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He was undisturbed for some time, until the noise of our bows, gradually approaching, roused him, when, lifting his head, he stared upon us for a moment, and then spread his wide wings and took his flight. It is the fashion to call the respective watches Starbowlines and Larbowlines. Monday, November 17th. This was a black day in our calendar.
Presently, far away forward it seemed on board some other craft, so faint was the sound there came a bang, bang, bang! on the scuttle of the forecastle, and a hollow shout of "All hands reef tops'ls ahoy!" Up tumbled the "starbowlines," or starboard watch, and joined the "larbowlines" in the struggle with the elements. No more sleep that night for man, boy, mate, or master.
When eight bells struck and some one called down the hatch, "Larbowlines ahoy," and the dim figures of the new watch appeared on deck, and we of the old watch went below, I was fairly ready to face whatever the next hours might bring. "Roger and I against them all," I thought, feeling very much a martyr, "unless," I mentally added, "Bill Hayden joins us."
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