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The truth then flashed upon him, and he shouted out "All's well, boys! God be praised, we have caught the ebb-tide, under our lee-bow!" These few words explained the reason of the change. Instead of setting to leeward, the schooner was now meeting a powerful tide of some four or five knots, which hawsed her up to windward with irresistible force.
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