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The Tides of Barnegat

CHAPTER XIV
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"He wants to git ready to take a ship 'round Cape Horn.

If I had my way I'd send him some'er's where he could learn navigation, and that's in the fo'c's'le of a merchantman.

Give him a year or two before the mast.

I made that mistake with Bart--he loafed round here too long and when he did git a chance he was too old." Report had it that the captain was going to leave the lad his money, and had therefore a right to speak; but no one knew.

He was closer-mouthed than ever, though not so gruff and ugly as he used to be; Archie had softened him, they said, taking the place of that boy of his he "druv out to die a good many years ago." Jane's mind wavered.


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