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"I certainly neither saw nor heard one." "Nor did Casimir. The shot was a signal to his comrades, and told them that his trick had succeeded. And then his fear about being dragged into your quarrel! That was a blind, monsieur, meant to throw you off your guard." "It certainly succeeded," I was forced to admit. "And the fuss he made about foundering his horse!
At midnight a sea struck us on our quarter, which stove in one of our dead lights on the quarter and another on our stern, by which we shipped a vast quantity of water before we could get them again fastened up, and we were a considerable time under great apprehension of foundering.
Each humble tavern by the water-side, had its group of uncouth figures round the hearth, who talked of vessels foundering at sea, and all hands lost; related many a dismal tale of shipwreck and drowned men, and hoped that some they knew were safe, and shook their heads in doubt.
"And is it quite sure ye are that she's sinkin'?" he said. "Ay, ay! sure enough, my man; and you'd better look sharp." Having cast one last, lingering look around him, Curtis then left the ship; the rope was cut, and we went slowly adrift. All eyes were fixed upon the spot where the Chancellor lay foundering.
All our pumping had been in vain, and vain had all our attempts been, had they not come to our ship's side, and our men cast them a rope over the stern with a buoy to it, which after great labour they got hold of, and we hauling them up to us got into their boat, and left our ship which we perceived sink within less than a quarter of an hour; and thus I learned what was meant by foundering at sea.
For ten days the unfortunate voyagers were tossed about by the pitiless elements, and it was only by incessant exertions the exertions of despair that they preserved the ship from foundering.
The San Sebastian likewise was in trouble. No break for seven days. It was those enchanters of Cariari magic asleep for a while but now awake! Storm. And two ships nigh to foundering. When wind sank and blue came back, we left Puerto Bello and turned again south by east, but now with crazy, crazy ships, weather-wrenched and worm-eaten, teredo pierced.
“Who is his own brother, sir.” “Martin Holt?” “Yes understand me his brother.” “But he believes that Ned Holt perished in the wreck of the Grampus with the rest.” “It was not so, and if he learned that I ” Just at that instant a violent shock flung me out of my bunk. The schooner had made such a lurch to the port side that she was near foundering.
Hadst thou been true to that first flame of Thought within thee, O Sah-luma, how thy glory would have dwarfed the power of kings! Empires might have fallen, cities decayed, and nations been absorbed in ruin, and yet thy clear-convincing voice, rendered imperishable by its faithfulness should have sounded forth in triumph above the foundering wrecks of Time!
He lay there, warmly wrapped up, bemoaning for a time his hard fate in ever having come to sea, but at length the spirits which had been liberally poured down his throat took effect, and he dropped off to sleep. Mr Bowles' case was somewhat more serious, he having received a violent blow on the head from some of the floating wreckage, just after the foundering of the pinnace.
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