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On a certain breezy morning in Octoberâ??not many years agoâ??a wilderness of foam rioted wildly over those dangerous sands which lie off the port of Yarmouth, where the Evening Star, fis… mais…

On a certain breezy morning in Octoberâ??not many years agoâ??a wilderness of foam rioted wildly over those dangerous sands which lie off the port of Yarmouth, where the Evening Star, fishing-smack, was getting ready for sea.In one of the narrow lanes or â??Rowsâ? peculiar to that town, the skipper of the smack stood at his own door, grumbling. He was a broad burly man, a little past the prime of life, but prematurely aged by hard work and hard living.â??Heâ??s always out oâ?? the way when heâ??s wanted, anâ?? always in the way when heâ??s not wanted,â? said the skipper angrily to his wife, of whom he was at the moment taking, as one of his mates remarked, a tender farewell.â??Donâ??t be hard on him, David,â? pleaded the wife, tearfully, as she looked up in her husbandâ??s face.â??Heâ??s only a bit thoughtless; and I shouldnâ??t wonder if he was already down at the smack.â?â??If heâ??s not,â? returned the fisherman with a frown, as he clenched his huge right handâ??and a hard and horny hand it was, from constant grappling with ropes, oars, hand-spikes, and the likeâ??â??if heâ??s not, Iâ??llâ??â?He stopped abruptly, as he looked down at his wifeâ??s eyes, and the frown faded. No wonder, for that wifeâ??s eyes were soft and gentle, and her face was fair and very attractive as well as refined in expression, though not particularly pretty.â??Well, old girl, come, I wonâ??t be hard on â??im. Now Iâ??m off,â??good-day.â? And with that the fisherman stooped to kiss his wife, who returned the salute with interest. At the same time she thrust a packet into his hand.â??Whatâ??s this, Nell?â? Digital Content>E-books>Literature>Literature>Literature, Starling and Black Digital >16<

ISBN: 2940150341173

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