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'Did you ever, sir, asked John, after a minute's contemplation, 'hear the wind say "Maypole"? 'Why, what man ever did? said Parkes. 'Nor "ahoy," perhaps? added John. 'No. Nor that neither. 'Very good, sir, said Mr Willet, perfectly unmoved; 'then if that was the wind just now, and you'll wait a little time without speaking, you'll hear it say both words very plain. Mr Willet was right.
"Ahoy there, the boat," and through the shadows I made out the form of him I dreaded most to see. "Boatman, can you put three of us aboard yonder vessel?" "Aye, sir, it is from her I have just come." "Is thy craft a fit one to carry ladies?" This dashed down the hope he had left his wife behind. "Aye, sir, it is a safe craft, but not a fine ladies' barge.
The former individual then went to the big opening in the deck: "Below! Morgan!" he shouted. "Ahoy!" came from somewhere in the interior of the great vessel, and directly after a pleasant, manly, brown face appeared above the steps. "Take charge; I'm going to have some tea." "All right! Who's this?" "Skipper's cub," said the first-mate shortly. "Here, boy, come along."
He didn't know of the dispute between the other boats." "There's truth in that," remarked Glynn, as he prepared to go on deck; "but it may be a year or more before we foregather. No, I give up all claim to my first fish from this date." "All hands ahoy!" shouted the mate; "tumble up there! Reef topsails! Look alive!"
"Ship ahoy!" shouted Coke, with all the force of brazen lungs. The screw of the unseen ship stopped. The sigh of escaping steam reached them. "Holla! Wer rufe?" was the gruff answer. "Sink me if it ain't a German!" growled Coke, sotto-voce, "Norrie, you must stick here till I sing out to you. Then open your exhaust an' unscrew a sea-cock. . . . Wot ship is that?" he vociferated aloud.
While trying to plan what to do a man turned the corner and came toward them. By the walk Richard recognized Doc Linyard, and with a cry of joy he ran up to the old tar. "Ahoy! so here you are?" exclaimed the sailor, his face beaming with satisfaction. "A nice chase you've led me! Where did you go to?" "Nowhere. I stopped to look at some books and then I couldn't find you again," replied Richard.
Through all the wear and tear of time the remembrance of that voyage has at intervals haunted him: the length of it, the weariness of it, and the almost unbroken monotony stretching through the ninety odd days that dawned and darkened between San Francisco and New York; the solitary sail that was blown on and on, and becalmed and buffeted between the blue waste of waters and the blue waste of sky; the lonesomeness of it all no land, no lights flashing across the sea in glad assurance; no passing ships to hail us with faint-voiced "Ahoy!" only the ever-tossing waves, the trailing sea-gardens, the tireless birds of the air and the monsters of the deep.
Starbuck! larboard boat there, ahoy! a word with ye, sir, if ye please!" "Halloa!" returned Starbuck, turning round not a single inch as he spoke; still earnestly but whisperingly urging his crew; his face set like a flint from Stubb's. "What think ye of those yellow boys, sir! "Smuggled on board, somehow, before the ship sailed. Stubb! Stubb, all for the best.
Then a man next me cried between his teeth: "It is Ragnaroek come and these are Odin's foes against whom we fight." And so smote the more fiercely till he fell beside me, crying: "Ahoy! A Raven! a Raven!"
As they drew nearer, the light at each moment increasing in brightness, there was no longer any uncertainty as to their being seen; for, along with the yells uttered by the occupant of the gig, could be heard the significant speeches of, "Sail ho! Ship ahoy! What ship's that? Heave to, and be Heave to, you infernal lubbers! if you don't I'll sink you!"
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