Bruno; or, Lessons of fidelity, patience, and self-denial taught by a dog (1854)
Abbott, Jacob, 1803-1879 · New York : Harper · leaf 99
r, and would not be home under anhour. While these occurrences had been taking place on the pier, theboys had been sitting very patiently in their boat, waiting for thetide to turn, or for some one to come to their assistance. Theycould see how it was with the tide by the motion of the water, asit… … of the harbor, as they looked back toward the town from theirboat, though the view was so distant that they could not make outwhich was the pier where Captain Van Tromps vessel was lying. Of course, as the tide went out more and more, the surface ofthe water wras continually falling, and the depth…
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