"Water thief" Quotes from Famous Books
... shouted. 'Here you are, after trying to rob and cheat us, and making believe to be dead, you water thief!—hiding safe and sound on deck while such a row is being raised here about your death, and all sorts of threats being made against me on account of it. Look at him, my brave men!' said he, turning to the crew; 'look at the fellow who has been trying to ... — John Gayther's Garden and the Stories Told Therein • Frank R. Stockton |