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Captains Courageous

CHAPTER VII
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Shall a man be more wise than his Maker?
I prayed never for their lives, but I have prayed for this man's son, and he will surely be sent him." Salters looked pleadingly at Penn to see if he remembered.
"How long have I been mad ?" Penn asked suddenly.

His mouth was twitching.
"Pshaw, Penn! You weren't never mad," Salters began.

"Only a little distracted like." "I saw the houses strike the bridge before the fires broke out.

I do not remember any more.

How long ago is that ?" "I can't stand it! I can't stand it!" cried Dan, and Harvey whimpered in sympathy.
"Abaout five year," said Disko, in a shaking voice.
"Then I have been a charge on some one for every day of that time.


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