Mermaid

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Grant M. Overton. Mermaid

Mermaid

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Отрывок из книги

Grant M. Overton

Published by Good Press, 2019

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“I was just thinking of Henry Biggles’s father,” the keeper explained. “ ’Member him? Lived here on the beach. Eighteen children. Old Jacob Biggles hadn’t much education; in fact, he couldn’t read and write. Named most of the children after vessels that came ashore on the beach. One was Monarch Biggles—you’ve heard of Mon Biggles?—and another was Siamese Prince Biggles—that’s Si Biggles. Then along came a lot of boys and a lot of wrecks named the Queen, the Merry Maid, and other unsuitable things. Poor Jacob was in despair. Some of the boys had to wait eight years to get a handle.”

“He could have got names out of the Bible,” Ha Ha pointed out.

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