Life on the Mississippi / [Mark Twain].

  • Mark Twain
Date:
1909
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Licence: In copyright

Credit: Life on the Mississippi / [Mark Twain]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in the easy water and gaining steadily; she began to make for an island cliute ; Stephen stuck to the middle of the river. Speech waft wrung from the captain. He said— ‘ Mr. W , don’t that chute cut off a good deal of distance? ’ 11 think it does, but T don’t know.’ ‘ WE XT TO WHISTMXO.' < Don’t know ! Well, isn’t there water enough in it now to go through?’ < i expect there is, but I am not certain.’ < Upon my word this is odd ! Why, those pilots on that boat yonder are going to try it. Do you mean to say that you don’t know as much as they do ? ’ < 7'/ie?// Why, they are two-hundred-and-fifty-dollar pilots! But
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