The book The Captives was written by author James L James Leander Cathcart Here you can read free online of The Captives book, rate and share your impressions in comments. If you don't know what to write, just answer the question: Why is The Captives a good or bad book?
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" When I went to kiss the Dey's hand, my foot slipped on the marble pavement. "Can you not stand?" said the Dey. "Yes, but the weight of your Excellency's proposal made me stumble. " I was informed afterwards that the Dey laughed heartily at this reply, and told it to his Ministers after peace was concluded. I took the Dey's first proposals to Mr. Donaldson, amounting to the enormous sum of 2, 247, 000 and two Frigates of thirty-five guns each for peace, an annuity of stores to the value of I2,... 00C sequins and Ambassadors, Consular and bi-ennial presents, such as are given by Sweden, Denmark and Holland. Donaldson was in despair. He said he had done wrong to come to Algiers at all; that any offer that he could make would be an insult to the Dey; and that he therefore would not make any. Messrs. Skjoldebrand, O'Brien, and myself endeavord to persuade him to make some proposal to the Dey, be it ever so small, and that Cathcart would take the risk upon himself to take it to the Dey. I answered that as I had the Dey's orders to bring him an answer; it would be IJ4 THE CAPTIVES.
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