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The gale still increased, and everything being now made snug on board the "Sea Witch," she was run before it with almost incredible speed. THE GALE STILL INCREASED AND EVERYTHING BEING NOW MADE SNUG ON BOARD THE SEA WITCH SHE WAS RUN BEFORE IT WITH ALMOST INCREDIBLE SPEED
han the sea. It was now evident to every one on board that a severe gale of wind was gathering, and its force was momentarily more powerfully exercised upon the vessel. "She staggers under it, Mr. Faulkner," said his superior, with a calmness that evinced perfect self-reliance and coolness, while he regarded the increasing gale. "Ay, sir, you can drive her at almost any speed," answered the mate. "She's like a mettled courser, sir, and loves the fleet track." "Scud while you can, Mr. Faulkner, it's a true nautical rule. Some men will always heave a ship to if there is a cap fill of--" "Double-reef the mainsail!" shouted the captain, interrupting himself, to give an order that he saw was imperative. "--Wind, but I believe in scudding, if you can," he added. "Double-reef foretopsail! and look ye, Mr. Faulkner, have presenter sheets bent on the foresail, this wind is in earnest," said his superior, more seriously, as he jumped into the mizzen shrouds and scanned the sea to windward again. EN KNOTS AN HOUR BEING ACTUALLY MUCH FASTER THAN THE SEA IT WAS NOW EVIDENT TO EVERYONE ON BOARD THAT A SEVERE GALE OF WIND WAS GATHERING AND ITS FORCE WAS MOMENTARILY MORE POWERFULLY EXERCISED UPON THE VESSEL SHE STAGGERS UNDER IT MISTER FAULKNER SAID HIS SUPERIOR WITH A CALMNESS THAT EVINCED PERFECT SELF RELIANCE AND COOLNESS WHILE HE REGARDED THE INCREASING GALE AY SIR YOU CAN DRIVE HER AT ALMOST ANY SPEED ANSWERED THE MATE SHE'S LIKE A METTLED COURSER SIR AND LOVES THE FLEET TRACK SCUD WHILE YOU CAN MISTER FAULKNER IT'S A TRUE NAUTICAL RULE SOME MEN WILL ALWAYS HEAVE A SHIP TO IF THERE'S A CAP FILL OF DOUBLE REEF THE MAINSAIL SHOUTED THE CAPTAIN INTERRUPTING HIMSELF TO GIVE AN ORDER THAT HE SAW WAS IMPERATIVE WIND BUT I BELIEVE IN SCUDDING IF YOU CAN HE ADDED DOUBLE REEF FORETOPSAIL AND LOOK YE MISTER FAULKNER HAVE PRESENTER SHEETS BENT ON THE FORESAIL THIS WIND IS IN EARNEST SAID HIS SUPERIOR MORE SERIOUSLY AS HE JUMPED INTO THE MIZZEN SHROUDS AND SCANNED THE SEA TO WINDWARD AGAIN
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