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And this night we showed the gale the full spread of her three t'gan's'ls, and the ship raced before the wind like a frightened stag. Oh, I had seen sailing before. I had been in smart ships, had run my Easting down in southern waters more than once, had made the eastern passage of the Western Ocean with the winter storm on my back the whole distance.
"B'Gawd, the Old Man's on deck!" ejaculated Lynch to his assistants. Then he bellowed aft, "Yes, sir?" "Reef t'gan's'l's, Mister!" came the command. "Eh!" blankly exclaimed Lynch. "Now, what is he up to?" But he yelled back his acknowledgment, "Reef t'gan's'ls, sir!" When the sails were clewed up, Newman and I were ordered aloft on the mizzen.
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