A Marriage at Sea

Russell, William Clark · 1911

I. THE RUE DE MAQUETRA II. THE ELOPEMENT III. AT SEA IV. SWEETHEARTS IN A DANDY V. DIRTY WEATHER VI. SWEETHEARTS IN A STORM VII. THE CARTHUSIAN VIII. OUTWARD BOUND IX. WE ARE MUCH OBSERVED X. A SINGULAR PROPOSAL XI. GRACE CONSENTS XII. A MARRIAGE AT SEA XIII. THE MERMAID XIV. HOMEWARD BOUND XV. THE END POSTSCRIPT My dandy-rigged yacht, the _Spitfire_, of twenty-six tons, lay in Boulogne harbour, hidden in the deep shadow of the wall against which she floated. It was a breathless night, dark despite the wide spread of cloudless sky that was brilliant with stars. It was hard upon the hour of midnight, and low down where we lay we he…

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