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"Another pull of the fore-staysail, Mr Hardsett," cried Captain M through his speaking-trumpet. "Ay, ay, sir; clap on him, my lads," replied the boatswain, holding his call between his teeth, as he lent the assistance of his powerful frame to the exertions of the men.
Lord Reginald put down the helm, and Dick at the same moment hauling down the fore-staysail, and the lugger shooting up, he got hold of the buoy, and soon had the cable secured. The question was now, whether they should haul the boat up on the beach or leave her afloat. She was less likely to be seen hauled up, and a few branches would completely conceal her.
The fore-topsail had been got off the ship, the weather sheets of the jib and fore-staysail hauled across, and the vessel was making comparatively little way through the water. She was, in fact although Bob did not know it lying to, under these sails and the spanker. It all looked so terrible, to him, that he kept his place but a few minutes; and was then glad to return to the sofa, below.
"Close reef the topsails!" was the next order, and when this was done, and the men after more than an hour's work descended to the decks drenched with perspiration, the ship was under the easiest possible canvas nothing but the three closely-reefed topsails, the fore-staysail, and a small jib. Mr.
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