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We were on our feet in the room by then, and Marlow, brown and deliberate, approached the window where Mr. Powell and I had retired. "What was the name of your chance again? " he asked. Mr. Powell stared for a moment.
"Oh! The _Ferndale_. A Liverpool ship. Composite built."