ship-agent

He must remain ashore, to be up betimes in the morning, so that he may be early at the office of the ship-agent.

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It is of the ship-agent whose card Crozier left with him, and which he has thrust into his coat-pocket.

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850

Leaving his boat at the pier, he first goes to the office of the ship-agent, and delivers the message entrusted to him.

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850

So thinks Don Gregorio, the ship-agent agreeing with him.

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850

This in English; but, remembering that the ship-agent is a Spaniard, he follows his first hail with another in the Spanish tongue, adding the usual formulary:

The Flag of Distress A Story of the South Sea Mayne Reid 1850