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The lightning flashes were now less frequent, but lanterns on the ship and ashore enabled each group to note the other's progress. At last the slender cableway was rigged. Jim swung a lantern. Another lantern on the yacht answered. "The smaller line, boys! Pull in! Careful!" As the boys hauled, a figure dangled away from the vessel's side.
Appleboy shaved himself, dressed, and went on deck. 'Yes, said the lieutenant, rubbing his eyes again and again, and then looking through the glass, 'it is her, sure enough. Let draw the foresheet hands make sail. What vessel's the other? 'Don't know, sir she's a cutter. 'A cutter? yes; maybe a yacht, or maybe the new cutter ordered on the station. Make all sail, Mr.
The young man referred to his books, and running his pen down the list of passengers who had sailed in the Victoria Regia, told Robert that there was no one among them of the name of Talboys. He pushed his inquiries further. Had any of the passengers entered their names within a short time of the vessel's sailing? One of the other clerks looked up from his desk as Robert asked this question.
And truly, I have deserved to be treated thus. But now 'tis time for me to put away childish things and prove myself a woman." I had the wit, however, not to make known my resolutions, nor to insist on sharing his confidence. I leaned over the vessel's side and watched the silver flashing of the two long lines of oars as they cut the waves, and I held my peace. But in my heart there was tumult.
Terry, why you distrust lawyers, and I do not wonder at it. To the best of my belief you have been swindled in the most outrageous manner by Frye. He no doubt is acting for some law firm who have instructed him to find an heir, if there is one, to this estate, and they would naturally advance all expense money. Do you know the vessel's name, where she sailed from, and who her master was?"
Gascoigne went on board with him, and did not go down the vessel's side till it was more than a mile clear of the harbour. Mr Easy's wonderful invention fully explained by himself much to the satisfaction of our hero, and it is to be presumed to that also of the reader. At last the packet anchored in Falmouth Roads.
But our dropping overboard the breaker greatly aided us in this respect: it diminished the ship's headway; which owing to the light breeze had not been very great at any time during the night. Had it been so, all hope of escaping without first arresting the vessel's progress, would have been little short of madness.
Nor was I deceived in my expectations of him; for, very shortly afterwards, a shot from the schooner cut the halliard of the frigate's larboard lower studding-sail, and the sail dropped into the water, retarding the vessel's progress perceptibly until it was got in. It occupied the Frenchmen nearly a quarter of an hour to accomplish this, to splice the halliard, and to reset the sail.
He announces aloud for the benefit of his passengers that a notice just posted in the office of the hotel gives the time of the vessel's sailing at seven in the evening, and all passengers are requested to be on board before that hour, if possible. This means another day on shore. It means that John Craig cannot longer elude the recital of his night's adventures to Lady Ruth.
Under full speed, the Y-3 ran straight up to her enemy's bow. The periscope, protruding above the water, was quickly sighted by the cruiser, but before the vessel's guns could be brought to bear, Captain Nicholson released the second torpedo. Immediately the Y-3 dived again. But before the submarine had entirely disappeared under the water, there came a loud roaring boom.
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