While I was loading my corf, he asked me if I should like to have him for a father-in-law. |
The thrusters often had to push the corf using their heads, leading to the hair on their crown being worn away and the child becoming bald. |
Zane, the Venetian commander, wasted his force waiting at Zara, then learned that the allies were at corf. |
The younger ones often worked in small teams, with those pushing the corf from the rear being known as thrusters. |
Some children were employed as coal trappers, particularly those not yet strong enough to pull or push the corf. |
At corf a Turkish pacha came on board with his harem, to our lively interest. |