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    Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8.
    Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8.
    Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8.
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    Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8.

    By W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs and Will Owen

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherArchive Classics
    Release dateNov 25, 2013
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      Peter's Pence Sailor's Knots, Part 8. - W. W. (William Wymark) Jacobs

      The Project Gutenberg EBook of Peter's Pence, by W.W. Jacobs

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      Title: Peter's Pence

      Sailor's Knots, Part 8.

      Author: W.W. Jacobs

      Release Date: January 22, 2004 [EBook #10788]

      Language: English

      *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK PETER'S PENCE ***

      Produced by David Widger

      SAILORS' KNOTS

      By W.W. Jacobs

      1909

      Part 8.

      List of Illustrations

      PETER'S PENCE

      Sailormen don't bother much about their relations, as a rule, said the night-watchman; sometimes because a railway-ticket costs as much as a barrel o' beer, and they ain't got the money for both, and sometimes because most relations run away with the idea that a sailorman has been knocking about 'arf over the world just to bring them 'ome presents.

      Then, agin, some relations are partikler about appearances, and they don't like it if a chap don't wear a collar and tidy 'imself up. Dress is everything nowadays; put me in a top 'at and a tail-coat, with a twopenny smoke stuck in my mouth, and who would know the difference between me and a lord? Put a bishop in my clothes, and you'd ask 'im to 'ave a 'arf-pint as soon as you would me—sooner, p'r'aps.

      Talking of relations reminds me of Peter Russet's uncle. It's some years ago now, and Peter and old Sam Small and Ginger Dick 'ad just come back arter being away for nearly ten months. They 'ad all got money in their pockets, and they was just talking about the spree they was going to have, when a letter was brought

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