Blackwood's Magazine, Volume 254William Blackwood, 1943 - England |
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Page 108
... deck . Once again the voices on the mess- deck were silent , but now there was no peace . The ship was full of incredible clamour . Every movable article , and some we had thought immovable , was crashing about from side to side . An ...
... deck . Once again the voices on the mess- deck were silent , but now there was no peace . The ship was full of incredible clamour . Every movable article , and some we had thought immovable , was crashing about from side to side . An ...
Page 109
... deck . I paused , on my way to the pom - pom , to collect the crew's tin hats from a locker in the deck shelter ; but I arrived at the gun without them , for the lockers and work - bench had been swept over the side . We clung to the ...
... deck . I paused , on my way to the pom - pom , to collect the crew's tin hats from a locker in the deck shelter ; but I arrived at the gun without them , for the lockers and work - bench had been swept over the side . We clung to the ...
Page 110
... deck was safe . I felt that the motion of the ship , though still wild , was somewhat steadier . When I went on deck in the forenoon the wind had obviously decreased in strength . The waves were still running high , but were no longer ...
... deck was safe . I felt that the motion of the ship , though still wild , was somewhat steadier . When I went on deck in the forenoon the wind had obviously decreased in strength . The waves were still running high , but were no longer ...
Contents
GEE | 210 |
A LITTLE RIVER OF OLD JAPAN BY SIR HAROLD PARLETT | 357 |
MEDICINEMANS CHILD | 373 |
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