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English
1823
This is followed by a sound as of linen sheets being ripped up, and the passengers and crew hurry downstairs into the cabin, evidently with the idea of getting out of the way of the sea, which has climbed up and is now level with the deck. THIS IS FOLLOWED BY THE SOUND AS OF LINEN SHEETS BEING RIPPED UP AND THE PASSENGERS AND CREW HURRY DOWNSTAIRS INTO THE CABIN EVIDENTLY WITH THE IDEA OF GETTING OUT OF THE WAY OF THE SEA WHICH HAS CLIMBED UP AND IS NOW LEVEL WITH THE DECK
g. As for the waves, there is no knowing how to steer for them; they are so tricky. At one moment they are all on the larboard, the sea on the other side of the vessel being perfectly calm, and the next instant they have crossed over and are all on the starboard, and before the captain can think how to meet this new dodge, the whole ocean has slid round and got itself into a heap at the back of him. Seamanship is useless against such very unprofessional conduct as this, and the vessel is wrecked. A wreck at (stage) sea is a truly awful sight. The thunder and lightning never leave off for an instant; the crew run round and round the mast and scream; the heroine, carrying the stage child in her arms and with her back hair down, rushes about and gets in everybody's way. The comic man alone is calm! The next instant the bulwarks fall down flat on the deck and the mast goes straight up into the sky and disappears, then the water reaches the powder magazine and there is a terrific explosion.  THE CURRENTS ARE SO CONFUSING AS FOR THE WAVES THERE IS NO KNOWING HOW TO STEER FOR THEM THEY ARE SO TRICKY AT ONE MOMENT THEY ARE ALL ON THE LARBOARD THE SEA ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE VESSEL BEING PERFECTLY CALM AND THE NEXT INSTANT THEY HAVE CROSSED OVER ALL ARE ON THE STARBOARD AND BEFORE THE CAPTAIN CAN THINK HOW TO MEET THIS NEW DODGE THE WHOLE OCEAN HAS SLID AROUND AND GOT ITSELF INTO A HEAP AT THE BACK OF HIM SEAMANSHIP IS USELESS AGAINST SUCH A VERY UNPROFESSIONAL CONDUCT AS THIS AND THE VESSEL IS WRECKED A WRECK AT STAGE SEA IS A TRULY AWFUL SIGHT THE THUNDER AND THE LIGHTNING NEVER LEAVE OFF FOR AN INSTANT THE CREW RUN ROUND AND ROUND THE MAST AND SCREAM THE HEROINE CARRYING THE STAGE CHILD IN HER ARMS AND WITH HER BACK HAIR DOWN RUSHES ABOUT AND GETS IN EVERYBODY'S WAY THE COMIC MAN ALONE IS CALM THE NEXT INSTANT THE BULWARKS FLY FAT ON THE DECK AND THE MASS GO STRAIGHT UP INTO THE SKY AND DISAPPEARS THEN THE WATER REACHES THE POWDER MAGAZINE AND THERE'S A TERRIFIC EXPLOSION
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