Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 28
t manner toaccount to the natives for the lossof my ship : I knew they had toomuch sense to be amused with a story that the shipwas to join me, when she was not in sight from thehills. I was at first doubtful whether I should tell thereal fact, or say that the ship had overset and sunk,and that we… … 8 A Book of Sea Stories the ship, and they seemed readily satisfied with ouraccount; but there did not appear the least symptom ofjoy or sorrow in their faces, although I fancied I dis-covered some marks of surprise. Some of the nativeswere coming and going the whole afternoon. Towards evening, I…
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