You double down to the harbour, my lad, said the Captain to Strickland, and sign on. You've got your papers. Strickland set off at once, and that was the last Captain Nichols saw of him.

a double-furnaced boiler

Not a good idea if you're on hormones. Alcohol and mones don't mix.

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