text: Three at Table, The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 12
  
  THE LADY OF THE BARGE 
  
  AND OTHER STORIES 
  
  By W. W. Jacobs 
  
  THREE AT TABLE 
  
  The talk in the coffee-room had been of ghosts and apparitions, and nearly everybody present had contributed his mite to the stock of information upon a hazy and somewhat thread-bare subject.  Opinions ranged from rank incredulity to childlike faith, one believer going so far as to denounce unbelief as impious, with a reference to the Witch of Endor, which was somewhat marred by being complicated in an inexplicable fashion with the story of Jonah. 
  "Talking of Jonah," he said solemnly, with a happy disregard of the fact that he had declined to answer several eager questions put to him on the subject, "look at the strange tales sailors tell us." 
  "I wouldn't advise you to believe all those," said a bluff, clean-shaven man, who had been listening without speaking much.  "You see when a sailor gets ashore he's expected to have something to tell, and his friends would be rather disappointed if he had not."
tokens: Three at Table , The Lady of the Barge and Others , Part 12 THE LADY OF THE BARGE AND OTHER STORIES By W. W. Jacobs THREE AT TABLE The talk in the coffee - room had been of ghosts and apparitions , and nearly everybody present had contributed his mite to the stock of information upon a hazy and somewhat thread - bare subject . Opinions ranged from rank incredulity to childlike faith , one believer going so far as to denounce unbelief as impious , with a reference to the Witch of Endor , which was somewhat marred by being complicated in an inexplicable fashion with the story of Jonah . " Talking of Jonah , " he said solemnly , with a happy disregard of the fact that he had declined to answer several eager questions put to him on the subject , " look at the strange tales sailors tell us . " " I would n't advise you to believe all those , " said a bluff , clean - shaven man , who had been listening without speaking much . " You see when a sailor gets ashore he 's expected to have something to tell , and his friends would be rather disappointed if he had not . "
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nps.text: the Barge
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nps.text: Others
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nps.text: Part
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nps.text: THE LADY
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nps.text: THE BARGE
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nps.text: OTHER STORIES
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nps.text: W. W. Jacobs
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nps.text: THREE AT TABLE
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nps.text: The talk
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nps.text: Opinions
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nps.text: the Witch of Endor
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nps.text: The Lady of the Barge and Others
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nps.text: Three at Table, The Lady of the Barge and Others, Part 12
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