A Lady's Cruise in a French Man-of-war, Volume 2 |
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Page 2
... divers vehicles followed , containing about twenty French officers , Mr Barff as interpreter , and Joseph Miller . The weather was perfect - not too hot ; a brisk trade - wind brought the sea roaring and tumbling in heavy breakers on ...
... divers vehicles followed , containing about twenty French officers , Mr Barff as interpreter , and Joseph Miller . The weather was perfect - not too hot ; a brisk trade - wind brought the sea roaring and tumbling in heavy breakers on ...
Page 51
... divers sorts , from the heavy acrocladia , 2 with spikes as large as your fingers and heavy as stone , to the very brittle species no larger than a pigeon's egg , and covered with piercing needles five or six inches long - a ...
... divers sorts , from the heavy acrocladia , 2 with spikes as large as your fingers and heavy as stone , to the very brittle species no larger than a pigeon's egg , and covered with piercing needles five or six inches long - a ...
Page 54
... divers . Of course such as are washed up on the shore are dead shells , utterly worthless . Quite apart from the mere delight to the eyes of gazing at these varied beauties , the reef has its use- ful aspect in regard to the ...
... divers . Of course such as are washed up on the shore are dead shells , utterly worthless . Quite apart from the mere delight to the eyes of gazing at these varied beauties , the reef has its use- ful aspect in regard to the ...
Page 62
... diver remains under water longer than usual , his friend in the canoe thus clears the sur- face , and , peering into the depths , ascertains what is going on , and , if need be , dives to the rescue . Of course these are not the only ...
... diver remains under water longer than usual , his friend in the canoe thus clears the sur- face , and , peering into the depths , ascertains what is going on , and , if need be , dives to the rescue . Of course these are not the only ...
Page 63
... diver has entered a cave , a shark will move so as to prevent his exit , and then his only chance of ever returning to the surface lies in the skill with which he can tickle or stroke the monster , so as to induce it to move aside . Of.
... diver has entered a cave , a shark will move so as to prevent his exit , and then his only chance of ever returning to the surface lies in the skill with which he can tickle or stroke the monster , so as to induce it to move aside . Of.
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