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Proceeding northwards, they examined Wager's Strait; but in consequence of a difference of opinion between the commanders, they returned to England. The only points ascertained by this voyage were, that Wager's Strait was a deep bay, or inlet, and that there existed another inlet, which, however, they did not explore to the termination, named by them Chesterfield's Inlet.
I'd rather he hadn't anything to do with fighting still, that's a weakness. 'We think of sending Wager's lad into the navy, said Rolfe, when he had mused awhile. 'Of course, he'll have to make his own way. 'Best thing you can do, no doubt. And what about his little sister? 'That's more troublesome. It's awkward that she's a relative of Mrs Abbott.
The infamous step was taken not very long before, and I might as well have made a clean breast of it. Has Mrs. Abbott never spoken to you about her cousin, Wager's wife? 'A word or two. 'Which you took for artful fiction? You imagined she had plotted with me to deceive you? What, in the name of commonsense, is your estimate of Mrs. Abbott's character?
'You saw my husband yesterday? was her next remark, not very graciously uttered. 'We met in the street last night before I got Wager's letter. He was suffering horribly from neuralgia. Harvey could not forbear to add this detail, but he softened his voice and smiled. 'I don't wonder at it, returned the lady; 'he takes no care of himself. Harvey glanced about the room.
Dobbs next applied to government, who at his request sent out two vessels under Captain Middleton. But Middleton, who had been in the service of the company for many voyages, returned after having sailed up the Welcome to Wager's River, and looked into, or perhaps sailed round, a bay, which he named Repulse Bay. Mr.
Oddly enough, Kitty sensed the irony. She wondered if the speaker's companion did. "Well, a wager's a wager." "And you're the last chap to welch a square bet. What's the odds? My word, I didn't urge you to change the stakes." "Didn't you?" The voice was young and pleasant; and Kitty was sure that the owner's face was even as pleasant as his voice. What had he wagered and lost?
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