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His business was brief enough, for even now the anchor is once more away. HIS BUSINESS WAS BRIEF ENOUGH FOR EVEN NOW THE ANCHOR IS ONCE MORE AWAY
l before a quarter-boat was lowered away, and with a half-dozen sturdy fellows as its crew pulled boldly towards the main landing, where he stepped ashore and disappeared. A suspicious eye would have marked the manner in which the sails upon the "Sea Witch" had been secured, and the way in which she was moored. If need be, three minutes would have covered her with canvass, and slipping her cable she could in that space of time, had the order been issued from her quarter deck, have been under way and looking once more seaward. Whatever her business, it was very clear that promptness, secrecy, and large precaution were elements of its success. Nor had these characteristics, which we have named, escaped entire observation of the people on shore, for at the nearest point of land a group of idlers were visible, who stood gazing at and discussing the character of the vessel, while at the same moment her young commander was seen with his boat's crew pulling back from the landing to his craft. ACKLE TO HOLD THE VESSEL BEFORE A QUARTER BOAT WAS LOWERED AWAY AND WITH A HALF DOZEN STURDY FELLOWS AS ITS CREW PULLED BOLDLY TOWARDS THE MAIN LANDING WHERE HE STEPPED ASHORE AND DISAPPEARED A SUSPICIOUS EYE WOULD HAVE MARKED THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SAILS UPON THE SEA WITCH HAD BEEN SECURED AND THE WAY IN WHICH SHE WAS MOORED IF NEED BE THREE MINUTES WOULD HAVE COVERED HER WITH CANVAS AND SLIPPING HER CABLE SHE COULD IN THAT SPACE OF TIME HAD THE ORDER BEEN ISSUED FROM HER QUARTER DECK HAVE BEEN UNDER WAY AND LOOKING ONCE MORE SEAWARD WHATEVER HER BUSINESS IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT PROMPTNESS SECRECY AND LARGE PRECAUTION WERE ELEMENTS OF ITS SUCCESS NOR HAD THESE CHARACTERISTICS WHICH WE HAVE NAMED ESCAPED ENTIRE OBSERVATION OF THE PEOPLE ON SHORE FOR AT THE NEAREST POINT OF LAND A GROUP OF IDLERS WERE VISIBLE WHO STOOD GAZING AT AND DISCUSSING THE CHARACTER OF THE VESSEL WHILE AT THE SAME MOMENT HER YOUNG COMMANDER WAS SEEN WITH HIS BOAT'S CREW PULLING BACK FROM THE LANDING TO HIS CRAFT
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