Miranda of the Balcony A Story
Miranda of the Balcony A Story
By Alfred Edward Woodley Mason
25 Jun, 2020
[...]his story was in no wise believed. To all of Isaacs's objections M. Fournier was impervious, and he was at last allowed to embark. "Now!" cried Zebedee Isaacs, as the lugger rose. M. Fournier gave a pathetic look backwards to the land, shut his
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[...]his story was in no wise believed. To all of Isaacs's objections M. Fournier was impervious, and he was at last allowed to embark. "Now!" cried Zebedee Isaacs, as the lugger rose. M. Fournier gave a pathetic look backwards to the land, shut his eyes and jumped. Isaacs caught and set him upon the floor of the boat, where he stood clutching the runners. He saw the landing-steps dizzily rush past him up to the sky like a Jacob's ladder, and then as dizzily shut downwards below him like a telescope. The boat was pushed off. It rounded the pier-head and beat out on its first tack, across the Road. M. Fournier crouched down under the shelter [...]. Less