Sea urchins

by W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs · language: en

SEA URCHINS by W. W. JACOBS 1899 Contents SMOKED SKIPPER A SAFETY MATCH A RASH EXPERIMENT THE CABIN PASSENGER “CHOICE SPIRITS” A DISCIPLINARIAN BROTHER HUTCHINS THE DISBURSEMENT SHEET RULE OF THREE PICKLED HERRING TWO OF A TRADE AN INTERVENTION THE GREY PARROT MONEY CHANGERS THE LOST SHIP SMOKED SKIPPER “Wapping Old Stairs?” said the rough individual, shouldering the bran-new sea-chest, and starting off at a trot with it; “yus, I know the place, captin.

Fust v’y’ge, sir?” “Ay, ay, my hearty,” replied the owner of the chest, a small, ill-looking lad of fourteen.

“Not so fast with those timbers of yours.

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