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. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...hardly safe for a sailor to drink a glass of grog, for fear that it should be drugged. No doubt there are respectable places to which the men could resort, but it is not easy for a stranger to find them out, and our men seem to have been particularly unfortunate in this respect. Tom talks of leaving two of ...
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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. 1878 edition. Excerpt: ...hardly safe for a sailor to drink a glass of grog, for fear that it should be drugged. No doubt there are respectable places to which the men could resort, but it is not easy for a stranger to find them out, and our men seem to have been particularly unfortunate in this respect. Tom talks of leaving two of them behind, and shipping four fresh hands, as our number is already rather short. Friday, December 8t/i.--I persuaded Tom to make another excursion to the coral reef this morning, and at five o'clock he and Mabelle and I set off in the ' Flash/ just as the sun was rising. We had a delightful row, past the Quarantine Island, to the portion of the reef on the other side of the harbor, where we had not yet been, and where I think the coral plants and flowers and bushes showed to greater advantage than ever, as they were less crowded, and the occasional patches of sandy bottom enabled one to see them better. We were so engrossed in our examination of these marvels of the deep, and of the fish with which the water abounded, that we found ourselves aground several times, and our return to the yacht was consequently delayed. After breakfast I had another visit from a man with war-cloaks, shell-belts, tapa and reva-reva, which he brought on board for my inspection. It was a difficult task to CAPTAIN COOK'S TAMARIND TREE. 231 make him understand what I meant, but at last I thought I had succeeded in impressing on his mind the fact that I wished to buy them, and that they would be paid for at the store. The sequel unfortunately proved that I was mistaken. At nine o'clock we set out for the shore, and after landing drove along the same road by which we had returned from our excursion round the island. After seeing as much of the place as our limited time...
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Book. Larger Octavo; VG/paperback; white, black and green spine without text; facsimile reprint; originally published Henry Holt and Company, 1878; covers have minimal exterior wear; mild curling to edges; text block clean; intact binding; illustrated; pp 470. 1338433. FP New Rockville Stock.
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