Excerpt from Traitor and Loyalist or the Man Who Found His Country It was not a stare Of incredulity or amaze ment, for the sight he saw had been familiar on all the seas Of the world since he had fol lowed the sea, but no familiarity could lessen the wonder. The great ship was bearing as the Vrede bore, but was overhauling her as though the honest Dutch craft had been riding at an chor; in less than an hour she would be right abeam, and the master clung to the rail and gazed at her, nodding his head in grave recognition ...
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Excerpt from Traitor and Loyalist or the Man Who Found His Country It was not a stare Of incredulity or amaze ment, for the sight he saw had been familiar on all the seas Of the world since he had fol lowed the sea, but no familiarity could lessen the wonder. The great ship was bearing as the Vrede bore, but was overhauling her as though the honest Dutch craft had been riding at an chor; in less than an hour she would be right abeam, and the master clung to the rail and gazed at her, nodding his head in grave recognition while she came foaming along. In the Opinion Of her master the northeaster was but a breeze, and so above the topsails her topgallant sails were spread in sturdy defiance. Under this huge press Of canvas she ed before the wind, but mocked its power as she ed, her long fine bows slicing, driving through the seas which came thundering over her forecastle as if their deadly earnest had been but child's play. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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