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"She has but hauled off to repair damages," observed the third lieutenant to the captain. "Not so sure of that, Trenane," answered Captain Courtney; "probably her captain and other superior officers have been killed or wounded, and the rest suspect that we should prove too tough a morsel for them to digest." Captain Courtney seemed to be right in his conjectures; the French frigate stood on.
"We'll reserve our fire till they get a little nearer, and then give it them with a will. They probably expect that we shall haul down our colours after we have satisfied the calls of honour with a few shots." "They don't know of whom they have got hold then," answered Mr Trenane, the lieutenant.
Calm, as if no storm was raging, Captain Courtney walked the deck, his eye now turned astern now at the rigging of his ship. He sent Mr Trenane forward to see that the anchors were ready for letting go. The lieutenant reported all ready. "Then we have done all that men can do to save the ship, and to Providence we must trust the rest," observed the captain.
The captain after a time was seen to look frequently over the side, and to watch the land more earnestly. His countenance brightened. "There is hope for us yet," he observed to Mr Trenane; "the wind is dropping." Such was the case.
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