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William Bowditch Mother and Father’s fourth child; he is brother to Mary Bowditch, Hab Bowditch, Lizza Bowditch, Nat Bowditch, Samuel Bowditch, and Lois Bowditch. Like his elder brother Nat, William does well in school and has a knack for navigation. He goes to sea when he’s a teenager and dies many years later in a shipwreck.
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Chapter 19: Strange Sailing Orders
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Now the meaning of the strange sailing time dawned on the crew. Nat looked at Mr. Cheevers and saw anger, amusement, and respect in his eyes. But the faces of the men before the mast were frightening to watch. Not two of the lot, Nat figured, had had the slightest intention of sailing on the Astrea. They had doubtless heard of the clever desertion of the other crew. They’d planned the same stunt, signed on for a square meal and a month’s pay. Now they faced months at sea—the terrors of the Cape—the grilling passage through the Sunda Strait—a layover in Batavia—where men died like flies.
Their baffled rage was naked on their faces.
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William Bowditch Quotes in Carry On, Mr. Bowditch
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Chapter 19: Strange Sailing Orders
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Now the meaning of the strange sailing time dawned on the crew. Nat looked at Mr. Cheevers and saw anger, amusement, and respect in his eyes. But the faces of the men before the mast were frightening to watch. Not two of the lot, Nat figured, had had the slightest intention of sailing on the Astrea. They had doubtless heard of the clever desertion of the other crew. They’d planned the same stunt, signed on for a square meal and a month’s pay. Now they faced months at sea—the terrors of the Cape—the grilling passage through the Sunda Strait—a layover in Batavia—where men died like flies.
Their baffled rage was naked on their faces.
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