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There was but one thing to do. The light aboard the enemy must be destroyed; without it The Hawk could escape, for minus the light, which was its eye, the foe could not hope to detect them. As Frank's finger pressed the trigger he knew that he had not missed; and at the same moment he cried to Lord Hastings: "Hard-a-port!"
Would she see us? that was the question; but no, though we passed within a hundred yards of her we were not discovered, and I breathed again. Not very long after we had dropped her, Burroughs whispered, "'Steamer on the port bow. "And another cruiser was made out close to us. "'Hard-a-port, said Steele, and round she swung, bringing our friend upon our beam.
Jorrocks's cry to put the helm up was instantly obeyed by the man at the wheel, who jammed it hard-a-port with all his strength.
Jam your helm hard-a-port, you Dick! hard over with it, man; that's your sort. Now, sway away upon these here mizzen halliards; down with your fore-lug; ease up the fore-sheet there, for'ard; up with the mizzen, lads; bowse it well up; that's well; belay. Haul your fore-sheet over to wind'ard, and make fast. There! that's capital. Now let's see what we can do to these here shrouds."
"There he is I see him!" shouted the man in the bow pointing eagerly ahead. "It's on'y a bit o' wreck, boy," cried a comrade. "Right you are," returned the bowman. "There he is, though, an' no mistake, this time. Port! port! hard-a-port!"
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