Aldrich, Thomas Bailey, 1836-1907 · Boston, CT : Hall and Locke · leaf 44
ut difficulty. I sent twoparties out, one to the northward, and the other tothe southward, to seek for supphes, and others Iordered to stay by the boat. On this occasion fatigueand weakness so far got the better of their sense ofduty, that some of the people expressed their discontentat having… … 24 A Book of Sea Stories was as good a man as myself. It was not possible forme to judge where this might have an end, if notstopped in time ; therefore, to prevent such disputes infuture, I determined either to preserve my command, ordie in the attempt; and seizing a cutlass, I orderedhim to take…
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