Name: The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea
Author: Thomas Mayne Reid
ISBN: 978-0469732568

The Flag of Distress: A Story of the South Sea

By Thomas Mayne Reid 19 Jun, 2020

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Brief Extract: Manned by ten stout tars, and as many oars propelling her, the cutter continues her course with celerity. The lieutenant, seated in the stern-sheets, with the midshipman by his side, directs the movements of the boat; while the glances of both are kept constantly upon the barque. In their eyes is an earnest expression—quite different from that of ordinary interrogation. The men may not observe it; if they do, it is without comprehension of its meaning. They can but think of it as resembling their own, and proceeding from a like cause. For although with backs turned towards the barque, they cast occasional glances over their shoulders, in which curiosity is less observable than apprehension. Less

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