Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 245William Blackwood, 1939 - England |
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Page 253
... course , lighting up my compass with with a pencil torch to do so . I soon found that my only hope of seeing anything lay in keeping my head outside the cockpit ; for any source of light , even the glow of the instrument dials ...
... course , lighting up my compass with with a pencil torch to do so . I soon found that my only hope of seeing anything lay in keeping my head outside the cockpit ; for any source of light , even the glow of the instrument dials ...
Page 402
... course . With the dawn came more wind ; even the old Tavy was labouring now . The grey sky was low roofed with damp mist and the horizon was close aboard . I called Robby to relieve me . " I've just altered course , " I told him . " We ...
... course . With the dawn came more wind ; even the old Tavy was labouring now . The grey sky was low roofed with damp mist and the horizon was close aboard . I called Robby to relieve me . " I've just altered course , " I told him . " We ...
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... course , the giving - way vessel , but the schooner alone could save the situation by luffing up into the wind to let the steamer pass across her bow . Instead , she was adhering strictly to the straight to destruction . The that vessel ...
... course , the giving - way vessel , but the schooner alone could save the situation by luffing up into the wind to let the steamer pass across her bow . Instead , she was adhering strictly to the straight to destruction . The that vessel ...
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A CRUISE IN A SLAVER | 186 |
MOBILIZATION BY ISKANDER | 420 |
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