Mr. Richard Catesby, second officer of the ss. _Wizard_, emerged from the dock-gates in high good-humour to spend an evening ashore. The bustle of the day had departed, and the inhabitants of Wapping, in search of coolness and fresh air, were sitting at open doors and windows indulging in general conversation with any-body within earshot. [Illustration: "Mr. Richard Catesby, second officer of the ss. _Wizard_, emerged from the dock-gates in high good-humour."]…
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