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W. W. Jacobs
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There was no response.
"George!" cried both ladies together.
Still no response, and they made a louder effort.
There was yet another George on board, in the fo'c'sle, and, in response to pushes from curious friends below, he came up, and regarded the fair duettists open-mouthed.
"What d'yer want?" he said, at length sheepishly.
"Will you tell Captain Bunnett that his wife, Mrs. Bunnett, is here?" said that lady, a thin, little woman with bright black eyes.
"Yes, mum," said the seaman, and was hurrying off when Mrs. Fillson called him back.
"Will you tell Mr. Fillson that his wife, Mrs. Fillson, is up here?" she said politely.
"All right, mum," said the other, and went be-low to communicate the pleasing tidings. Both husbands came up on deck hastily, and a glance served to show them how their wives stood.
"How do you do, Cap'n Bunnett," said Mrs. Fillso. . . Read More
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The first of Jacobs collections of sea faring yarns to be published. All humorous in tone and all about small time sailors, perhaps lacking some of the polish and often much shorter than his later stories, these are still charming, light reading.
This book of short stories about sailors onshore was a favorite of my grandfather's, who grew up in Portsmouth in the 1880-1890s. He undoubtedly knew something about the life. His father, retired from the Navy, for many years was the publican of The Eagle, a popular watering hole on the Isle of Wigh