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The last I remember was, as the steamer burned a blue light for her boats, when they caught a sight of me in the trough of the sea. Now, just you remember what I've been a-telling you about floating." "Forrard there! Stand by to clew up and furl the main to'gall'n-s'l! Couple of you come aft here and brail up the spanker! Lively, men, lively!" And Mr. Brown was no longer my Scheherazade.
"These puffs come heavy, I can tell you, and they come often, too. Call him call him, at once, Miss Rose, for it is time to tack if we wish to recover the boat. Tell him, too, to brail the foresail, while we are in stays that's right; another call will start him up." The other call was given, aided by a gentle shake from Rose's hand. Harry was on his feet in a moment.
The end of the reef-tackle, that had been so dearly bought, was got in, by means of a light line, which was thrown around it. The order was now given to brail the spanker, and to clap on and weigh the kedge, which was done by the run. As soon as the ship was free of the bottom, the fore-topmast-stay-sail was set flying, like a jib-top-sail, by hauling out the tack, and swaying upon the halyards.
First he hauled in the sheet, and then he hauled it out, with no result. "Brail the damned thing up!" he bawled at last, with a red face. "There ain't no sense in it." It was the last stroke of bewilderment for the poor captain, that he had no sooner brailed up the spanker than the vessel came before the wind.
He had it coming. Damn fool." "And you, Brail? And you, Tony? Got anything to say? Talk lively!" Brail and Tony, like the others before them, were quick to excuse Brodie's act. They spoke briefly and relapsed into silence. Then, beginning far away and coming closer with the speed of an onrushing hurricane, Gloria heard heavy feet crunching in the dirt and gravel.
Who would suppose that it was my boat these people were assembled in; that it was my champagne these people were drinking; that my venison and my pheasants were feeding those lips, which rarely spoke, except to raise a jest at my expense. My chagrin increased my sickness and my sickness redoubled my chagrin. "'Mr. Brail, said I, in a low whisper, 'Mr. Brail.
Brail wishes to know, sir, if he'll bend the new mainsail to-day, as it's blowing rather fresh, and he thinks the spars light. "'Why the devil take him, he would not have us go out in a hurricane; surely, Pipes, we could not take out ladies to-day? "'O, bless your heart, yes, sir; it blows a bit to be sure, but she's a good sea-boat, and we can run for Arklow or the Hook, if it comes fresher.
All through the afternoon the weather steadily became more unpleasant, and about one bell in the first dog-watch, it came on to rain a cold, heavy, persistent downpour while the wind piped up so fiercely that Leslie decided to haul down the third reef in his topsails, brail up and stow the trysail, and take in the inner jib without further delay, thus snugging the brig down for the night.
The song over, I heard a harsh, gruff voice mixing with the more civilized tones of the party, and soon perceived that Mr. Brail was recounting my proposal amid the most uproarious shouts of laughter I ever listened to.
"Brail up the main-sail, boys," shouted the skipper cheerily, and in a second it was done; the helm was put up, the boat's head fell off, and away she went with a rush, broadside-on to the sea.
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