The Lifeboat

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Robert Michael Ballantyne. The Lifeboat

Chapter One. The Beginning—in which Several Important Personages are Introduced

Chapter Two. In Which more Important Personages are Introduced, and Display their Characters by their Actions More or Less

Chapter Three. In which the Introduction of Important Personages is Continued, in Rather Exciting Circumstances

Chapter Four. In which Introductions still go on, and Coming Events Cast their Shadows Before

Chapter Five. The Gale—False Economy and its Results—A Wreck on the Goodwin Sands

Chapter Six. Heroes of the Kentish Coast—The Lifeboat—The Rescue

Chapter Seven. The Widow’s Cottage

Chapter Eight. The Living Left Among the Dead—A Wild Chase on a Wild Night Stopped by a Ghost

Chapter Nine. Unbusinesslike Proceedings in “The Office”—Peekins Grows Desperate and Takes Refuge in the “Three Jolly Tars.”

Chapter Ten. The “Hovel” on Deal Beach—A Storm Brewing—Plans to Circumvent the Smugglers

Chapter Eleven. The Smugglers’ Cave—A Surprise, a Deception, a Fight, and an Escape

Chapter Twelve. The Storm—The Wreck of the Homeward Bound—The Lifeboat

Chapter Thirteen. Saving the Passengers and Crew—Our Heroes Distinguish Themselves

Chapter Fourteen. The Morning after the Storm

Chapter Fifteen. Relates to Love, Cross Purposes and Mistakes, etcetera

Chapter Sixteen. Tommy Bogey forms a Mighty Resolve, and Mr Denham, being Perplexed, becomes Liberal

Chapter Seventeen. Dark Deeds are done upon the Sea—Tommy Bogey in Great Danger

Chapter Eighteen. The Antipodes

Chapter Nineteen. Denham Longs for Fresh Air, and Finds it

Chapter Twenty. A Fire at Sea

Chapter Twenty One. Mysterious Doings

Chapter Twenty Two. The Storm and the Wreck

Chapter Twenty Three. History of the Lifeboat

Chapter Twenty Four. A Meeting—A Death, and a Discovery

Chapter Twenty Five. The Conclusion

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The “Three Jolly Tars” was one of those low taverns where seamen were wont to congregate—not because it was a low tavern, but because there was no other sort of tavern—high or low—in that neighbourhood.

The world (that is to say, the delicately-nurtured and carefully-tended world) is apt to form erroneous opinions in regard to low taverns, and degradation, and sin in general,—arising from partial ignorance and absolute inexperience, which it is important that we should correct in order that the characters of our story may not be falsely judged. God forbid that it should be for a moment supposed that we have a word to say in favour of low taverns. Our aim just now is, not to consider these, but, to convince the reader, if possible, that every man who enters one of them is not necessarily a lost or utterly depraved creature.

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“Oh! beg pardon, sir,” the waiter bowed and retired impressively.

“The house couldn’t keep goin’ long with some customers,” stammered a rough-looking, half-tipsy fellow who had overheard these remarks.

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