Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 251, Issue 1519William Blackwood, 1942 |
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Page 307
... deck . There was a fairly steep swell , and it bumped us heavily against the ship's side in spite of the efforts of the boat's crew and the beefiest passengers to fend us off , and at each bump we shipped water over the gunwales , for ...
... deck . There was a fairly steep swell , and it bumped us heavily against the ship's side in spite of the efforts of the boat's crew and the beefiest passengers to fend us off , and at each bump we shipped water over the gunwales , for ...
Page 308
... deck we found their passengers , looking like a flock of bedraggled and disconsolate birds in the grey blankets that had been issued to them . We made a big crowd , but the tale was by no means complete . Others were still coming over ...
... deck we found their passengers , looking like a flock of bedraggled and disconsolate birds in the grey blankets that had been issued to them . We made a big crowd , but the tale was by no means complete . Others were still coming over ...
Page 312
... deck or hatch and sleep in the warm afternoon sun with our life - jackets under our heads . Ex- cept for one memorable occasion when the cooks stood us a treat , supper , at 6.30 , was the same as breakfast , bully ' sandwiches ' and ...
... deck or hatch and sleep in the warm afternoon sun with our life - jackets under our heads . Ex- cept for one memorable occasion when the cooks stood us a treat , supper , at 6.30 , was the same as breakfast , bully ' sandwiches ' and ...
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