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I took my place in the stem and sat gripping the gunwales with white-knuckled hands while Falconer climbed in, rocking the boat sickeningly, and the wherryman cast off.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

"Catch that craft, and you'll have a shilling," Mr. Armin told the startled wherryman.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

"Shall I go after?" our wherryman asked, not very eagerly.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

To my surprise, our wiry wherryman, spurred on by the promise of more money, slowly closed the gap between Nick's boat and ours.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

He handed a wherryman two pennies and four farthings.

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood