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Updated: May 19, 2025
Yes," said Maiden's Heart, and he coolly unhooked the grapnel from the wall. I saw that it was of no use to contend with a big fellow like that, as strong as two common men, and I bought the bean. I took the grapnel from Maiden's Heart, who seemed to give it up reluctantly, and as I hooked it on the wall, I felt a hand upon my shoulder. I looked around, and saw the sentinel.
We walked forward into the bows, and clearly made out the shape of a grapnel thick with shells, with its claws upon the bulwark rail of the half-ship alongside, and there was a line stretched between, belayed to what might have been a kevel on a stanchion of the craft we were in.
It's only the trouble of dropping the grapnel over on the outside in addition to the hawser ashore, and then there's never no trouble when you get back and have to report as how you have lost some of the bales.
Canoes were immediately despatched after the grapnel, which I was informed could not possibly be brought to the ship before the next day, as those who had stolen it immediately sailed with their prize to another island.
This discovery made, the grapnel was pulled up and the sampan thrust in close under the bank at the bottom of the Doctor's garden. "Nothing like trying, sir," said Peter; and landing, he carried the grapnel in to the full extent of the rope and pressed its flukes down into the earth. This was not done without noise, and the two lads stood listening for a few minutes before proceeding farther.
After it had gone a few hundred yards, the grapnel was got up, the men took to their oars and followed the gondola, keeping so far behind that it would not seem there was any connection between them.
The boats grapnel was left in the road, and being hooked in the rocks, we never could clear it.
Its smart impact upon the distant water reached their ears like a kiss, whereupon Yeobright knelt down, and leaning over the well began dragging the grapnel round and round as Fairway had done. "Tie a rope round him it is dangerous!" cried a soft and anxious voice somewhere above them. Everybody turned.
Again the sail flapped, collapsed, flapped again, and then filled steadily out. "Hurrah, lads!" I exclaimed. "Half a dozen more strokes with the sweeps and the breeze will fairly have got hold of us. See how the sheet tautens out!" "In bow-oar, and stand by to heave your grapnel!"
a, stem of the grapnel containing core; b, flukes; c, recess for insulated contact-plate connected to core; d, covering plate screwed on bottom of grapnel; e, button of plug; f, rubber washer and button; g, metal-plate; h, stem of plug, on which in the under counter-sink, U is a small metal disk which prevents the fittings from fallings out; i, needle; j, spring; k, counter-sink for head of plug; l, counter-sink for spring.
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