By adjusting the jib and mainsail , the wind was held on the starboard beam , keeping the little ship heeled over far enough to put the canvas patch in place while raising the hole above the waterline . Clark and Etinger , being the ...
Propped against the mainmast with his head resting in Clark's hands lay the young Italian , his left arm torn away at the shoulder . “ John ! " called David from the tiller , “ I need someone on that main sheet with Barragan !
Lily, emboldened, mangled another potato and gasped, 'Benito's Treasure—it's a mystery!' 'You would think there were enough of them around here,' observed Dot, who was stoning cherries with a paperclip. 'But they're using the story of ...
The wedding of Will Turner and Elizabeth Swann is interrupted when both are arrested for helping Captain Jack Sparrow escape, and the two try to obtain their freedom by finding Captain Jack's compass in order to get ahold of Davy Jones' ...
"Rankin is a wizard...a natural sleuth, writes well in slim nuggety paragraphs, and he teaches us a great deal about Stevenson en route."--"Vogue. "Delightful...the ideal book to take with you on holiday."--"Independent.
Dead Man's Chest