Shifting Winds: A Tough Yarn
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R.M. Ballantyne
"Shifting Winds"
Chapter One.
The Cottage and its Inmates.
The Cottage and its Inmates.
Chapter Two.
Wrecked, Rescued, and Resuscitated—Mrs Niven receives a Surprise, also the Gift of a Child.
Wrecked, Rescued, and Resuscitated—Mrs Niven receives a Surprise, also the Gift of a Child.
Chapter Three.
The Cottage at Cove invaded—Dan Horsey speaks “Toorko” to Russians, and fails to enlighten them.
The Cottage at Cove invaded—Dan Horsey speaks “Toorko” to Russians, and fails to enlighten them.
Chapter Four.
The Rescue.
The Rescue.
Chapter Five.
The Breakfast Party at Seaside Villa.
The Breakfast Party at Seaside Villa.
Chapter Six.
Kenneth indulges in Suspicions and Surmises.
Kenneth indulges in Suspicions and Surmises.
Chapter Seven.
Lizzie Gordon is run away with, and Gaff is “pumped”.
Lizzie Gordon is run away with, and Gaff is “pumped”.
Chapter Eight.
Dan Horsey does the Agreeable in the Kitchen.
Dan Horsey does the Agreeable in the Kitchen.
Chapter Nine.
The Sailors’ Home and the Mad Skipper.
The Sailors’ Home and the Mad Skipper.
Chapter Ten.
The Dinner in the Restaurant—Haco meets an Old Friend and becomes Communicative.
The Dinner in the Restaurant—Haco meets an Old Friend and becomes Communicative.
Chapter Eleven.
The Writing of the “Hambigoo-ous” Letter.
The Writing of the “Hambigoo-ous” Letter.
Chapter Twelve.
The Bu’ster wills to accomplish Mischief, and gets into Trouble.
The Bu’ster wills to accomplish Mischief, and gets into Trouble.
Chapter Thirteen.
The Storm, and its Consequences.
The Storm, and its Consequences.
Chapter Fourteen.
Gaff and Billy become the Sport of Fortune, and see Strange Things.
Gaff and Billy become the Sport of Fortune, and see Strange Things.
Chapter Fifteen.
The Dinner Party—A Sudden Piece of Questionable Good Fortune befalls Mrs Gaff.
The Dinner Party—A Sudden Piece of Questionable Good Fortune befalls Mrs Gaff.
Chapter Sixteen.
Jack Tar before and after the Institution of the S.F.M.S.
Jack Tar before and after the Institution of the S.F.M.S.
Chapter Seventeen.
Mrs Gaff endeavours fruitlessly to understand the Nature of Cash, Principal, and Interest.
Mrs Gaff endeavours fruitlessly to understand the Nature of Cash, Principal, and Interest.
Chapter Eighteen.
Mrs Gaff becomes a Woman of Business, and finds it awfully Hard Work.
Mrs Gaff becomes a Woman of Business, and finds it awfully Hard Work.
Chapter Nineteen.
The Open Boat on the Pacific—Gaff And Billy in Dreadful Circumstances—A Message from the Sea, and a Madman’s Death.
The Open Boat on the Pacific—Gaff And Billy in Dreadful Circumstances—A Message from the Sea, and a Madman’s Death.
Chapter Twenty.
The Voyage of the Bottle.
The Voyage of the Bottle.
Chapter Twenty One.
The Fortunes of Gaff and Billy continued.
The Fortunes of Gaff and Billy continued.
Chapter Twenty Two.
The Island-Home Examined.
The Island-Home Examined.
Chapter Twenty Three.
Relating to Improvements in the Hut, and Mrs Gaff’s Perplexities.
Relating to Improvements in the Hut, and Mrs Gaff’s Perplexities.
Chapter Twenty Four.
Miss Peppy undertakes a Journey.
Miss Peppy undertakes a Journey.
Chapter Twenty Five.
Perplexities and Musical Charms.
Perplexities and Musical Charms.
Chapter Twenty Six.
Mad Haco startled at last.
Mad Haco startled at last.
Chapter Twenty Seven.
Plot and Counterplot, ending in a Long Chase.
Plot and Counterplot, ending in a Long Chase.
Chapter Twenty Eight.
Plotters Counterplotted.
Plotters Counterplotted.
Chapter Twenty Nine.
Dreadful Suspicions aroused in Anxious Bosoms.
Dreadful Suspicions aroused in Anxious Bosoms.
Chapter Thirty.
Strange Scenes and Doings far away.
Strange Scenes and Doings far away.
Chapter Thirty One.
Delivered, Wrecked, and Rescued.
Delivered, Wrecked, and Rescued.
Chapter Thirty Two.
Home Again.
Home Again.
Chapter Thirty Three.
The Sailors’ Home and the New Secretary.
The Sailors’ Home and the New Secretary.
Chapter Thirty Four.
Failures and Hopes Deferred, and Consequences.
Failures and Hopes Deferred, and Consequences.
Chapter Thirty Five.
Conclusion.
The End.
Conclusion.
The End.
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