Smith, F. Berkeley (Frank Berkeley), b. 1869 · New York : Funk & Wagnalls · leaf 378
roved slow. A steam-tow cameround a bend, the white and green funnel of thetug belching a saffron smoke, which indicatedfull speed. I got out my thirty meters of ropeand waited. I could see the fat red-faced pilotof the steam-tug shaking his head at me in thenegative. ** ^outez-vouz me remorqaer? I… … 332 HOW PARIS AMUSES ITSELF were abreast of each other. Swish! went thecoiled line, and with a half hitch he had it fastaround a stanchion. The little boat reared outof the water as the rope straightened taut andI jumped for the rudder. We were off for Rouen. As we danced past the town of Les…
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