Anne lodges with a grateful Mrs. Jessop but initially has trouble finding work until she becomes a bookkeeper in a shop. James discovers a stowaway, Peter Thompson, whom he puts to work on the 'Charlotte Rhodes' but the boy is unused to sailing and has a bad fall. James is annoyed to discover that Peter's father is a wealthy potato merchant who, after learning of Onedin's treatment of his son, not only refuses to deal with James but also has him beaten up.
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