The Far Cry (Classic Reprint) - Tapa blanda

Excerpt from The Far Cry

So sang Tisdale in the bow, and staggered for fun, while the schooner staggered in earnest. He enjoyed himself, watching the rainbow spray dash up at every plunge, and flinging his words aft in a melodious yell. Wallace, at the wheel, frowned. A pretty place to be singing, this was, aboard a battered old sea wagon like the Nantwich. She labored along, following the dirty white bulk and dirty black smoke of the steamer Albay, which tugn at her carelessly With ropes as short as when they left harbor.

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Excerpt from The Far Cry

"Ragotin, ce matin,
A tant bu de pots de vin,
Qu'il branle, qu'il branle!..."

So sang Tisdale in the bow, and staggered for fun, while the schooner staggered in earnest. He enjoyed himself, watching the rainbow spray dash up at every plunge, and flinging his words aft in a melodious yell. Wallace, at the wheel, frowned. A pretty place to be singing, this was, aboard a battered old sea wagon like the Nantwich. She labored along, following the dirty white bulk and dirty black smoke of the steamer Albay, which tugged at her carelessly with ropes as short as when they left harbor.

"O Rob!" cried the singer. "Look, Wallace! There he goes now!"

About the Publisher

Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com

This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.