The Million Pound Bank Note by Mark Twain
When I was twenty-seven years old, I was a mining-broker’s clerk in San Francisco, and an expert in all the details of stock traffic. I was alone in the world, and had nothing to depend upon but my wits and a clean reputation; but these were setting my feet in the road to eventual fortune, and I was content with the prospect.
My time was my own after the afternoon board, Saturdays, and I was accustomed to put it in on a little sail-boat on the bay. One day I ventured too far, and was carried out to sea. Just at nightfall, when hope was about gone, I was picked up by a small brig which was bound for London. It was a long and stormy voyage, and they made me work my passage without pay, as a common sailor. When I stepped ashore in London my clothes were ragged and shabby, and I had only a dollar in my pocket. This money fed and sheltered me twenty-four hours. During the next twenty-four I went without food and shelter.
Publication Language |
English |
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Publication Access Type |
Freemium |
Publication Author |
Mark Twain |
Publisher |
Prabhat Prakashana |
Publication Year |
2014 |
Publication Type |
eBooks |
ISBN/ISSN |
BP-2020-005-0125' |
Publication Category |
Premium Books |
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