Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 420
rescued men.Never do I expect to experience so long a mile.Seeing the valiant efforts of these men, weak-ened by exposure and long suspense, I scorned togive in to my deadly fatigue. But my head burned,my throat ached, my skirts, heavy with water,dragged intolerably round my ankles. Wantingthe spur… … BETTER A SAIL-BOAT LOST THAN A DAUGHTER bare station messroom looked as our forlorn com-pany straggled in ! Mrs. Keeper promptly forgother weariness in her concern to set steamingcoffee before the men who had not tasted foodfor fourteen hours. Then while Father helpedto get the wrecked men between…
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