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Updated: May 16, 2025
The climate is bad and accidents happen. And if the 'Petite Jeanne' returns short-handed, as she often does, the other boats do the same. It is only a question of a few entries in the custom-house books at Fecamp. Do you see?" "Yes," admitted Barebone, thoughtfully. "I see." "I suppose it suggested itself to you when you were on board, and that is why you took the first chance of escape."
Being short-handed, the captain engaged a number of friendly islanders for a limited period, on the understanding that they were to be discharged at their native place, Vau Vau. There were ten of them, fine stalwart fellows, able bodied and willing as possible.
Yes, we are very short-handed and the chief let me go down to see Mr. Trent. He didn't expect for a moment that I should get him to talk to me, but I did, and he let me sketch the house. I am awfully pleased with myself I can tell you." The young man walked by her side for a moment in silence. She looked up at him casually as they crossed the street, and something in his face surprised her.
By seven o'clock he was close, and by eight had made himself master of her and the prize, with the loss of two men only and four wounded, the Frenchman being short-handed, by reason of the crew he'd put into the brig to work her into Morlaix. This was first-rate business.
"Now our crew is complete, John," Captain Dave said. "We have been wanting a supercargo badly." "Ay, ay, Captain Dave, there is no doubt we have been short-handed in that respect; but things have been more ship-shape lately." "That is so, John. I can make a shift to keep the vessel on her course, but when it comes to writing up the log, and keeping the reckoning, I make but a poor hand at it.
Samuela and Polly were, after much difficulty, prevailed upon by me to go with us to New Zealand, much to my gratification; but still we were woefully short-handed, At last, seeing that there was no help for it, the skipper decided to run over to Futuna, or Horn Island, where he felt certain of obtaining recruits without any trouble.
The stalwart "down easters," when called to order by their officer later on, when leaving this vessel to regain their own ship, excusing themselves for having taken so unneutral a part in the action, on the plea that seeing we were short-handed and in a tight place, they had done it "for fellowship sake!"
Drummers might be wanted at the front, but meanwhile the hospital-camp was undoubtedly short-handed.
From a printed curiosity a letter written by one of those brave and confident Hindoo strugglers with the English tongue, called a "babu" I got a more compressed translation: "Godville." It is perfectly correct, but that is the most that can be said for it. We arrived in the forenoon, and short-handed; for Satan got left behind somewhere that morning, and did not overtake us until after nightfall.
"No, I don't," said Stumps, angrily. "Come now, think again," said the skipper, in no degree abashed, and putting on a nautical grin, which was meant for a winning smile. "I'm rather short-handed; give good wages; have an amiable temper, a good craft, and a splendid cook. You're just the active spirited fellow that I want. You'll ship now, eh?"
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