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Updated: May 27, 2025
Manuel nudged Dan, who darted to the after-tackle, and, leaning far overside, slipped the hook into the stern-rope as Manuel made her fast forward. The others pulled gallantly and swung the boat in man, fish, and all. "One, two, four-nine," said Tom Platt, counting with a practised eye. "Forty-seven. Penn, you're it!"
Luckily, just as the stern-rope was cast off, the missing pump-gear came to hand. The sky was heavy and grey; a snoring breeze blew from the E.N.E., and the vessel went away on a south-east course under double-reefed topsails and foresail.
The big tent could not be replaced, and in order to provide shelter for the men we turned the 'Dudley Docker' upside down and wedged up the weather side with boulders. We also lashed the painter and stern-rope round the heaviest rocks we could find, so as to guard against the danger of the boat being moved by the wind.
The harbour itself looked exactly the same as I remembered it a week ago. The post-boat lay in her old berth at the eastern jetty, her mainsail set and her twin giants spitting over the rail. 'Did I want a passage? 'No, I thought I would wait. Positive that my party could never have got here so soon, I nevertheless kept an eye on the galliot till she let go her stern-rope and slid away.
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