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OverviewHe threw the end of his cigar into the water, and leaning his elbows upon the bulwarks, staredmeditatively at the waves. How wearisome they are, he said; blue and green, and opal; opal, and blue, and green; all verywell in their way, of course, but three months of them are rather too much, especially- He did not attempt to finish his sentence; his thoughts seemed to wander in the very midst of it, and carry him a thousand miles or so away. Poor little girl, how pleased she'll be! he muttered, opening his cigar-case, lazily surveying itscontents; how pleased and how surprised? Poor little girl. After three years and a half, too; she willbe surprised. He was a young man of about five-and-twenty, with dark face bronzed by exposure to the sun; hehad handsome brown eyes, with a lazy smile in them that sparkled through the black lashes, and abushy beard and mustache that covered the whole lower part of his face. He was tall and powerfullybuilt; he wore a loose gray suit and a felt hat, thrown carelessly upon his black hair. His name wasGeorge Talboys, and he was aft-cabin passenger on board the good ship Argus, laden with Australianwool and sailing from Sydney to Liverpool.There were very few passengers in the aft-cabin of the Argus. An elderly wool-stapler returning tohis native country with his wife and daughters, after having made a fortune in the colonies; agoverness of three-and-thirty years of age, going home to marry a man to whom she had beenengaged fifteen years; the sentimental daughter of a wealthy Australian wine-merchant, invoiced toEngland to finish her education, and George Talboys, were the only first-class passengers on board Full Product DetailsAuthor: M E BraddonPublisher: Independently Published Imprint: Independently Published Dimensions: Width: 21.60cm , Height: 1.50cm , Length: 28.00cm Weight: 0.640kg ISBN: 9798599870807Pages: 274 Publication Date: 26 January 2021 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Temporarily unavailable The supplier advises that this item is temporarily unavailable. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out to you. Table of ContentsReviewsAuthor InformationTab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |