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I hope to-morrow we shall fall in with ships from Plymouth, and that I shall have the satisfaction of receiving letters from you, the greatest I can possibly enjoy at this time, except that of beating the French fleet. "May 8th. Off Cape Clear. Captain Durham hailed me: he says the French fleet were seen a week ago, steering to the southward.
Watching the chief, who stood by the steering oar, erect as the mast, his eyes piercing the distance ahead, Sigurd put an idle question. "Can you tell anything yet concerning the drift-ice, foster-father? And why do you steer the ship so close to the wind?" Without turning his head, Leif answered shortly, "I am attending to my steering, foster-son."
I endeavored to convince him that we must reach the land by another night, in the direction we were steering. The disheartened crew soon caught the contagious and fatal despair which the Captain had incautiously diffused among them.
But I never meant to do this!" Tom, his father and Mr. Sharp rushed to the long, low windows that opened on the veranda. There, on the porch, which it had mounted by way of the steps, tearing away part of the railing, was a large touring car; and, sitting at the steering wheel, in a dazed sort of manner, was Mr. Wakefield Damon. "Bless my shirt studs!" he went on feebly. "But I have done it now!"
MAGGIE! MAGGIE!" came the voice of the graceless varlet who was steering. "I'll MAGGIE him," said the mate, grinding his teeth, "Why, what the why you 're crying." "I'm not," sobbed Miss Cringle scornfully. "I'm in a temper, that's all." "I'll knock his head off," said the mate; "you stay down here." "Mag-GIE!" came the voice again, "MAG HULLO!"
'Better take your dust-coat off, hadn't you? Mrs Brindley suggested to the friend. She and I were side by side on a sofa at the other end of the room. 'I may as well, Mr Colclough admitted, and threw the long garment on to a chair. 'Look here, Bob, my hands are stiff with steering. 'Don't find fault with your tools, said Mr Brindley; 'and sit down. No, my boy, I'm going to play the top part.
Steering along the shore, as the sun went down, we suddenly heard the bellowing of a bullock, and James Barker, whom, from his violent conduct, I thought incapable of such sentiment, burst into tears. "In about two hours we perceived great fires on the beach and let go anchor in nineteen fathoms of water. We lay awake all that night.
She was in excellent trim, and flew through the water; the wind was fair, and by night they had passed Portland Lights, and the next morning were steering a course for the Bay of Biscay without having encountered what they feared more than an enemy a British cruiser to overhaul them. "I think we shall do now, sir," observed Mr Oxbelly to our hero; "we have made a famous run.
By taking the southern course, and steering direct for the Virginia shore they would be likely to miss much of this trouble, even though it was a time of year when heavy mists hang along the entire Atlantic seaboard. All of them were silent for some little time, only the roar of the motor and the propellers beating in their ears.
I have never ridden a horse in my life, except when they were taking me from the coast to Mysore, and I shall have enough to do to keep my seat and attend to my steering, without trying to listen to you." They rode all day, passed through Anicull and Oussoor, and halted for the night in a grove two or three miles farther on. They had not been questioned as, at a walk, they went through the town.
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