Project Gutenberg 2004-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 208 Jacobs, W. W. (William Wymark) 1863 1943 Jacobs, William Wymark Owen, Will 1869 1957 Sentence Deferred Sailor's Knots, Part 4. Produced by David Widger "Sentence Deferred" by W. W. Jacobs is a comedic short story likely written in the early 20th century. The narrative unfolds in a seaside town and revolves around Captain Bligh, who finds himself in a precarious situation after accidentally upending a police officer while trying to evade capture. The main theme centers around themes of love, the absurdity of authority, and mistaken identities, all framed within a humorous context. The story follows the misadventures of Captain Bligh as he tries to escape from Police-Sergeant Pilbeam after a light-hearted confrontation that leads to unintended trouble. As Bligh finds refuge in the home of Sergeant Pilbeam's daughter, Miss Pilbeam, they develop a playful rapport that intertwines with the looming threat of her father's return. The narrative escalates as Miss Pilbeam grapples with her affections for Bligh against her loyalty to her father. The comedic tension builds as Bligh must disguise himself to escape capture, leading to a series of humorous misunderstandings and an amusing conclusion involving a mistaken identity that results in an unexpected invitation to tea. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 84.3 (6th grade). Easy to read. en Humorous stories, English England -- Social life and customs -- Fiction PR Text Category: Short Stories Category: Humour Category: British Literature 53795 2025-10-05T05:01:44.958487 text/html 49858 2020-12-20T04:44:58 text/html 363928 2025-10-05T05:01:46.581464 application/epub+zip 362675 2025-10-05T05:01:45.244523 application/epub+zip 76326 2025-10-05T05:01:45.077534 application/epub+zip 397775 2025-10-05T05:01:47.805477 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 388449 2025-10-05T05:01:46.413453 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 101334 2022-09-05T09:56:02.779876 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 42951 2025-10-05T05:01:44.816469 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 23287 2024-10-28T18:02:56 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 44384 2020-12-20T04:44:58 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20071 2025-10-05T05:01:47.937444 application/rdf+xml 18335 2025-10-05T05:01:45.144456 image/jpeg 3249 2025-10-05T05:01:45.110492 image/jpeg 343695 2020-12-20T04:44:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 16902 2020-12-20T04:44:58 application/octet-stream application/zip 348615 2025-10-05T05:01:44.977453 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia en.wikipedia