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shore and Christian landed alone near the
In the dusk of evening a boat put off from her, pulled to the shore, and Christian landed, alone, near the house of a chief who had become the special friend of Peter Heywood and Stewart.
— from The Lonely Island: The Refuge of the Mutineers by R. M. (Robert Michael) Ballantyne

such a compromising letter and not trusting
Ms. refused to write such a compromising letter, and, not trusting the Bosnian, disregarded a suggestion that he should be taken as passenger in the proposed flight to Mudros.
— from Eastern Nights - and Flights: A Record of Oriental Adventure. by Alan Bott

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