The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea

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David W. Bone. The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea

The Brassbounder: A Tale of the Sea

Table of Contents

THE BRASSBOUNDER

I

THE 'BLUE PETER'

II

STEERSMANSHIP

III

THE WAY OF THE HALF-DECK

IV

THE 'DEAD HORSE'

V

'SEA PRICE'

VI

ROUNDING THE HORN

VII

A HOT CARGO

VIII

WORK!

IX

IN 'FRISCO TOWN

X

THE DIFFICULTY WITH THE 'TORREADOR'S'

XI

THE 'CONVALESCENT'

XII

ON THE SACRAMENTO

XIII

HOMEWARD

XIV

A TRICK AT THE WHEEL

XV

''OLY JOES'

XVI

EAST, HALF SOUTH

XVII

ADRIFT!

XVIII

"——AFTER FORTY YEAR!"

XIX

IN LITTLE 'SCOTLAND'

XX

UNDER THE FLAG

XXI

DOLDRUMS

XXII

ON SUNDAY

XXIII

A LANDFALL

XXIV

FALMOUTH FOR ORDERS

XXV

"T' WIND'ARD!"

XXVI

LIKE A MAN!

EPILOGUE

"1910"

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David W. Bone

Published by Good Press, 2021

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A wondrous cure!

At ten Collins relieved the wheel and we looked for the shift that old Martin had promised, but there was no sign of it—no lift to the misty horizon, no lessening in the strength of the squalls, now heavy with a smashing of bitter sleet. Bunched up against the helm, a mass of oilskins glistening in the compass light, our 'lucky man' scarce seemed to be doing anything but cower from the weather. Only the great eyes of him, peering aloft from under the peak of his sou'wester, showed that the man was awake; and the ready turns of the helm, that brought a steering tremor to the weather leaches, marked him a cunning steersman, whichever way his luck lay.

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