A Drake by George!
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Trevena John. A Drake by George!
CHAPTER I. SOMETHING ABOUT THE FAMILY
CHAPTER II. EXHIBITION DAY AT WINDWARD HOUSE
CHAPTER III. THE CAPTAIN MAKES HISTORY
CHAPTER IV. CHANGES IN THE ESTABLISHMENT
CHAPTER V. GEORGE TACKLES THE LABOUR PROBLEM
CHAPTER VI. HONOURABLE INTENTIONS
CHAPTER VII. SCANDAL AND EXPOSURE
CHAPTER VIII. A TANGLED INHERITANCE
CHAPTER IX. A SUBTLE SINNER'S SUCCESS
CHAPTER X. THE FIRST PERSON SINGULAR PARAMOUNT
CHAPTER XI. SOME LEADING INCIDENTS
CHAPTER XII. A SPLENDID BARGAIN
CHAPTER XIII. WASPS AND OTHER WORRIES
CHAPTER XIV. THE GRABBERS
CHAPTER XV. A NEW HOUSE AND THE SAME OLD FURNITURE
CHAPTER XVI. GEORGE TAKES CONTROL
CHAPTER XVII. PLOUGHING THE GROUND
CHAPTER XVIII. SOWING THE SEED
CHAPTER XIX. REAPING THE HARVEST
CHAPTER XX. THE GLEANERS
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"Mansion and grounds will be thrown open to the public on Sunday afternoon, between the hours of three and five, for the inspection of the rare and costly antiquities collected during his numerous voyages by Captain Francis Drake, who will personally conduct parties. As the hall carpet is of inestimable value, having formerly covered a floor in the Yildiz Palace, visitors are earnestly requested to wipe their boots."
"I think you have forgotten, William," said Mrs. Drake, when her husband had posted this notice, "how you bought that strip of carpet at an auction sale for eighteen pence. The piece you bought from Turkey is in Bessie's bedroom."
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"Don't that go to show it is genuine? Ain't the lion and unicorn the – the motto of the crown of England?" demanded the Yellow Leaf.
"The beast wouldn't have a crown stamped on its horn when he drawed breath," said Squinting Jack.
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