[The teddy bear, Hollom had politely ignored. There were things that one simply pretended not to see. Small stakes gambling, tell-tale hints of a woman being hidden on board... Unless told to root all of it out by the captain, there was cause for discretion.
This? Was one of those things.]
Because, sir... [God in Heaven, what madness was this? Yet, for all the strangeness around him, he could not believe the man was having him for a laugh.] I sailed with Surprise in 1805.
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This? Was one of those things.]
Because, sir... [God in Heaven, what madness was this? Yet, for all the strangeness around him, he could not believe the man was having him for a laugh.] I sailed with Surprise in 1805.