Wolves of the Sea - Being a Tale of the Colonies from the Manuscript of One Geoffry - Carlyle, Seaman, Narrating Certain Strange Adventures Which Befell - Him Aboard the Pirate Craft "Namur" by Randall Parrish
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"You use no chart?" He burst into a guffaw, as though the question was a rare joke. "No, sah; I nebber done saw one." "But surely you must steer by compass?" "Dar is a little one somewhar on board, and Ah done ain't seed it fer mor 'n a yare, Ah reckon. 'Tain't no use enyhow. Whut we steer by is landmarks. Ah sure does know de Chesapeake. Yer ever bin up de Bay?" "Yes, twice, but out in the deep water. I suppose you hug along the west shore. How is the sloop--pretty heavily loaded?" He nodded, still grinning cheerfully over the ease with which I manipulated the wheel. "Chuck full ter de water line; we've done been shovin' things inter dat hold fer a week past, but she's sure a good sailor. Whut wus it Massa Roger say yer name wus?" "Carlyle." "So he did; don't ever recollect hearin' dat name afore. Ye's one of dem rebels ober in England?" "I got mixed up in the affair." |
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