Adventurer John Stephens Earns Captains Role After Chilean War Decree
John Stephens, a Kingsa Shusetts adventurer marooned in Vilyaratso Chile, seeks mining in Golivia and is denounced as an insurrectionist. In a hotel he rescues a young woman from a drunken officer and earns thanks from her. The Peruvian admiral warns of war between Chile and Port Rid and offers Stephens the captaincy. He claims the Tameralda, a Chilean vessel, must be captured that night.
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John Stephens
Kingsashusetts
Vilyaratso
Chile
Golivia
Stepheny
Stephens
Port Rid
Tameralda
Fumbling Plan Amid Odd Table Confrontation
The narrator paces a room weighing a pliable idea as a figure sits at a table. A sodden cigar rests between the teeth while the speaker proposes attempting a bold stroke if fortune favors it.
Night Travel Through Port Said to Pedro Nodigues Den
The narrator moves through dangerous foreign crowds in a port city, avoiding detection while recalling a costly maritime incident. He notes the riotous, multilingual seamen district and spots Pedro Nodigues' dingy tavern as a well known, perilous stop for sailors.
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Sanchez
Lord Darlington
Port Said
Melbourne
Calentts
Orient
South Seas
Valnaraizo
Fercely
Pedro Nodigues
Barroom Ghosts and Turns in a Connecticut Sailor Tale
In a smoky bar a tense reunion unfolds between Capt. Tuttle and the seasoned crew De Nova and Castelar as the narrator asserts command. Old rivalries surface amid sea lore and hints of a perilous Peru assignment and a Cuban revolutionary past.
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Don Castille
Nia
de Nova
Castelar
Tuttle
de Noya
Peru
Neds
Mistar
Mr. Tuttle
Sam
Creolo'g
Monsieur
Wailey-Man
Hatteras
Cymbelius
Jelly and fritters request from Puck
A speaker asks a host to prepare a hearty spread including jelly, preserves, hot apple fritters with maple syrup, coffee and any vegetables on hand. The narrator says they will eat whatever is served without complaint and urges not to go to trouble just for them.
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Puck
Fragmented dialogue on arrival time at the doorstep
A garbled exchange shows a husband apologizing to his wife for lateness and an implied dispute about the exact arrival time at the door, with a mistaken term dock attack and referential starray.
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Hub
The
Starray
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