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If possible, he was more particular than usual that his orders in the smallest item were strictly observed, and thus with his iron will and strong intelligence he mastered every contingency of the hour, imparting that indispensable confidence among his people so requisite to perfect control. IF POSSIBLE HE WAS MORE PARTICULAR THAN USUAL THAT HIS ORDERS IN THE SMALLEST ITEM WERE STRICTLY OBSERVED AND THUS WITH HIS IRON WILL AND STRONG INTELLIGENCE HE MASTERED EVERY CONTINGENCY OF THE HOUR IMPARTING THAT INDISPENSABLE CONFIDENCE AMONG HIS PEOPLE SO REQUISITE TO PERFECT CONTROL
led 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. The gale still increased, and everything being now made snug on board the "Sea Witch," she was run before it with almost incredible speed. It would have been a study to have regarded the calm self-possession and complete coolness of the young commander during this startling gale; he never once left his post, every inch of the vessel seemed under his eye, and not the least trifle of duty was for a moment forgotten. EED 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 THE GALE STILL INCREASED AND EVERYTHING BEING NOW MADE SNUG ON BOARD THE SEA WITCH SHE WAS RUN BEFORE IT WITH ALMOST INCREDIBLE SPEED IT WOULD HAVE BEEN A STUDY TO HAVE REGARDED THE CALM SELF POSSESSION AND COMPLETE COOLNESS OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER DURING THIS STARTLING GALE HE NEVER ONCE LEFT HIS POST EVERY INCH OF THE VESSEL SEEMED UNDER HIS EYE AND NOT THE LEAST TRIFLE OF DUTY WAS FOR A MOMENT FORGOTTEN
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