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Lunar transits were taken at the river Du Loup, and distances of the moon for longitude at several places on the line. The reliance for the longitudes was, however, principally upon timekeepers, and of these the party was furnished with one box and two pocket chronometers by Parkinson & Trodsham, one pocket chronometer by Molyneux, one by French, one by Barraud, and one by Morrice.
She was well enough, this Miss Ada Parkinson, he thought now; a nice-looking girl in her way, and stylishly dressed.
Ask him, and see what he says." "I'm quite satisfied with what he has chosen to say already, Miss Parkinson; thank you," said Matilda. "Then permit me to say, Miss Collum, that I'm truly sorry for you," said Bella. "If you think so, Miss Parkinson, I suppose you must say so." "I do say it," said Bella; "for it's a sorrowful sight to see meekness all run to poorness of spirit.
Starmidge turned up Cordmaker's Alley, regained the Market-Place, and strolled on to Polke's private house. The superintendent was taking his ease after his day's labours and reading the Ecclesborough evening newspapers: he tossed one of them over to his visitor. "All there!" he said, pointing to some big headlines. "Got it all in, just as you told it to Parkinson.
Miss Parkinson, you're not getting on; allow me to offer you a little more pork." "Thank you, Mr. Tweddle," said the implacable Bella, "but I won't trouble you. I haven't an appetite to-day like I had at those gardens." There was a challenge in this answer not only to him, but to general curiosity which, to her evident disappointment, was not taken up. Leander turned to Jauncy.
"You gentlemen will pick a volunteer crew and go aboard at once. Spare no effort to find records of the schooner's cruise. Keep in company and watch for signals. Report at once any discovery or unusual incident, however slight." Not so easily was a crew obtained. Having in mind the excusable superstition of the men, Captain Parkinson was unwilling to compel any of them to the duty.
There wasn't a scrap of paper nor a pen-mark to show who he was. Parkinson, the mine expert who was on the same train, said he didn't remember seeing him until Harry introduced him; he said he supposed he was some friend of Harry's.
"It is hardly probable that unattached small boats should be drifting about these seas," said Captain Parkinson, thoughtfully. "If she's a dory, she's the Laughing Lass's boat." "That's what she is," said Barnett. "You can see her build plain enough now." "Mr. Barnett, will you go aloft and keep me posted?" said the captain. The executive officer climbed to join the lookout.
"King's Apothecary and Herbarist. "P.S. It was Mary's idea." "My dear Arthur!" said I. "Well, I know it's not very well mixed," said Arthur. "Not half so well as I intended at first. I meant to write it all in the Parkinson style. But then, I thought, if I put the part about John in queer language and old spelling, she mightn't understand what we want.
"No; it isn't all," said Barnett gently. "There's something else. Captain's orders?" "Oh, no. Captain Parkinson doesn't take enough stock in my report to tell me to withhold anything," said Edwards, with a trace of bitterness in his voice. "It's nothing that I believe myself, anyhow." "Give us a chance to believe it," said Ives.
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