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They then left the saloon, and there was silence for a few minutes; then, going to the head of the companion-ladder, I heard Jose demanding in broken English, with a profusion of expletives, where was the opening of the lazarette. A strange voice replied in trembling tones; and then I heard the mat flung back and the hatch wrenched off with a clatter.
"No!" cried Lord Lydstone. "Throw the general over, and stay on board with me." "That would be too great penance," said Mrs. Wilders, as she moved towards the companion-ladder. "I've had enough of your lordship for one day." Lydstone got up, looking rather vexed, and followed her across the deck. When he was quite close to her side he whispered with suppressed but manifest feeling
It seemed to the skipper a favorable omen that Miss Jewell descended the companion-ladder as though to the manner born; and her exclamations of delight at the cabin completed his satisfaction. The cook, who had followed them below with some trepidation, became reassured, and seating himself on a locker joined modestly in the conversation.
Always of delicate constitution, and ill-fitted for the rough part he had now to play, he had lately been still further weakened by illness; and on mounting the companion-ladder, for the purpose of desiring that the vessel might not be driven at so high a speed against the heavy head-sea, a sudden giddiness came over him, and after leaning for a few moments with his head upon his arm, altogether lost consciousness, and fell heavily backwards down the companion to the cabin floor, where he lay for some time in a state of insensibility.
For the steel walls of his craft, the doors, and the companion-ladder all sweat oil, and at every touch the hands must be wiped dry. The doorways are narrow round holes. Through one of the holes aft the commander descends by a breakneck iron ladder into the black hole lit by electric glow-lamps.
When we go to quarters, we'll double-breech the guns. Let the carpenter have his tarpaulins ready for battening down send for the boatswain, and let the boats on the booms be well secured. Is that eight bells striking? Then pipe to supper first; and, Mr Hardy," added Captain M , as he descended the companion-ladder, "they may as well hook the rolling-tackles again."
"Come out, my hearties, and give an account of yourselves." Saying this, he began to drag towards the companion-ladder one of the men; I following his example with regard to the other. "Why, Jim, we ain't got in yet; so let us alone, will ye," grunted out one, as he turned on his side, without opening his eyes.
These orders were given as he stood at the top of the companion-ladder before he conveyed Ada into his cabin, where little Marianna, almost out of her senses with delight, was arranging a sofa on which to place her.
Among the first who appeared was the captain, who ran up the companion-ladder with as much agility as he had ever displayed. "Where away where away?" he asked. The men pointed to windward, and to our surprise the captain turned his eyes in the same direction. "Lower three boats," he shouted. "I'll go in one of them."
I helped them down the companion-ladder. "Is there much danger, do you think, Ned?" asked Mary. "Harry seems unusually grave." "We must, as he says, hope for the best," I answered, though I myself knew that the danger was imminent.
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