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We strained, almost holding the Germans' ensign at level with our bow pennant. Loud over the wild yells of the crowd we heard the voice we knew old Burke's bull-roar: "Let 'er rip, Taki'! Let 'er rip, bye!" Takia's eyes gleamed as he sped us up up up! 'Troke became a yelp like a wounded dog's. He crouched, standing, in the sternsheets, and lashed us up to a furious thrash of oars!
On top of the dunnage, in the sternsheets, Michael gazed wistfully at the Mary Turner and continued to snarl crustily at Scraps who idiotically wanted to start a romp. The Ancient Mariner stood up at the steering sweep and gave the order, when all was ready, for the first dip of the oars. A growl and a bristle from Michael warned them that the whale was not only coming but was close upon them.
So, Ned did not appear at all pleased when the lieutenant stepped forward to take his place in the cutter, giving him an envious look when he took his seat in the sternsheets prior to her being lowered down. I, too, cast an appealing glance at Mr Jellaby; and this, fortunately for me, Commander Nesbitt intercepted. "I suppose you would like to go, youngster, eh?" he said to me.
"Why," called out the commodore eagerly, as curious as all of us were, "what's the matter?" "Struck by lightning, I think, sir," answered Mr Osborne, who held his handkerchief to his face and spoke in a stifled voice, after bending down and looking over into the sternsheets of the derelict. "Can't say exactly, sir. They're in an awful state!"
The boat appeared to be that of a merchantman. Six men were in her; four were pulling, and two sat in the sternsheets. One of these was a wrinkled, wiry old man, with a big red nightcap on his head, and a huge green and yellow comforter round his throat, while a thick flushing coat and trousers, and high boots, concealed the rest of his form. The other looked like the master of a merchantman.
She had little white mats with blue borders on the thwarts and in the sternsheets, and her yoke, of curious Chinese design, had a history as mysterious and legendary as the diamonds of Marie Antoinette. "Get her alongside," said the Captain. "I want to try that mainsail." Five minutes later the galley was spinning across the sparkling waters of the harbour.
"I'll pull," said Audrey, in the boat. The man sprang out of the dinghy. "One instant!" Mr. Gilman begged her, standing up in the sternsheets, and popping his head through a porthole of the saloon. "Mr. Price!" "Sir?" From the interior. "Will you be good enough to play that air with thirty-six variations, of Beethoven's? We shall hear splendidly from the dinghy." "Certainly, sir."
She lay still becalmed and if the spout threatened to board her, there would be no possible chance of the vessel's escaping destruction. My little sloop pitched so abominably that I could not stand upright, but fell into her sternsheets and there clung to the tiller as she swept along in the wake of the tornado.
This was done, the heavy stream anchor, which was always kept ready on the forecastle in case of any such emergency, being eased down by means of its shank painter and the fish tackle until it rested comfortably across the sternsheets of the boat; while another stout hawser accompanying it, was coiled round the whole interior of the boat on top of the thwarts.
"He's a free man, skipper," Narii Herring spoke up. "He's sailed with me in the past, and he's sailing again, that's all." "Come on, we must get on board," Grief urged. "Look how dark it's getting." Captain Warfield gave in, but as the boat shoved off he stood up in the sternsheets and shook his fist ashore. "I'll settle with you yet, Narii," he cried.
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