The Ocean Waifs; a Story of Adventure of Land And Sea
The Ocean Waifs; a Story of Adventure of Land And Sea
Reid Mayne
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It is true that, on board the slayer, — during that brief voyage, brought to such an abrupt and disastrous termination, — the two had seen but little of one another, and knew less. The pretty little Portuguese had been kept within the cabin, never going beyond the confines of the " quarter " ; while the English lad, in continual fear of receiving rough treat- ment from either the captain or mates, rarely ventured within that sacred precinct unless in obedience to some command from his dreaded s...uperiors. Then stayed he only long enough to execute the order as speedily as possible, — knowing that to linger by the cabin would be to expose himself to rude insult, — perhaps to be pitched into the scuppers or kicked back to the forecastle. Under such disadvantageouiB circumstances, it is not to be wondered at that the sailor-boy found but few opportunities of holding communication with the half-caste girl, who, by the singular chances already stated, had been his fellow- voyager on board the ill-fated bark.
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