The Romance of the Coast

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James Runciman. The Romance of the Coast

The Romance of the Coast

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AN OLD-SCHOOL PILOT

AN UGLY CONTRAST

THE FISHERWOMAN

THE VETERAN

THE HEROINE OF A FISHING VILLAGE

THE SILENT MEN

THE CABIN-BOY

THE SQUIRE

THE VILLAGE PREACHER

THE FISHER'S FRIEND

THE COASTGUARD

THE SUSPECTED MAN

THE RABBIT-CATCHER

THE GIANTS

THE COLLIER SKIPPER

IN THE BAY

THE SIBYL

A VOLUNTEER LIFE-BRIGADE

KEELMEN

BLOWN NORTH

NORTH-COUNTRY FISHERMEN

A LONG CHASE

HOB'S TOMMY

THE FAILURE

MR. CASELY

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James Runciman

Published by Good Press, 2019

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Two very reckless fellows used always to go fishing together, and used also to spend their leisure together. One was known as Roughit; and the other was called Lance. Roughit was big, with heavy limbs and a rather brutal face. He wore his hair and beard very long, and his eyes looked morosely from under thick reddish eyebrows. He scarcely ever spoke to anybody; and some of the superstitious fishermen did not like to meet him in the morning, because they thought he always brought them bad luck. Lance was a handsome man, with small hands and feet. He was not like the shaggy giants of the village—and, indeed, it had been said that some people at the Hall knew more about his parentage than might at first sight be supposed. The two men never talked much, and never exchanged any kind of greeting when they met and parted. Both of them were such expert boatmen that excepting on very dark nights they scarcely needed to communicate except by signs.

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