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"We take no prizes this day, depend upon it." "We must have another hand to the wheel, sir, if you please," said the quarter-master, who was assisting the helmsman. Mr Pottyfar, with his hands concealed as usual, stood by the capstern. "I fear, sir, we cannot carry the mainsail much longer." "No," observed the chaplain, "I was thinking so."

He would have given the world to recall what had passed and to make friends, but he felt ashamed, as most people do, to acknowledge his error; he had, however, almost made up his mind to it, and was walking up and down thinking in what manner he might contrive it, when Jack, who was sitting, as usual, in a chair by the capstern, with his porter by him, said to himself, "Now I'll lay my life that Ned wants to make friends, and is ashamed to speak first; I may be mistaken, and he may fly off at a tangent, but even if I am, at all events it will not be I who am wrong I'll try him."

We took our station at the top of a rich Persian's house, opposite a spacious esplanade and contiguous to a large pagoda; in the centre of the esplanade was fixed a capstern, with a pole about sixty feet long, which was fixed so as to be occasionally raised or lowered.

Both sailors and soldiers, it seems, pressed towards the hatch-way, where she had planted herself in all the revealed attraction of native beauty; and the capstern was in consequence hove with more than common eagerness and expedition. But the utmost care, one may readily believe, was requisite to keep these enchanted fellows in good order.

"No; but we may in the cabin, Cross." "A large sail on the starboard bow," cried the look-out man forward. "A large sail on the starboard bow," reported the mate of the watch. My glass was on the capstern, and I ran for it, and went forward to examine the vessel, although my duty as signal midshipman was ended at sunset. "What do you make of it, Mr Keene?" said the officer of the watch.

"We take no prizes this day, depend upon it." "We must have another hand to the wheel, sir, if you please," said the quarter-master, who was assisting the helmsman. Mr Pottyfar, with his hands concealed as usual, stood by the capstern. "I fear, sir, we cannot carry the mainsail much longer." "No," observed the chaplain, "I was thinking so."

"Fur cap," replied I, after some hesitation. "Jacob, I feel the wrath rising within me, yet would I fain spare thee; if h-a-t spell fur-cap, pray advise me, what doth c-a-p spell, then?" "Capstern." "Indeed, Jacob, thy stern as well as thy head are in danger; and I suppose, then, w-i-n-d spells windlass, does it not?" "Yes, sir," replied I, pleased to find that he agreed with me.

Newton stood at the capstern, with his eyes fixed on the watch. "Captain Drawlock," said Mrs Ferguson, calling to him, "allow me to observe " "Stop," cried Captain Drawlock, in a loud voice. Newton, to whom this was addressed, noted the time.

Newton stood at the capstern, with his eyes fixed on the watch. "Captain Drawlock," said Mrs Ferguson, calling to him, "allow me to observe " "Stop," cried Captain Drawlock, in a loud voice. Newton, to whom this was addressed, noted the time.

A dreadful sight presented itself the whole deck was black, and corpses lay strewed; their clothes on them still burning, and among the bodies lay fragments of what once were men. The capstern was unshipped and turned over on its side the binnacles were in remnants, and many of the ropes ignited. There was not one person left on deck to oppose them.