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Captains Courageous by Rudyard Kipling
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easily the dory rose.

"Hold on; she don't nest in the crosstrees!" Dan laughed; and
Harvey held on, for the boat lay in the air above his head.

"Lower away," Dan shouted; and as Harvey lowered, Dan swayed the
light boat with one hand till it landed softly just behind the
mainmast. "They don't weigh nothin' empty. Thet was right smart
fer a passenger. There's more trick to it in a sea-way."

"Ah ha!" said Manuel, holding out a brown hand. "You are some
pretty well now? This time last night the fish they fish for you.
Now you fish for fish.
Eh, wha-at?"

"I'm - I'm ever so grateful," Harvey stammered, and his
unfortunate hand stole to his pocket once more, but he remembered
that he had no money to offer. When he knew Manuel better the mere
thought of the mistake he might have made would cover him with
hot, uneasy blushes in his bunk.

"There is no to be thankful for to me!" said Manuel. "How shall I
leave you dreeft, dreeft all around the Banks? Now you are a
fisherman eh, wha-at? Ouh! Auh!" He bent backward and forward
stiffly from the hips to get the kinks out of himself.

"I have not cleaned boat to-day. Too busy. They struck on queek.
Danny, my son, clean for me."

Harvey moved forward at once. Here was something he could do for
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