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So she give me the money and say, ‘Jimbo, some day you buy yourse’f a boat and be truly free. But my daughter’s worth sav­ing. “Things look good,” Cap­tain Jake said as he deposited his gear and went on deck. Nak Lee was obviously fond of her black American; she saw that he was superior to the other black marines and to most of the white ones, too, and she enjoyed accompanying him to dances.

Jake, seeing this tremendous target before him—more ducks in one spot than they had ever found before—decided that he would use not a pound and a half of shot but almost twice that much. The next minutes were a nightmare. Boys, get ready to fire. “Me? Live in Maryland? For the rest of my life?” She con­trolled herself, then placed her hand on his arm, saying, almost in a whisper, “I’m a Londoner, Captain.