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The Wing-and-Wing

CHAPTER II
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We are Guernsey-men--the lugger is from Guernsey--and, no doubt, we have a Guernsey look.

This is being half French, I allow." "That alters the matter altogether.

Neighbor Viti, this is all true about the island, and about its habits and its origin; and if one could be as certain about the names, why, nothing more need be said.

Are Giac Smees, and Ving-y-Ving, Guernsey names ?" "They are not particularly so," returned the sailor, with difficulty refraining from laughing in the vice-governatore's face; "Jaques Smeet' being so English, that we are the largest family, perhaps, in all Inghilterra.

Half the nobles of the island are called Smeet', and not a few are named Jaques.


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