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They were still at some distance, when Mr Shobbrok, who was guiding the raft, and in order to do so had to look towards the ship, uttered an exclamation of grief. "O Walter, the fore-part has blown up!" he cried out, "and must have sent many of the poor fellows to the bottom. But pull on! pull on! we may yet be in time to save your young sister."
Captain Tredeagle did not interfere, but allowing the mate to give the necessary orders, waited till the topgallant-sails were furled and two reefs taken in the topsails. He then went across to where Mr Shobbrok was standing. "Walter has told me what the men intend doing," he said in a low voice. "Do you try and find out who are likely to prove stanch to us."
"It will be a long swim; but we must hope to get something to support ourselves, for I fear that the chest will not hold us all." "Oh, what can have made Walter sail away again?" asked Alice; and then another thought seemed to strike her, as the mate did not immediately answer. "Oh, tell me, Mr Shobbrok," she exclaimed, "was the raft drawn down by the whale, and has my dear brother been drowned?"
"I no tink we lose our dinner, though," said Nub, as he got to the bottom. "What say you, Massa Shobbrok?" "Certainly not, Nub," answered the mate. "I have got a notion which I am pretty sure will succeed." "Den, if you show me what it is, I go up again, pretty quick," said Nub, who was afraid that the mate would deprive him of the honour of catching the bird.
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