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Every hour now seemed more especially to draw the ship nearer her port of destination, and a fresh spirit was infused among passengers and crew, in cabin and forecastle; but it was a long distance yet, and the widow and her daughter found time for much study and reading, for which they were amply supplied, and thus the time was lightened in its progress and also well improved. EVERY HOUR NOW SEEMED MORE ESPECIALLY TO DRAW THE SHIP NEARER HER PORT OF DESTINATION AND A FRESH SPIRIT WAS INFUSED AMONG PASSENGERS AND CREW IN CABIN AND FORECASTLE BUT IT WAS A LONG DISTANCE YET AND THE WIDOW AND HER DAUGHTER FOUND TIME FOR MUCH STUDY AND READING FOR WHICH THEY WERE AMPLY SUPPLIED AND THUS THE TIME WAS LIGHTENED IN ITS PROGRESS AND ALSO WELL IMPROVED
a single attendant found themselves embarked on board the Bengal, a large, well-found Indiaman, bound for Liverpool. The ship belonged to the East India Company, was a good carrier, but calculated more for freight than speed. She was a new ship and strong as iron and wood could be put together, and the widow and her child found their quarters on board of an exceedingly comfortable nature. They were the only passengers on board, but the vessel had a heavy freight list, and as she moved out from her anchorage to lay her course to sea, her draft of water was very deep. The Bengal fortunately encountered none but the most favorable winds and tides for many a long and to those on board somewhat monotonous days, and the sun rose out of the sea clear and bright, and sunk again beneath its surface in gorgeous splendor with every diurnal rotation, until at length the ship touched at the Cape of Good Hope, where, having taken fresh water and provisions on board, she cleared direct for Liverpool. HER DAUGHTER WITH A SINGLE ATTENDANT FOUND THEMSELVES EMBARKED ON BOARD THE BENGAL A LARGE WELL FOUND INDIAMAN BOUND FOR LIVERPOOL THE SHIP BELONGED TO THE EAST INDIA COMPANY WAS A GOOD CARRIER BUT CALCULATED MORE FOR FREIGHT THAN SPEED SHE WAS A NEW SHIP AND STRONG AS IRON AND WOOD COULD BE PUT TOGETHER AND THE WIDOW AND HER CHILD FOUND THEIR QUARTERS ON BOARD OF AN EXCEEDINGLY COMFORTABLE NATURE THEY WERE THE ONLY PASSENGERS ON BOARD BUT THE VESSEL HAD A HEAVY FREIGHT LIST AND AS SHE MOVED OUT FROM HER ANCHORAGE TO LAY HER COURSE TO SEA HER DRAUGHT OF WATER WAS VERY DEEP THE BENGA FORTUNATELY ENCOUNTERED NONE BUT THE MOST FAVORABLE WINDS AND TIDES FOR MANY A LONG AND TO THOSE ON BOARD SOMEWHAT MONOTONOUS DAYS AND THE SUN ROSE OUT OF THE SEA CLEAR AND BRIGHT AND SUNK AGAIN BENEATH ITS SURFACE IN GORGEOUS SPLENDOUR WITH EVERY DIURNAL ROTATION UNTIL AT LENGTH THE SHIP TOUCHED AT THE CAPE OF GOOD HOPE WHERE HAVING TAKEN FRESH WATER AND PROVISIONS ON BOARD SHE CLEARED DIRECT FOR LIVERPOOL
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