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Updated: July 28, 2025
"Thou art a sweet-tempered gentleman, and easily satisfied," answered the host, "and I should be no better than a heathen salvage to abuse thy goodness. To begin, I have some of the famosest malt liquor that ever ran down throat with a relish." "Avaunt, with thy detestable malt liquors. You inveigled me once into tasting the decoction, and methinks that should satisfy thee, if not me.
An' I'm supposed to give the longitude every noon. Why, dammit, boys, they'll claim they rescued us, an' like as not the English courts'll allow them salvage on our little tub." "Let go the tow-line! Let 'em go to h l!" they shouted angrily, and some started forward, but were stopped by the cook.
They'd hidden from humans and it must have outraged their pride. So they must be ready to put up a desperate and fanatical fight if they were ever discovered. A squad ship with two cops in it, and a dumpy salvage ship with fifteen more, did not make an impressive force to try to deal with a planetary population which bitterly hated humans. But the cops did not plan conquest.
The admiral intimated to her captain that he would stand by all night, and would commence salvage operations as soon after daylight as the state of the tide would permit. Meanwhile steam was to be kept in the boilers, and the pumps were to be kept going continuously, so as to free the ship from water by the time that morning dawned.
The black men of the district had been making good use of their time; and as the probabilities were that they would return in force to glean from this store which they considered legally theirs, it was advisable to collect as much as possible into the salvage steamer before any disturbances began.
Stephen roped his companions to himself, and scaled the rocks in the dark, as Lovel, in the 'Antiquary, leads the Wardours and Edie Ochiltree up the crags of the Halket Head. Next day, the outcasts were hospitably received by Mr. Milner, Collector of Customs at Poole. Stephen had to remain for some time on the spot to look after the salvage of the cargo.
"Oh, well, you have to take chances in this business," observed Tom, with a smile. "Now, then, let's finish this work." The sand, falling from the ballast bags of the dirigible, had so effectually quenched the fire that it was soon cool enough to permit close approach. Koku, Tom and some of the men who best knew how to handle the explosives, were soon engaged in the work of salvage.
Paul's reply gave the principal an idea of the occasion of the unpleasantness, but he refrained from any further remark on the subject. "The Dutch captain is much troubled about the salvage on his vessel, for the Belgian pilot told him the Josephine would be entitled to two thirds or three fourths of the property saved," continued Paul. "Salvage!" said the principal, with a smile.
It is a matter of common report that the entire cost of these works is being undertaken by Sirdeller." "Now," Peter murmured, "you are really beginning to interest me." "This week," Sogrange went on, "it is expected that the result of the salvage works will be made known.
The ale had warmed his blood and quickened his wits. He began to feel pleased with himself. He had done well in the fray had not young Harden praised him? and surly Wat had owned that the salvage of so many beasts was Sim's doing. "Man, Sim, ye wrocht michtily at the burnside," he had said. "The heids crackit like nits when ye garred your staff sing.
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