| Hearn pulled off another piece of turkey and ate... 140 |
[Feb. 10th, 2010|10:50 pm] |
Hearn pulled off another piece of turkey and ate it with relish"You get the crates separated, and I'll find my men and have them bring it up
"All right, Lieutenant, but let's do it fast, okay?"
Hearn went on top, leaned over the rail, and shouted to the three-man detail on his landing barge to come aboardAfter they had climbed the scramble net, Hearn led them below to the hold, and they each picked up a carton and carried it to the deckAfter three trips everything had been brought up, the whisky, the canned chicken, and all the condiments, and in a few minutes it was loaded in the crane net and lowered into the bargeHearn paid the seaman his twelve pounds"Come on, men, let's get going," he shoutedNow that it was over, he was worried that Kerrigan might appear on deck and discover his transactionThey clambered down into the barge, and Hearn dragged a |
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