I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales

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Title: I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales
Author: Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
Release Date: November 29, 2004 [EBook #14206]
Language: English
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Produced by Lionel SearI SAW THREE SHIPS AND OTHER WINTER TALES.
BY ARTHUR THOMAS QUILLER-COUCH ("Q").
To T. Wemyss Reid.
CONTENTS.
I SAW THREE SHIPS.
CHAPTER I. The First Ship.
CHAPTER II. The Second Ship.
CHAPTER III. The Stranger.
CHAPTER IV. Young Zeb fetches a Chest of Drawers.
CHAPTER V. The Stranger Dances in Young Zeb's Shoes.
CHAPTER VI. Siege is Lad to Ruby.
CHAPTER VII. The "Jolly Pilchards"
CHAPTER VIII. Young Zeb Sells His Soul.
CHAPTER IX. Young Zeb Wins His Soul Back.
CHAPTER X. The Third Ship.
THE HAUNTED DRAGOON.
A BLUE PANTOMIME.
I. How I Dined at the "Indian Queens".
II. What I Saw in the Mirror.
III. What I Saw in the Tarn.
IV. What I have Since Learnt
THE TWO HOUSEHOLDERS.
THE DISENCHANTMENT OF ELIZABETH.I SAW THREE SHIPS.
CHAPTER I.
THE FIRST SHIP.
In those west-country parishes where but a few years back the feast of Christmas Eve was usually prolonged with cake
and cider, "crowding," and ...