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Page 217
... island . The jib sail was torn to tatters and flapped with loud smackings against the mast . We were soaked to the skin . At last we made for a channel between Mobiag and a small island where our anchorage was . The tide was coming in ...
... island . The jib sail was torn to tatters and flapped with loud smackings against the mast . We were soaked to the skin . At last we made for a channel between Mobiag and a small island where our anchorage was . The tide was coming in ...
Page 218
... island . The clouds were scudding across the sky . We played cards . The villagers notwithstand- ing the heavy sea went out in cutters and in the evening came back with four sea - cows . Everyone on the island assembled to watch the ...
... island . The clouds were scudding across the sky . We played cards . The villagers notwithstand- ing the heavy sea went out in cutters and in the evening came back with four sea - cows . Everyone on the island assembled to watch the ...
Page 219
... island to island , for his parish consists of eight islands . He is at home very little . His wife has short wavy hair , and if she did not wear spectacles and were nicely dressed she would be a pretty woman . She is a very bad cook and ...
... island to island , for his parish consists of eight islands . He is at home very little . His wife has short wavy hair , and if she did not wear spectacles and were nicely dressed she would be a pretty woman . She is a very bad cook and ...
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