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The Phantom Ship

Frederick Marryat

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h;nay, if not detained by the factors, as I expect we shall be, for some hostile service, it may be less.”

“Two years,” thought Philip, “two years from Amine!” and he sighed deeply, for he felt that their separation might be for ever.

“Nay, my son, two years is not so long,” said Mynheer Kloots, who observed the passing cloud on Philip’s brow. “I was once five years away, and was unfortunate, for I brought home nothing, not even my ship. I was sent to Chittagong, on the east side of the great Bay of Bengala, and lay for three months in the river. The chiefs of the country would detain me by force; they would not barter for my cargo, or permit me to seek another market. My powder had been landed and I could make no resistance. The worms ate through the bottom of my vessel and she sank at her anchors. They knew it would take place, and that then they would have my cargo at their own price. Another vessel brought us home. Had I not been so treacherously served, I should have had no need to sail this time; and now my gains are small, the Company forbidding all private trading. But here he comes at last; they have hoisted the ensign on the staff in the boat; there—they have shoved off. Mynheer Hillebrant, see the gunners ready with their linstocks to salvo the supercargo.”

“What duty do you wish me to perform?” observed Philip. “In what can I be useful?”

“At present you can be of little use, except in those heavy gales in which every pair of hands is valuable. You must look and learn for some time yet; but you can make a fair copy of the journal kept for the inspection of the Company, and may assist me in various ways, as soon as the unpleasant nausea, felt by those who first embark, has subsided. As a remedy, I should propose that you gird a handkerchief tight round your body so as to compress the stomach, and make frequent application of my bo

Stella 01/21/2019
A book about sea adventures, bravery, friendship and the importance of forgiveness. Although it is a book from the 19th century, the writer gives us quick descriptions and mainly focuses on the action itself, the subtlety is not that important here.
It is also a book about ghosts, creatures from the
Shawn 09/10/2018
So, at my day job, I was looking at material to include in a forthcoming GOTHIC story e-book collection (we like to throw in some novels as bonuses), and I decided to process this classic Gothic novel about the Flying Dutchman, as it was long on my reading list anyway so why not kill two birds with

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