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"It must 'a' been close on to one o'clock when we got below the island at last, and the raft did seem to go mighty slow." (70)
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"It was a steamboat that had killed herself on a rock. We was drifting straight down for her. (73)
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| "We struck for the stern of the texas and found [a boat], the scrabbled along forwards..." (78) | |
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"...here comes a couple of men tearing up the path..." (127)
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| " 'I am the rightful duke of Bridgewater...' " (130) | |
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| " 'Bilgewater, I am the late Dauphin!' " (131) | |
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