machin'ry's

Updated: May 13, 2025

"Out o' coal," hazarded Galton, "that's w'y she harsn't got back no sooner." "W'ere's 'er sails, then?" "A tug couldn't do nothin' with sails she isn't made for sails!" "It ain't w'ot ye're made for, hit's w'ot ye can git in this blarsted sea!" "Maybe 'er machin'ry's broke?" "Maybe they're hall sick?" "Or dead?" "Maybe " Madden hurried to his cabin and returned with binoculars.

T. S. Stribling - The Cruise of the Dry Dock