Across Patagonia

ISBN-13: 9781544286884 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 150 str.

Lady Florence Dixie

Opis

The next day was fine and sunny, and so the weather continued till we reached Lisbon, three days after leaving Bordeaux, when it grew rather rough again. At Lisbon we remained a day, taking in coal and fresh provisions-and then once more weighed anchor, not to drop it again till the shores of the New World should have been reached. Just as it was beginning to dawn on the morning of the second day after leaving Lisbon, I was awakened by the speed of the vessel being reduced to half its usual ratio, for so accustomed does one become in a short time to the vibration of the screw, that any change from its ordinary force immediately disturbs one's sleep. Looking out of my cabin-window I could see that we were close to land, so, dressing hurriedly, I went on deck.

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