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At the fifth or sixth stroke she began to sing not a set song, but little trills and snatches of melody, as though health, happiness, the joy of living, the delight of swinging to the oar in the cool night air these together or something compounded of them all filled her being and bubbled over. "You are silent, you two."
'At sunset, he says, 'all the people in the ship sang Ave Maria with great devotion and some melody. One recalls the similar circumstances under which Cardinal Newman found himself becalmed on the orange-boat in the Straits of Bonifacio. For some hours he had put himself in spirits by taking a hand at the oar, and at seven in the evening of the second day they landed in the harbour of Centuri.
Here! he called, cheerfully, 'Jack Horn, you pull a good oar! Now, then, are we ready? 'All ready, yes, sir! The boat was launched, not without great difficulty, in the face of such a sea. The men stoutly took their oars, casting a look forward at the rocks, then at the quay, and on the face of their young steersman.
As the rowboat came close its occupants saw him press a drink upon his daughter, then gulp one for himself. It was impossible either to lay the skiff alongside the wreck with any degree of care or to hold her there; as a matter of fact, the two hulls collided with a crash, Kid Bridges' oar snapped off short and the side of the lighter boat was smashed in. Water poured over the rescuers.
"Nevertheless, I do not give up without fighting for the rest of my ship that you have not won." "That is well said," I answered. But the men were laughing, for Kolgrim had stooped, and, reaching under an oar bench, had dragged out a rower by the neck. The man swore and struggled; but Kolgrim hove him up, and lifted him over the yard to Odda's feet.
"Until she kicks me out. Like Kipling's Galley Slave, I'm chained to the oar. It's all very well so long as one remains in single blessedness, but it's mighty hard on the married ones. Take my advice, Olga; never marry an Indian man!" "I'm never going to marry anyone," said Olga, with quiet decision. "Really!" said Will Musgrave. She turned her head towards him. "You sound surprised."
The boatswains used other means. Sometimes it was a sharp word or an angry oath, at others a crack of the whip in the air; too often the thong came down with a cruel cut on bare flesh, and there was a cry or an oath from the victim and a frantic tugging at the great oar.
"The storm having somewhat abated, we took oars, such as had not been broken by the storm, and some with two men to the oar and some with but one, we made shift to enter this river; having accomplished which, we dropped anchor and gave thanks to God for the preservation of our lives. "Now, on coming on shore we found this to be indeed a strange land.
He lowered it into the water, took his gun, his game-bag, and a landing-net one never knows what may come in one's way, a bird or a fish and went toward the bed of rushes, rowing and steering with one and the same oar.
Seagrave was so ill, that her husband was obliged to support her in his arms, and William took an oar. They landed very safely, and carried Mrs. Seagrave up to the tent, and laid her down on one of the mattresses. She asked for a little water.
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