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Thackeray's Anger and Genoa Boatman Trick Tale
A city curate recalls a vivid Genoa harbor episode where Thackeray’s daughters witnessed a fierce outburst as convicts and boatmen refused to row unless paid. The steamer ordered them on, and the boatmen relented after a dramatic high voice expletive. The tale then shifts to a wedding register miscue from a London Tit-Bits anecdote.
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Thackeray
Genoa Harbor
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Aono
Uly
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