[Gutenberg 10571] • The Old Man of the Sea / Ship's Company, Part 11.

[Gutenberg 10571] • The Old Man of the Sea / Ship's Company, Part 11.
Authors
Jacobs, W.W.
Publisher
Createspace
Tags
england -- social life and customs -- fiction , humorous stories , english
ISBN
9781484931875
Date
2004-01-01T00:00:00+00:00
Size
0.45 MB
Lang
en
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"What I want you to do," said Mr. George Wright, as he leaned towards the old sailor, "is to be an uncle to me." "Aye, aye," said the mystified Mr. Kemp, pausing with a mug of beer midway to his lips. "A rich uncle," continued the young man, lowering his voice to prevent any keen ears in the next bar from acquiring useless knowledge. "An uncle from New Zealand, who is going to leave me all 'is money." "Where's it coming from?" demanded Mr. Kemp, with a little excitement.