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Then one girl catch at his arm, an' I fire my rifle. Then I see no more until I wake up." "'Well, Krasippe, the captain is alive, and we are to meet him here in a year from now. In the mean time we'll try to navigate the Thyri, and make as much money for the skipper as we can; and well he kept his word."
"I'm sorry to say they do not. We drift our length in about two minutes." "That will put off the evil moment an hour or two. Look what a wake we are making!" Sure enough, that wake was frightful!
"Wake up," said Simpson; "I've got a nice pie for you; do you want it?" "Of course I do," answered the mate, taking it from Simpson's hand. "But who are you?" he inquired, for it was so dark that he could not have recognized the features of his most intimate friend.
Some fair or wake had kept the people up out of their beds. We saw many lights moving about as we drew near; and perhaps the most impressive scene on our route was our reception at this place. As we staid for three or four minutes, I alighted.
Then, by-and-by, the nurse said, "Hush, baby is asleep!" and everyone moved about softly, so as not to wake the little creature, who had not been there yesterday, the baby whose life had just begun, the little traveller who had just started on its journey through time to the great eternity beyond.
'Twas an affair of a few seconds, like two frigates crossing in a gale, with only opportunity for a broadside or two; and when the Rebecca Chattesworth sheered off, it can't be denied, her tackling was a good deal more cut up, and her hull considerably more pierced, than those of the saucy Magnolia, who sent that whistling shot and provoking cheer in her majestic wake.
The phosphorus shone brilliantly in the water, and the wake of the ship was like a path of molten metal, for the night was quite dark and the heavy banks of clouds which had been making steadily to the westward over-spread the sky. It was nearly time for the southwest monsoon to shift, and with this change would likely follow a spell o' weather, as Trunnell chose to put it.
Well, I must wake her from her slumber or trance. I called her name, but she did not heed my voice. The Devil put it into my head that I would kiss one handsome young girl before I died, and now was my chance.
Do wake up, you heavy things! she went on in an impatient tone; but there was no answer but a gentle snoring. The snoring got more distinct every minute, and sounded more like a tune: at last she could even make out the words, and she listened so eagerly that, when the two great heads vanished from her lap, she hardly missed them.
She looked in amazement to see me thus, and in one moment more had let me in. "Wake Aaron," I said, without giving her time to question me. "He is awake. What has happened? Is Miss Axtell dying?" she questioned. "No," I said; "but I want to speak to Aaron, directly. I'm going to my room one moment." I went up. The tower-key was hanging where I had left it.
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