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"A very nice lad very slight, sir," replied the first lieutenant. "We have two vacancies." "Well, see what you make of him; and if you think he will do, you may put him on the books." "I have tried him, sir. He says that he has been a short time at sea. I made him mount the main-rigging, but he did not much like it."
As it became necessary to have lights to see what was done, several signal lanterns were placed on the break of the quarter-deck, and others along the hammock railing on the lee-gangway. The whole ship's company and officers were assembled; some on the booms, others in the boats; while the main-rigging was crowded half-way up to the cat-harpings.
Then the increasing wind required that this also should be taken in, and its place filled by a tarpaulin lashed to the weather main-rigging. "Angel," said the captain, shouting into the mate's ear, "there's only one thing to account for this. We're on the right tack for the Southern Ocean; but the storm-center is overtaking us faster than we can drift away from it. We must scud out of its way."
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