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"I hope the crew have taken to their boats before this," said the captain, who with his nightglass to his eye was steadfastly regarding the unfortunate ship.
I will go down and comfort my friends." He went below, and I continued my walk on deck, stopping every moment to look through the nightglass, until my eyes ached. The long night was at last over, and the light of day found me leaning against the mast, sleeping soundly.
"I hadn't thought of that," admitted Somers, also taking a careful look through the nightglass. "Jove, Hal, she is an odd-looking piece of hulk." Eph turned to pass the order to run in still closer to the schooner. "What's wrong with her stern-hull?" asked Ensign Somers, three or four minutes later. "Looks like a patchwork affair," declared Hal, more interested than ever.
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