injun , Judge .
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dragged out but before it was turned
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pushing at the stern , the yawl was soon
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over Bueno Buck reached into the foot
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huh ? "
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You look . Little one more as fifteen
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of water , tossed out a string of silvery
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With four doing the job and the waves
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lake trout and said - 3" Bill , he 's better
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few moments later the yawl was upside
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exclaimed the judge . " Toss them on the grass
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down , exposing its shallow keel .
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" By George , that is a beautiful string of fish ! "
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and then we 'll all get hold and heave . " A
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with tears . " It 's so unfair , " she said .
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Bertram's face was grim . " You think it was the Snort ,
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don't you ? " John gave a short laugh . " I did , " he
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said ; " but I 'd better stop thinking that now .
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Pericles is fitted with an identically similar one . "
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" So there you are , my dear . " Peggy 's eyes filled
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in sharing his discomfort with Peggy .
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sick . Just because he 's an Honourable he can do
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" That little beast Robbie Munyard spent six
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him ? " John didn't answer . There was no point
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what he likes . Anyway , why pick on you to succeed
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dockyard and now that she 's ready for sea he goes
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months ashore while Pericles was refitting in the
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bombs during the last war . Having deposited his
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went in search of a drink . The lower bar was
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empty , save for the lady known by all habitue
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interest to The George , unhappily destroyed by German
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baggage and unpacked his overnight-bag he
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So he put up for the night at The Admiral's Head , that
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famous Portsmouth hostelry , second only in historic
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man who was staring moodily into a gin
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*?2s as ' Seaweed ' , and a youngish , sharp-eyed
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and tonic .
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of the hotel . She greeted John , however , with less
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than her usual cordiality and flashed a warning
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memory was good , so was this stranger's .
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of the bar was not 6persona grata . If her
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Seaweed's memory was prodigious ; her manner
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" You 're Commander Winter , " he said . " Have a
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must have been worth a great deal to the proprietors
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glance at him . Evidently the other occupant
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gin ? " He turned to Seaweed -
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