John Solomon— Supercargo
By ALLAN HAWKWOOD
(Henry Bedford-Jones)
John Solomon— Supercargo – CHAPTER I- THE CATTLE-WHARF AT DEPTFORD
Frederick L. C. Harcourt, Viscount Ratcliff, was extremely natty in his flannels, buckskins, and yachting cap, and consequently he aroused tremendous excitement, plainly being nothing more or less than a “toff” of the first water.
As he strode along the cattle-wharf at Deptford, he looked as much out of place as would a royal highness if suddenly dropped among the habitués of Sally Tucker’s pub.