Aboard the Mavis : it is told in this book how five boys and five girls cruise in the schooner "Mavis" about the east end of Long Island, and how, in (1880)
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man shut his jaws with a snap, asif there were no more to be said on the subject, and relapsedinto silence. Well ? said Will. 42 BLOWING GREAT GUNS. Eh ? Oh, yes ! Two boats went off, and they saw her fairlyanchored, this time. Then they started for shore, on a double-quick, for the fog shut in,… … BRINGING DOWN A BOAT. before the wind. We heard of her near Easthampton, and howparties there were going to get her as soon as the sea wentdown. That was more than we could stand. Some one called forvolunteers ; and a crew was made up. The surf was tremen-dous, and things looked squally enough. I…
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