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“I hope my breakfast won’t be quite so—” If I only had an Idean vine; what is it, Billy?” CHAPTER XIV IN THE HAUNTED HOUSE.
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At daylight the vessel proved to be a frigate; she was painted black, with red gun-ports and red tompions. But this was no evidence of her nationality, for it was only comparatively recently that Nelson had caused ships under his command to carry white bands which the portholes for the guns[Pg 416] chequered with black squares. And many ships of the State in 1805 were black in hull and some of them yellow.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
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Immediately the Aurora's change of course was perceived the brig trimmed her canvas for a chase; she set stun-sails from lower boom to both topgallant yard-arms; these additional wings threw her out against the weeping gloom in a large, looming, menacing mass irradiated by an occasional flash of bow gun which dyed her canvas with a sudden yellow glare as of lightning. But these explosions were soon stopped, and the pursuit was continued in silence.
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“Why, Billy? I don’t believe in whipping unless all else fails.” [89]“Mother, do come and look at the procession,” Edith called cautiously from the trellises, where she was slyly watching. However, the stove-pipe was at last cleaned and ready to put up. Moses’ moroseness had by now developed into a complaint, the chief symptoms of which were sniffling and coughing. “Glory be! It’s pulled apart at the other end!” ejaculated the perspiring assistant..
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