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During the skirmish I had caught a momentary glimpse of her at about a cable's length on our port beam through the glancing of the pistol-flashes on her spars and rigging, but now she was nowhere to be seen. "Matthews," said Mr Flinn, "take a blue-light from the launch into the fore-top and burn it."
Haul, haul away in the boat! heave all at once, and as if you were giants! you gained three feet that tug, my hearties try him again, gentlemen, as you are and move together, like girls in a cotillion Away with it! What the devil are you staring at, in the fore-top there? Have you nothing better to do than to amuse yourself in seeing us heave our insides out?"
He knew that, if it reached their friends at all, the report must have been heard in a few seconds, and he knew, also, that it peculiarly belonged to the profession of a seaman to come to quick decisions. An hour of smart rowing would bring the cutter from the wreck to the headland, where it would be visible, by means of a glass, from the fore-top.
Jackey was placed in the fore-top, and word came that Jackey knew all these fellows, that they were the party who speared Mr. Kennedy. On going to Jackey, he said, "That fellow," pointing to the one named, "is the fellow that speared Mr. All those fellows threw spears at Mr. Kennedy." This native was immediately secured. He struggled hard, and it was as much as three men could do to secure him.
I waited at my station in the fore-top for the order to shorten sail I cast many a glance towards the shore, where she whom I loved best on earth was, I fancied, gazing at the two ships with thousands of other spectators, little supposing that I was on board one of them. As we entered the harbour, we heard with joyous hearts the order given to shorten sail.
One fine afternoon, a man who had gone into the fore-top to shift the rolling tackles sung out at the top of his voice, and with evident glee, ``Sail ho! Neither land nor sail had we seen since leaving San Diego; and only those who have traversed the length of a whole ocean alone can imagine what an excitement such an announcement produced on board. ``Sail ho! shouted the cook, jumping out of his galley; ``Sail ho! shouted a man, throwing back the slide of the scuttle, to the watch below, who were soon out of their berths and on deck; and ``Sail ho! shouted the captain down the companion-way to the passenger in the cabin.
Besides these things, I took all the men's clothes that I could find, and a spare fore-top sail, a hammock, and some bedding; and with this I loaded my second raft, and brought them all safe on shore, to my very great comfort.
The skipper paused with his hand on the latch and eyed the other sharply. "Witches, ye say? An' Dick Lynch was talkin', was he? Who did they figger as put the spell on to me?" "The lass ye saved from the fore-top. Sure, that's what they all bes sayin', Denny. Mermaid, they calls her an' some a fairy. A witch, anyhow. They says as how yer luck bes turned now aye, the luck o' the entire harbor.
"Give him a chance to know a few leadin' principles. Sailin's an art, Harvey, as I'd show you if I had ye in the fore-top o' the " "I know ut. Ye'd talk him dead an' cowld. Silince, Tom Platt! Now, after all I've said, how'd you reef the foresail, Harve? Take your time answerin'." "Haul that in," said Harvey, pointing to leeward. "Fwhat? The North Atlantuc?" "No, the boom.
He knew at the same time that he was without necessity separating me from my brother. Still, I gained an advantage even from his ill nature, as I was thus somewhat accustomed to go aloft before the ship was in the open sea, and exposed to rough weather. I stood, therefore, in the fore-top watching what was going on below me on deck. Many of the first-class passengers were walking the poop.
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