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Updated: May 23, 2025
"And this weren't nothing to some storms I have seen in these latitudes, Master Robson. I have doubled the Cape two score of times, I should say eh, more than that, coming and going and I have seen storms here to which that which has just blown over was but a capful of wind.
The wind rips the leaves up between the veins as far as the midrib in tangled tatters; so that after a good hurricane they look more like coco-nut palm leaves than like single broad masses of foliage as they ought properly to do. This, of course, is the effect of a gentle and balmy hurricane a mere capful of wind that tears and tatters them.
"You speak with as much truth as philosophy, Tom," said Barnstable, who saw his slender hopes of success curtailed by the open appearance of the horse and foot on the cliffs. "These Englishmen have not slept the last night, and I fear Griffith and Manual will fare but badly. That fellow brings a capful of wind down with him 'tis just his play, and he walks like a race-horse.
Quickening his pace, the old man came alongside and began peering; then he smiled to himself, and after a bit spoke out. "So you have lost your cap, neighbour? Then you will never be able to find the fairies." For he did not know that Little Toonie, who wore no cap on his head, carried his capful of moonshine safe underneath his skull, where it had been since the hour of his birth.
"Nothing," answered Richard Turnbull, the host of the George. "Nothing to speak of; only 'tis certain sure, and so best; the old house won't look so dowly now." "Twyne says the estate owes a good capful o' money by this time, hey?" said the Doctor, lowering his voice and winking. "Weel, they do say he's been nout at dow.
'Tenez, continued the man, 'poached game is always high. The pearls in that watch are costly because it's worth a man's life to get at them. You want me to be your pearl diver. Be it so. You must guarantee me a safe descent, it's a descent, you know ha! you must furnish me the armor of safety; a little gap to breathe through while I'm at my work the thought of a capful of Napoleons!
'Rion craftily went on: "Look what a number of things have happened since he put this derned schooner into commission. We broke an anchor chain in Paulmouth Harbor, didn't we? And the old mud hook lies there to this day. Did you ever see so many halyards snap in your life, and in just a capful of wind? Didn't we have a tops'l carried away clean in that squall off Swampscott?
"I believe in keeping on the safe side; but a fellow may lose the race by dodging every capful of wind that comes. There goes the first gun." "Let us get into line," added Rodman, as he cast off the moorings and hoisted the jib. "Let her drive." Donald took the helm, and the Maud shot away like an arrow in the fresh breeze.
"But, my dear fellow, do be serious," protested I. "You know, as well as I do, that we should be swamped the first time we fell in with a capful of wind." "Maybe we should, if we went to work like a couple of know-nothing land- lubbers," retorted Bob; "but if we went to work like seamen, as we are, I should like to know what's to purvent our sailing round the world if we like! Answer me that."
I had slept well in the night, and was now no more sea-sick, but very cheerful, looking with wonder upon the sea that was so rough and terrible the day before, and could be so calm and so pleasant in so little time after. I warrant you were frighted, wa'n't you, last night, when it blew but a capful of wind?" "A capful do you call it?" said I; "it was a terrible storm."
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