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Even the dirtiest coal-boat that lies beached in the harbour, a mere hulk of utilities that are taken away by dirty men in dirty carts, will in a day or two lift itself from the mud on a full tide and float away like a spirit into the sunset or curtsy to the image of the North Star. Mystery lies over the sea. Every ship is bound for Thule.
She told me of her only son, "as fine a boy as ever stood on two feet," and her anxiety in regard to him. I attempted to encourage her to hope that so soon as navigation closed, he would return to her, for he had been employed on a coal-boat; but she refused to be comforted. She wished to find a place for Joanna in the city.
The Natchez had to land and take a coal-boat in tow, and by this management made a difference of over three hours. This gave the Lee a start of perhaps five hours, as when she did land it was for a moment only. The Natchez kept everything on board, and caught all the winds, while they whistled through the Lee.
As it happens, the man in charge of the coal-boat was not, as I should judge, one of your regular employees certainly not an ordinary bargeman but a person whose speech betrayed him as comparatively well educated." "Eh?" Mr. Hucks sat upright and stared. "I am not suggesting " "No, damme you 'd better not!" breathed Mr. Hucks. "Very possibly he had bribed your man with the price of a pot of beer.
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