The Cruise of the Dazzler
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Джек Лондон. The Cruise of the Dazzler
FOREWORD
PART I
CHAPTER I. BROTHER AND SISTER
CHAPTER II "THE DRACONIAN REFORMS"
CHAPTER III "BRICK," "SORREL-TOP," AND "REDDY"
CHAPTER IV. THE BITER BITTEN
CHAPTER V. HOME AGAIN
CHAPTER VI. EXAMINATION DAY
CHAPTER VII. FATHER AND SON
PART II
CHAPTER VIII 'FRISCO KID AND THE NEW BOY
CHAPTER IX. ABOARD THE DAZZLER
CHAPTER X. WITH THE BAY PIRATES
CHAPTER XI. CAPTAIN AND CREW
CHAPTER XII. JOE TRIES TO TAKE FRENCH LEAVE
CHAPTER XIII. BEFRIENDING EACH OTHER
CHAPTER XIV. AMONG THE OYSTER-BEDS
CHAPTER XV. GOOD SAILORS IN A WILD ANCHORAGE
CHAPTER XVI 'FRISCO KID'S DITTY-BOX
CHAPTER XVII 'FRISCO KID TELLS HIS STORY
CHAPTER XVIII. A NEW RESPONSIBILITY FOR JOE
CHAPTER XIX. THE BOYS PLAN AN ESCAPE
CHAPTER XX. PERILOUS HOURS
CHAPTER XXI. JOE AND HIS FATHER
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They ran across the shining sand, the Pacific thundering its long surge at their backs, and when they gained the roadway leaped upon bicycles and dived at faster pace into the green avenues of the park. There were three of them, three boys, in as many bright-colored sweaters, and they "scorched" along the cycle-path as dangerously near the speed-limit as is the custom of boys in bright-colored sweaters to go. They may have exceeded the speed-limit. A mounted park policeman thought so, but was not sure, and contented himself with cautioning them as they flashed by. They acknowledged the warning promptly, and on the next turn of the path as promptly forgot it, which is also a custom of boys in bright-colored sweaters.
Shooting out through the entrance to Golden Gate Park, they turned into San Francisco, and took the long sweep of the descending hills at a rate that caused pedestrians to turn and watch them anxiously. Through the city streets the bright sweaters flew, turning and twisting to escape climbing the steeper hills, and, when the steep hills were unavoidable, doing stunts to see which would first gain the top.
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Brick Simpson's eyes sparkled at the intelligence. Kites were something he stood in need of himself.
"Then you 've got to fight fer 'em," he announced.
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