Portobello Gold and the Walrus Mutiny of Rum and Gold
In Murray and Flint’s tense exchange aboard the Walrus, seven hundred sixty three thousand nine hundred ninety five pounds in coin and bullion are discussed as safely disposed of while a chest of jewels and plate remain missing. Silver schemes with Flint foreshadow a foreshadowed mutinous plan as fo sailors debate division and trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Murray
Flint
Bantissima Trinidad
Long John Silver
Cap'n
Cap'n Flint
Silver
Pirates Clash on Night of Hidden Treasures
On a moonless night aboard the Royal James and the Walrus, Murray scripts a cautious plan to split treasure while Flint’s crew plots treachery. Peter and Bob slip from the James to spy, overhearing mutinous talk and a vote to strike Murray unless he yields the prize.
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Flint
O’donnell
Murray
Chevalier
Martin
St. Patrick
O'Donnell
Peter
Bob
James
James Fellers
Silver
Chess Gambit Amid a Stifling Seafaring Cabin
In a tense sea voyage scene, the narrator's group watches Peter master a defensive chess gambit under a candlelit cabin. The mood reflects stalled progress and past decisions, as O'Donnell laments lost opportunities and the fate of their confederates who seized four hundred thousand pounds but remain grim.
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Peter
Murray
O'Donnell
Patrick
Revised His Opinion After Fall of Apple
Two Arabian men on a farm discuss God and balance as a high apple tree yields a small fruit while a watermelon seed makes a large fruit. An apple falls and strikes one man, prompting him to thank God it was an apple, not a watermelon, avoiding a worse injury.
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Silver
Flint
Murray
Cullasses
Tom
Allardyce
Bones
Complete Novel Magazine
Burke on bodily restraint over mind’s extravagance
A quoted remark by Edmund Burke argues that while government should govern the body, nations must also curb the excessive or eccentric ideas of the mind to maintain social order and restraint.
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Edmund Burke
Oratory conference uses red white card system to curb speeches
Delegates at a conference carried large cards red on one side and white on the other. After minutes of a speech they held up red to indicate boredom and white to show interest. The chairman judged when to stop as red cards outweighed white.
Barber’s Witty Comeback After Cutting Incident
After a razor mishap, the barber apology is met with a quick quip about having a tongue in the other cheek. The exchange defuses tension as the victim brushes off the injury.
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Porto Bello
Rong
Moira
Arthur D. Howden Smith
WN Service
Darby McGraw
Darby
Long John
John
Allus
John Silver
Spain
Tom Allardyce
Kansas City
Southwest
Geo. H. Siedhoff
Pres
No. 1
Wall Street
Trinity Church
New York City
Broadway
Louisville Varnish Company
14Th and
Maple Streets
Louisville, Ky
Plazez
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