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Thread #133094   Message #3021397
Posted By: MGM·Lion
02-Nov-10 - 04:50 AM
Thread Name: To 'marry out of hand'
Subject: RE: To 'marry out of hand'
Tootler ~~ disagree: 'our captain fell in love with her [i.e with the 'lady fair we had on board'] & he married her out of hand' PRECEDES 'the moment that we landed upon that fatal shore'; she then went on to 'give us all good usage GOING TO Van Dieman's Land', which means, surely, for the remainder of the voyage?

~Michael~