The bottle of gin that Amy takes down from the shelf is just about full. Yet when she pours a drink for Tom Brown, the liquid is a couple of inches down.
The ship's officer refers to Amy Jolly as a 'vaudeville actress'. This is an American term, unlikely to be used by a European sailor.
"Vaudeville actress" might be a term unknown by novice European sailors, but this particular officer states that they "carry them every day" and they "call them suicide passengers". A sailor this experienced certainly would know and use the term.
"Vaudeville actress" might be a term unknown by novice European sailors, but this particular officer states that they "carry them every day" and they "call them suicide passengers". A sailor this experienced certainly would know and use the term.
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