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"Ice on the lee bow!" "Hard up the helm!" "Keep her off a little!" "Stead-y!"
All the time Porter was kneading the dangling reins back through forefinger and thumb, shortening his hold for a strong pull at the galloping brute's head. "Who-o-o-a-h, who-o-o-ah, stead-y!" and, bracing himself against the pummel he swung the weight of his shoulders on the reins. As well might he have pulled at the rock of Gibraltar.
Where is the charm of it all? Where are the elevated sentiments, the devotion, the heroism, the " From a point somewhere near, in the direction of the pursuing enemy, rose the clear, deliberate sing-song of Captain Armisted. "Stead-y, men stead-y. Halt! Com-mence fir-ing."
Punt and her son had escaped across the road, the son trailing and stumbling at the end of a remorseless arm, but Uncle Pentstemon, encumbered by the tea-caddy, was the centre of a little circle of his own, and appeared to be dratting them all very heartily. Remoter, a policeman approached with an air of tranquil unconsciousness. "Steady, you idiot. Stead-y!" cried Mr.
The only variety was the monotonous voice of the lookout forward, ``Another island! ``Ice ahead! ``Ice on the lee bow! ``Hard up the helm! ``Keep her off a little! ``Stead-y!
Voules, and then over his shoulder: "I brought that rice! I like old customs! Whoa! Stead-y." The dog cart swerved violently, and then, evoking a shout of groundless alarm from a cyclist, took a corner, and the rest of the wedding party was hidden from Mr. Polly's eyes. "We'll get the stuff into the house before the old gal comes along," said Mr. Voules, "if you'll hold the hoss."
"Where's the old man?" inquired one. "Skipper's taking a watch below, arter the fog; don't yer go knockin' him up now, Joe." "Wait till the mate comes. Thunder, why don't yer wrop somep'n round the kid, you loon?" The big schooner was getting under way again. The mate's voice spoke sharply to the helmsman. "Helm up steady. Nothing off stead-y."
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