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Carlton Dawe. The Voyage Of The "Pulo Way"
The Voyage Of The "Pulo Way"
Table of Contents
Chapter 1 Captain Macshiel Dislikes Passengers
Chapter 2 Shipmates
Chapter 3 Uncertainty
Chapter 4 Whither Sailing?
Chapter 5 The Mystery Increases
Chapter 6 Luiz The Portugee
Chapter 7 Piracy On The High Seas
Chapter 8 The Last Of The Liner
Chapter 9 Our Lady Of The Sea
Chapter 10 A Cause Of Alarm
Chapter 11 The Uses Of Telegraphy
Chapter 12 Various Preparations
Chapter 13 War Clouds
Chapter 14 The Attack On The Wheel-House
Chapter 15 Captain And Mate
Chapter 16 The Passing Of Macshiel
Chapter 17 A Parley
Chapter 18 Breakers
Chapter 19 Savages
Chapter 20 Shoulder To Shoulder
Chapter 21 Port At Last
THE END
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Carlton Dawe
Published by Good Press, 2021
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The captain’s words, too, seemed rather ominous; for when a man who has journeyed half-way through middle life comes to the conclusion that honesty is a decrepit superstition, there must be something radically wrong with the world—or with the individual. There was likewise a passionate regret in the man’s voice—a tone which by no possible process could be misinterpreted. It was genuine; the real regret of a man who has lost certain golden opportunities. Naturally, I could not then know the real state of his mind; and, truth to tell, his conversation did not particularly impress me. Yet I fancied I was not without an inkling of his inner thoughts. That the man rankled with envy was apparent; that he was grimly desperate was equally obvious. I thought, too, of his strange whispering with the big Chinaman, and wondered if he had a reason for not referring to it.
Yes, it’s all clear enough now—a sort of let me see the numbers go up and I’ll give you the name of the winner. At the time I laughed somewhat at the splutterings of the disappointed mariner; after that I forgot all about him as I listened to the sea and thought of my future.
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