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Page 8
We have dropped away from the pier and are gliding past the rows of upturned
faces , the lines of frantic handkerchiefs . Yes , oh yes , we are going — there is
no turning back now , no changing of one ' s mind again . All the cares of work ,
the ...
We have dropped away from the pier and are gliding past the rows of upturned
faces , the lines of frantic handkerchiefs . Yes , oh yes , we are going — there is
no turning back now , no changing of one ' s mind again . All the cares of work ,
the ...
Page 14
They were a fair average of Americans , on the whole , with a heavy percentage
of foreign faces , mostly German . Referring to the passenger - list , one
discovered that we hailed from many States ; but when I drifted into the German
purlieus of ...
They were a fair average of Americans , on the whole , with a heavy percentage
of foreign faces , mostly German . Referring to the passenger - list , one
discovered that we hailed from many States ; but when I drifted into the German
purlieus of ...
Page 16
Most of us are regularly on deck now , though one sees new faces daily . We
have taken up such amusements as please usreading , games , gossip , diaries ,
picture - puzzles , and there are even one or two mild flirtations discoverable .
Most of us are regularly on deck now , though one sees new faces daily . We
have taken up such amusements as please usreading , games , gossip , diaries ,
picture - puzzles , and there are even one or two mild flirtations discoverable .
Page 19
We are getting south now , and the weather is much warmer . The sun is bright ,
too , and a little rainbow travels with the ship , just over the port screw . When the
water is fairly quiet the decks are really gay . New faces still appear , however .
We are getting south now , and the weather is much warmer . The sun is bright ,
too , and a little rainbow travels with the ship , just over the port screw . When the
water is fairly quiet the decks are really gay . New faces still appear , however .
Page 51
... in a straight line to Jerusalem ; the Mill ground a quiet little grist about flannels
she expected to wear in Egypt ; even the Reprobates were subdued and
thoughtful in the face of this watery theatre that had held the drama of the ancient
world .
... in a straight line to Jerusalem ; the Mill ground a quiet little grist about flannels
she expected to wear in Egypt ; even the Reprobates were subdued and
thoughtful in the face of this watery theatre that had held the drama of the ancient
world .
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| Title | The Lure of the Mediterranean: The Ship Dwellers: a Story of a Happy Cruise The Lure of the Mediterranean: The Ship Dwellers: a Story of a Happy Cruise, Albert Bigelow Paine |
| Author | Albert Bigelow Paine |
| Publisher | Harper & brothers, 1911 |
| Original from | the New York Public Library |
| Digitized | 26 Sep 2007 |
| Length | 393 pages |
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