Beadle's Dime Novels, No. 11 — page 13: what you’re looking at

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A PERPLEXING PREDICAMENT. 11 comfort her. Say that he was probably detained for some trifling thing by some of those confounded custom-house peo- ple. It’s very unfortunate, I’m sure, but it can’t be helped, so I'll take breakfast.” But the worthy captain’s spirits were low, that was easily to be seen. -He ate and drank in silence, scarcely speaking to his companion. comnicldooks.comn