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Then, to indicate that he was not running away and to prevent suspicion, he slackened the speed of the machine. As he did so the humming behind them rapidly grew louder and a light runabout drew up by their side. John uttered a cry of amazement as he saw the man at the wheel.
The binnacle stands directly in front of the wheel. It is a species of box, firmly fixed to the deck, in which is placed the compass. It is completely covered in, having a glass window, through which the man at the wheel can observe the course he is steering. The capstan stands on the main-deck, sometimes near the centre of the vessel, at other times near the bow or the stern.
The girl brought the required stimulant, and in handing it to her mistress noticed how deadly white her face had become. And as the countess took the glass from the little silver waiter her hand came in contact with that of Phoebe, and the girl felt as if an icicle had touched her, so cold it was. "Now wheel my writing-desk forward," said the countess, as she sipped her wine.
No sooner did Hemming see them than he rushed aft to put the helm to port, while the officers on deck were giving different orders. When he got to the wheel he found that it had been put the wrong way, while the yards were being braced up first in one direction, then in another.
For just then a quick turn of the craft happened to be necessary, and although Dick helped to roll the wheel, it was too late, and because of the inattention of a moment the motor-boat crashed into the bank.
There was a little old pony-cart in the coach-house the kind that is called a governess-cart. It seemed desirable to get to the Fair as quickly as possible, so Robert who could now take enormous steps and so go very fast indeed consented to wheel the others in this. It was as easy to him now as wheeling the Lamb in the mail-cart had been in the morning.
Hit'll he'p yer ter keep yo' chin up. "An' dat ain't all. Hit'll he'p me ter keep my chin up when I ca'ys dis greenback bill to de grocery to-morrer an' I'll turn it into a wheel, too two wheels, wid a bulge between 'em. Now guess wha' dat is?" The congregation were by this time convulsed with laughter, and some one answered aloud: "A flour-bar'l!" "Dat's it, Joe, a flour-bar'l!
“Are you bringing me your scythe to haft anew, master?” “No, faith, my scythe is never unhafted.” “Then how can I serve you?” “By following me: your hour is come.” “The devil,” said the great golfer, “could you not wait a little till I have finished this wheel?” “Be it so! I have done hard work today and I have well earned a smoke.” “In that case, master, sit down there on the causeuse.
"And the yellow shoe buttons on Rose's doll looked just like corn," added Laddie. Mrs. Bunker wanted to laugh, but she did not even smile. Rose felt too bad. "There's a wheel inside this machine, Tom told us," said Russ, "and it's got a lot of sharp points on it. And when it goes around and the ears of corn get down inside, the points on the wheel knock and pull all the kernels off.
But we got away at 7 next day my four men and the tug's three. At the wheel was a halfbreed David MacPherson who is said to be a natural-born pilot, and the best in the country.
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