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Updated: July 4, 2025
We saw several ships, which signalled us, but we would not answer, as we had our spars down for repairs and looked like a wreck, and fancied it would be a pity to frighten you all with a report to that effect. Last night we got all right, and spread out immense studding-sails. We are now bowling along, wind right aft, dipping our studding-sail booms into the water at every roll.
Rising with his utmost velocity from the furthest depths, the Sperm Whale thus booms his entire bulk into the pure element of air, and piling up a mountain of dazzling foam, shows his place to the distance of seven miles and more. In those moments, the torn, enraged waves he shakes off, seem his mane; in some cases, this breaching is his act of defiance.
Also, the rivermen, walking back and forth the length of the booms, were able easily to keep the drive moving. Now, however, Orde unchained these boom logs. The men pushed them ashore. There as many as could find room on either side the boom-poles clamped in their peavies, and, using these implements as handles, carried the booms some distance back into the woods.
"Oh!" groaned Booms, in tones of dire distress, "I knew I should forget something. Would you mind, Waterford?" "What is it?" "My glass it's in the box, and and I should have got it out before I put the collar on. Thanks; I should have been lost without it. Oh! if I had forgotten it!"
Now, too, the archers had room to draw their bows once more, and great stones from the yard of the cog came thundering and crashing among the flying rovers. Here and there they rushed with wild screams and curses, diving under the sail, crouching behind booms, huddling into corners like rabbits when the ferrets are upon them, as helpless and as hopeless.
Then, boom! before I had calmed myself came a third shock; and then ten seconds afterwards, three booms, one, two, three, properly spaced. I understood, although the sounds only shivered in the air. It was a battery of six guns coming into action somewhere very far off. It must be true! I rose to my feet and shook myself.
"You see something, Jack?" demanded Dick Sand, who stood up straight on the booms. "Yes there!" replied little Jack, showing a point of the sea, left open by the interval between the stays of the standing-jib and the flying-jib. Dick Sand looked at the point indicated attentively, and forthwith, with a loud voice, he cried; "A wreck to windward, over against starboard!"
"Away aloft there and out booms get the larboard stu'n'sails upon her as quick as you please, lads. Steady as you go," to the man at the helm. "How's her head?" "Sou'-west and by west, half west, sir," answered the man.
The officers and men were at work till four in the morning, securing the boats, booms, and anchors, clearing the decks of provisions, and setting up the lower rigging, which by the labour of the ship, had begun to stretch to an alarming degree; by great exertion this was accomplished, and the guns secured before the gale had increased to a hurricane.
If it wasn't the darn booms 'ud need to go hungry." The man's French temperament left him more than appreciative of the beauty he beheld. But he was wondering. He was searching his shrewd mind for the real explanation of Nancy's presence in these forests. To him it was amazing that the Skandinavia should send this girl, this good-looker, on a journey through their forests alone.
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