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Page 127
... crew and take stock of the ship . The Jeanne was certainly a fine craft , although her appearance was not especially enhanced by the chicken coops lashed to the deck which Louis found it necessary to fill from time to time for the ...
... crew and take stock of the ship . The Jeanne was certainly a fine craft , although her appearance was not especially enhanced by the chicken coops lashed to the deck which Louis found it necessary to fill from time to time for the ...
Page 128
... crew in some island patois I did not understand , and set the boss boy to the wheel , giving me instructions to keep an eye on him before he went below . To- wards midday we began to get good sailing weather , and the schooner showed ...
... crew in some island patois I did not understand , and set the boss boy to the wheel , giving me instructions to keep an eye on him before he went below . To- wards midday we began to get good sailing weather , and the schooner showed ...
Page 133
... crew had slept ashore in the compound with the count's " staff " and together we went over to the copra shed to inspect our task . As it lay on the edge of the beach , this did not entail a great deal of labour , and we loaded into an ...
... crew had slept ashore in the compound with the count's " staff " and together we went over to the copra shed to inspect our task . As it lay on the edge of the beach , this did not entail a great deal of labour , and we loaded into an ...
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