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In the meantime, the ship had gradually settled so that the water was already on the cabin floor. IN THE MEANTIME THE SHIP HAD GRADUALLY SETTLED SO THAT THE WATER WAS ALREADY ON THE CABIN FLOOR
gratitude the mother and child accepted their protection and awaited the crisis; but not without solemnly kneeling together upon the cabin floor and committing themselves to the care of Divine Providence. The second mate of the Bengal was the only officer left, but he was a good sailor, a man of cool nerve and great personal strength. He now went calmly to work, sounded the well and found four feet of water in the ship, made his calculations how long it would require for the ship to fill at the rate she then made water, and then set to work with his two companions to rig a triangle with spars above the long boat, so as to lift and launch it just when the proper moment should arrive, but this he found to be impracticable. As the morning broke in the cast the gale subsided, but the sea still kept up its angry commotion, though that too, gradually subsided, the waves growing less and less, and the ship becoming more and more quiet, enabling those on board to keep at least upon their feet. ARK WITH HEARTFELT GRATITUDE THE MOTHER AND CHILD ACCEPTED THEIR PROTECTION AND AWAITED THE CRISIS BUT NOT WITHOUT SOLEMNLY KNEELING TOGETHER UPON THE CABIN FLOOR AND COMMITTING THEMSELVES TO THE CARE OF DIVINE PROVIDENCE THE SECOND MATE OF THE BENGAL WAS THE ONLY OFFICER LEFT BUT HE WAS A GOOD SAILOR A MAN OF COOL NERVE AND GREAT PERSONAL STRENGTH HE NOW WENT CALMLY TO WORK SOUNDED THE WELL AND FOUND FOUR FEET OF WATER IN THE SHIP MADE HIS CALCULATIONS HOW LONG IT WOULD REQUIRE FOR THE SHIP TO FILL AT THE RATE SHE THEN MADE WATER AND THEN SET TO WORK WITH HIS TWO COMPANIONS TO RIG A TRIANGLE WITH SPARS ABOVE THE LONGBOAT SO AS TO LIFT AND LAUNCH IT JUST WHEN THE PROPER MOMENT SHOULD ARRIVE BUT THIS HE FOUND TO BE IMPRACTICABLE AS THE MORNING BROKE IN THE CASS THE GALE SUBSIDED BUT THE SEA STILL KEPT UP ITS ANGRY COMMOTION THOUGH THAT TOO GRADUALLY SUBSIDED THE WAVES GROWING LESS AND LESS AND THE SHIP BECOMING MORE AND MORE QUIET ENABLING THOSE ON BOARD TO KEEP AT LEAST UPON THEIR FEET
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