Friend Island

Friend IslandIt was upon the waterfront that I first met her, in one of the shabby little...
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Author: Stevens, Francis,1883-1948
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Language: English
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Friend Island

Friend Island

€6,31

Friend Island

€6,31
Author: Stevens, Francis,1883-1948
Format: eBook
Language: English

Friend Island

It was upon the waterfront that I first met her, in one of the shabby little tea shops frequented by able sailoresses of the poorer type. The uptown, glittering resorts of the Lady Aviators' Union were not for such as she. Stern of feature, bronzed by wind and sun, her age could only be guessed, but I surmised at once that in her I beheld a survivor of the age of turbines and oil enginesa true sea-woman of that elder time when woman's superiority to man had not been so long recognized. When, to emphasize their victory, women in all ranks were sterner than today's need demands. The spruce, smiling young maidensengine-women and stokers of the great aluminum rollers, but despite their profession, very neat in gold-braided blue knickers and bolerosthese looked askance at the hard-faced relic of a harsher day, as they passed in and out of the shop. I, however, brazenly ignoring similar glances at myself, a mere male intruding on the haunts of the world's ruling sex, drew a chair up beside the veteran. I ordered a full pot of tea, two cups and a plate of macaroons, and put on my most ingratiating air. Possibly my unconcealed admiration and interest were wiles not exercised in vain. Or the macaroons and tea, both excellent, may have loosened the old sea-woman's tongue. At any rate, under cautious questioning, she had soon launched upon a series of reminiscences well beyond my hopes for color and variety. ......Buy Now (To Read More)

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Ebook Number: 35401
Author: Stevens, Francis
Release Date: Feb 26, 2011
Format: eBook
Language: English

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