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Excerpt from Across the Latitudes
John Ethan Lethbridge, with his new appointment in his pocket, smiled confidently. I merely remarked, sir, that I would be the first and only American in command of a light-ship on this coast.
The Commander's frown deepened. All the officers of this service are American citizens, he said stif?y. And I believe most of the seamen are, too.
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