'Would that man be a Finn, at all?' asked Stephen.
'Oh no,' said Diana, amused. 'He is a Lapp, one of Jagiello's Lapps; he owns a dozen or so.'

of Finns and Lapps, ballooning in general, apothecaries and other stuff you can find no place for...what with naval and nautical affairs being precious thin on the ground in this chapter.

I have never seen such a piece of seamanship nor such an example of divine intervention. That horrible old tub should never have reached Bridgetown in the first place; and she would certainly have foundered with all hands just now but for the grace of God. Only an uninterrupted series of ( Read more... )