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"He ought to have given that order when the to'gallants were taken in!" "Better late than never, say I," said Mr Jellaby, laughing, as the topmen raced up the ratlines and the weather braces were rounded-in, preparatory to reefing. "Really, Stormcock, you're the most inveterate growler I have come across in the service since first I went to sea, by Jove!"
"Take in the to'gallants and royals!" Up we all raced aloft; but no sooner had these sails been furled and we reached the deck than the commodore was at us again. "Watch, reef tops'ls!" he shouted even louder than before. "Away aloft take in one reef!"
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