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Bixby stood by his wheel, silent, intent as a cat, and all the pilots stood shoulder to shoulder at his back. 'She'll not make it! somebody whispered. The water grew shoaler and shoaler, by the leadsman's cries, till it was down to 'Eight-and-a-half!.... E-i-g-h-t feet!.... E-i-g-h-t feet!.... Seven-and Mr. Bixby said warningly through his speaking tube to the engineer 'Stand by, now!
Oh, Mylecharane Myle-c-h-a-r-a-i-n-e, Molleycarane; ten stones did you say ten? Oh, eight e-i-g-h-t no, eight; oatmeal, Pete? Oh, barley-male meal, I mean m-e-a-l." In the middle of the night Pete remembered all these entries. They were very precious to his memory after Katherine had spoken them. They sang in his heart the same as song-birds then.
Bixby stood by his wheel, silent, intent as a cat, and all the pilots stood shoulder to shoulder at his back. 'She'll not make it! somebody whispered. The water grew shoaler and shoaler, by the leadsman's cries, till it was down to 'Eight-and-a-half!.... E-i-g-h-t feet!.... E-i-g-h-t feet!.... Seven- and Mr. Bixby said warningly through his speaking tube to the engineer 'Stand by, now!
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