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flotsam; those which the sea throws up on the shore, jetsam."
"And then?"
"
These three things--lagan, flotsam, and jetsam--belong to the
Lord High Admiral."
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And then?"
Your Grace understands."
No."
All that is in the sea, all that sinks, all that floats, all that is
cast ashore--all belongs to the Admiral of England."
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Everything! Really? And then?"
Except the sturgeon, which belongs to the king."
I should have thought," said Josiana, "all that would have belonged to
Neptune."
"
Neptune is a fool. He has given up everything. He has allowed the
English to take everything."
"Finish what thou wert saying."
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