Sailor's Knots (Entire Collection)

Project Gutenberg's Sailor's Knots (Entire Collection), by W.W. JacobsThis eBook is for the use of anyone anywhere at no cost and withalmost no restrictions whatsoever. You may copy it, give it away orre-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License includedwith this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.netTitle: Sailor's Knots (Entire Collection)Author: W.W. JacobsRelease Date: October 29, 2006 [EBook #10793]Language: EnglishCharacter set encoding: ASCII*** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK SAILOR'S KNOTS (ENTIRE COLLECTION) ***Produced by David WidgerSAILORS' KNOTSBy W.W. Jacobs1909CONTENTSDESERTEDHOMEWARD BOUNDSELF-HELPSENTENCE DEFERRED"MATRIMONIAL OPENINGS"ODD MAN OUT"THE TOLL-HOUSE"PETER'S PENCETHE HEAD OF THE FAMILYPRIZE MONEYDOUBLE DEALINGKEEPING UP APPEARANCESILLUSTRATIONSDESERTED"Sailormen ain't wot you might call dandyfied as a rule," said the night-watchman, who had just had a passage of arms with a lighterman and beenadvised to let somebody else wash him and make a good job of it; "they'vegot too much sense. They leave dressing up and making eyesores oftheirselves to men wot 'ave never smelt salt water; men wot drift up anddown the river in lighters and get in everybody's way."He glanced fiercely at the retreating figure of the lighterman, and,turning a deaf ear to a request for a lock of his hair to patch afavorite doormat with, resumed with much vigor his task of sweeping upthe litter.The most dressy ...