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The Admiral's Caravan, by
Charles E. Carryl and Reginald B. Birch This eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and with almost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org
Title: The Admiral's Caravan
Author: Charles E. Carryl Reginald B. Birch
Release Date: January 21, 2008 [EBook #24379]
Language: English
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THE ADMIRAL'S CARAVAN
BY
CHARLES E. CARRYL
AUTHOR OF "DAVY AND THE GOBLIN"
WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY REGINALD B. BIRCH
[Illustration: The Riverside Press]
BOSTON AND NEW YORK HOUGHTON MIFFLIN COMPANY The Riverside Press Cambridge
Copyright, 1891, 1892, 1919, and 1920, by The Century Co. Copyright, 1920, by Charles E. Carryl
[Illustration: "THE ADMIRAL, MAKING A DESPERATE ATTEMPT TO GET A VIEW OF HIS LEGS THROUGH HIS SPY-GLASS."]
TO CONSTANCE
Sweet Chatterbox, 't is thou that hast beguiled My fancy, as it drew the little child Who in these pages lives; her gentle ways Are but the reflex of thy round of days. The trip of syllable I held so dear, And all thy small remarks, are treasured here-- Charmed by the alchemy of love to stay The while thy blissful c