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Show 178 mornings until late afternoon, then at the brewery until he completed his job assignment there. Thomas also worked for a compass maker and a tanner part time. Now that the fullness of summer was upon them, they had begun to harvest the fruits of their labors and in expectation had made arrangements to sail on the ship Griffin for America. In spare moments, Samuel, Joseph, and Benny would go down to the London dock to see if the Griffin had yet put into port. When it wasn't there, they would spend their time just watching the big ships go up and down the Thames, their imaginations running wild in anticipation of the adventure ahead of them. Would they encounter pirates, storms, or sea monsters? Nomatter what one would portend, the other saw himself as the gallant savior of crew and passenger. Each was a Ulysses, and each was strong enough to bend Ulysses' fabled bow. ***** Yesterday had been their biggest market day and the one which they had been depending on to garner the final amount of money needed for their passage. Today the Griffin sailed. But when the monies had been counted, they discovered they were still short the required amount. It was not a large shortfall, but large enough that the difference could not be managed in a day. The children were disappointed because it |