Excerpt from The Pearl Divers of Roncador Reef
The third and youngest man of the three who sat together on the verandah had sailor-man written upon his face, even if his blue reefer suit - the coat sleeves of which were stripped of their narrow bands of gold lace - had not denoted the fact. He was a Clean-shaven, fat and jovial-looking young fellow, with a particularly infectious laugh.
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