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Oh my god. They’re going to make us prisoners and feed us stale bread and water for the rest of our lives, and I can’t even eat bread! I’ll wither away and be horribly bloated for the rest of our dark and damned days in the castle’s
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“But surely we are not allowed..."
"Allowed?" I counters. "We're allowed to do anything in this world until someone says we ain't allowed and that someone can back it up.”
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"Allowed?" I counters. "We're allowed to do anything in this world until someone says we ain't allowed and that someone can back it up.”
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“You've got to think of the fine times you had with your mate, not the moment of his perishin'. Every tear you shed now only wets his windin' sheet and disturbs his rest”
― Bloody Jack
― Bloody Jack
“Ah Padriac. I have often wondered if boys who have flaming red hair up top also have...yep.”
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
“Then it hits me....
And it hits me with the force of a blow. I am maybe fifteen years old. I am a girl. I am also acting lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and, by the Naval Rules and Regulations as regards the chain of command, I am in command of His Majesty's Ship Wolverine.”
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
And it hits me with the force of a blow. I am maybe fifteen years old. I am a girl. I am also acting lieutenant in the Royal Navy, and, by the Naval Rules and Regulations as regards the chain of command, I am in command of His Majesty's Ship Wolverine.”
― Under the Jolly Roger: Being an Account of the Further Nautical Adventures of Jacky Faber
“And if that is the Foremast, what do you think that sail might be called, Mr. Wheeler?"
"The Foresail?"
"Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..."
..."The Next Sail, Sir?"
"Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.”
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"The Foresail?"
"Very good, Mr. Wheeler, and the next one up would be called..."
..."The Next Sail, Sir?"
"Alas, no, Mr. Wheeler.”
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