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Page 14
... climbed a ladder to the boat deck , and proceeded ― undirected and unhailed -into our tiny cabin . " Well , it is a bit on the vest - pocket size , " I ad- mitted ruefully , secretly wondering in some anxiety just how my tall , smartly ...
... climbed a ladder to the boat deck , and proceeded ― undirected and unhailed -into our tiny cabin . " Well , it is a bit on the vest - pocket size , " I ad- mitted ruefully , secretly wondering in some anxiety just how my tall , smartly ...
Page 35
... climbed up over the wheelhouse and had gone to sleep on one of the benches . " It's so hot , though , I guess it won't hurt him . I'm not going up there and wake him up . Let him sleep , " she finished , and flounced on the bed . I climbed ...
... climbed up over the wheelhouse and had gone to sleep on one of the benches . " It's so hot , though , I guess it won't hurt him . I'm not going up there and wake him up . Let him sleep , " she finished , and flounced on the bed . I climbed ...
Page 72
... climbed into the mountains through avenues of co- conut trees and plantations of cacao , banana , and coffee trees , skirted precipices which dropped sheer to fertile valleys far below , wound between steep , fern - covered mountain ...
... climbed into the mountains through avenues of co- conut trees and plantations of cacao , banana , and coffee trees , skirted precipices which dropped sheer to fertile valleys far below , wound between steep , fern - covered mountain ...
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