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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1835. Excerpt: ... by daylight, and transmitting them to their portfolio;--some that they could not have a ramble and a pic-nic on shore, and a draught of the mineral springs;--some that they could not prove the possibility of catching fish in one pool of water, and throwing them off the hook into another to boil. The captain regretted that he could not have the pleasure of presenting us with a dish of fresh fish to breakfast; others, tired of the length of the passage, and anxious to get to their long-wished-for homes, rejoiced that the darkness of the night should prevent all delay; and several bets were laid that we should pass them by without seeing them at all. Thus the evening passed away in the usual pleasant manner; and we retired to our cabins all on the most cordial terms, resolved to be on deck next morning by sunrise, and probably to see the mountains astern; for the captain resolved to pass about thirteen miles to the northward of the northern island of the two, and expected to be up with it about two in the morning. About half-past twelve, one of the passengers sent a servant to awaken me, and tell me (in joke, as I afterwards learned, ) that land was in sight. I went on deck, and asked the serang, (the boatswain, --a native of India, ) who was then keeping watch, if he saw land. But his answer was: " Na, saheb, likher hum alkhta,"--(No, sir, but we are looking out for it.) It was then a cold, dark, foggy night, with drizzling rain, and a stiff breeze, and the ship was dashing along, nine knots an hour, with all sail set, and the wind on the quarter. Nd moonlight shone upon the waters, no starlight glistened upon the sky; a dense cloud of mist enveloped us, and nothing but the snow-white crest of the following wave, and the phosphoric balls of light that rolled u...


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781154528077
  • Publisher: General Books
  • Publisher Imprint: General Books
  • Height: 246 mm
  • No of Pages: 20
  • Spine Width: 1 mm
  • Width: 189 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1154528073
  • Publisher Date: 30 Jan 2012
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Language: English
  • Returnable: N
  • Weight: 54 gr


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