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We made rather better progress the two following nights, but the terral now always blew strongly from the north-northeast after midnight, and thus limited the hours during which we could navigate, forcing us to seek the nearest shelter to avoid being driven back faster than we came. On the 2nd of October, we reached Point Cajetuba and had a pleasant day ashore.
Well, do you know I had almost made up my mind to accept your hand, when the news of this trouble was brought to you, and you left us to ourselves and our dangers!" The governor started. "You are as unfriendly as a 'terral garamighty, you make me draw my breath thick as the blackamoors, as they say. I did what I thought best," he said. "I did not think you would be in any danger.
He came on the quarterdeck, and made his bow to the captain with all the ease in the world, wished him a good morning, and taking his place by the quartermaster at the conn, he took charge of the ship. "Senor," quoth he to me, "is de harbour blow up yet? I mean, you see de viento walking into him? de terral dat is land wind has he cease?"
Keeping close along in under the land, so as to take full advantage of the land breeze, we were off Morant Point by midnight, when we stretched away to seaward, and finally, after being obliged to take to our sweeps to get across the calm belt between the terral and the trade-wind, stood away to the northward, close-hauled upon the starboard tack, toward the Cuban shore.
Well, do you know I had almost made up my mind to accept your hand, when the news of this trouble was brought to you, and you left us to ourselves and our dangers!" The governor started. "You are as unfriendly as a 'terral garamighty, you make me draw my breath thick as the blackamoors, as they say. I did what I thought best," he said. "I did not think you would be in any danger.
She was lying up the inner channel, taking advantage of the land wind, in place of staggering away to the southward through the ship channel, already within the influence of the sea breeze, but which was as yet neutralized close in shore where she was by the terral. The speed of the craft the rapidity with which she slid along the land with the light air, riveted my attention.
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