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1  "If he says true," said the captain doubtingly.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
2  "I hope to be captain without that," said Dantes.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 2. Father and Son.
3  "Larboard your helm," cried the captain to the steersman.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
4  I undertook it because it was what my captain had bade me do.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
5  My captain is dead; I have barely escaped; but I am a good sailor.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
6  And that was Policar Morrel, my uncle, who was afterwards a captain.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 1. Marseilles—The Arrival.
7  At first the captain had received Dantes on board with a certain degree of distrust.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22. The Smugglers.
8  'Here is a ring that will obtain audience of him, and remove every difficulty, said the captain.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
9  The Young Amelia had a very active crew, very obedient to their captain, who lost as little time as possible.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22. The Smugglers.
10  From these rocks that I had the good luck to cling to while our captain and the rest of the crew were all lost.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
11  If you have been culpable, it was imprudence, and this imprudence was in obedience to the orders of your captain.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
12  Spada, a prudent man, and greatly attached to his only nephew, a young captain of the highest promise, took paper and pen, and made his will.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 18. The Treasure.
13  I was generally liked on board, and had the sailors possessed the right of selecting a captain themselves, I feel convinced their choice would have fallen on me.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 17. The Abbe's Chamber.
14  The captain glanced at him, but he had lifted the rum to his lips and was drinking it with so much composure, that suspicions, if the captain had any, died away.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
15  As I had expected, I found some difficulty in obtaining access to the grand-marshal; but I sent the ring I had received from the captain to him, and was instantly admitted.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 7. The Examination.
16  Dantes noticed that the captain of The Young Amelia had, as he neared the land, mounted two small culverins, which, without making much noise, can throw a four ounce ball a thousand paces or so.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 22. The Smugglers.
17  Under pretence of being fatigued, Dantes asked to take the helm; the steersman, glad to be relieved, looked at the captain, and the latter by a sign indicated that he might abandon it to his new comrade.
The Count of Monte Cristo By Alexandre Dumas
ContextHighlight   In Chapter 21. The Island of Tiboulen.
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