It was an exceedingly LONG LAY that, indeed; and though from the magnitude of the figure it might at first deceive a landsman, yet the slightest consideration will show that though seven hundred and seventy-seven is a pretty large number, yet, when you come to make a TEENTH of it, you will then see, I say, that the seven hundred and seventy-seventh part of a farthing is a good deal less than seven hundred and seventy-seven gold doubloons; and so I thought at the time. [Please select]
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A seaman does a thing before a landsman thinks about it. [Please select]
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"Bending a sail," answered my comrade listlessly, trusting, as it would seem, to the sea language for puzzlement enough to the landsman. [Please select]
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Howsever, it's a comfort to know that I've got edication enough for a landsman--ain't it, Miss Polly. [Please select]
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"He neither looks like a landsman nor a seaman, but a sort of mixture of both." [Please select]
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It would only perplex a landsman to be told in detail the proceedings of the "Nancy" and her crew after this point. [Please select]
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And, indeed, to a landsman the nodding schooners around seemed run from the same mould. [Please select]
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