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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. 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
inute of such a fair wind. He delayed, however, but a second, when jumping down to the deck again, he issued his orders in those brief but significant tones of voice, which at the same time imparts promptness and confidence in a waiting crew on shipboard. "In studd'nsails, gaff-topsails, fore royal and top-gallantsails, with a will, men, cheerily, cheerily O!" These were tones that the crew of the "Sea Witch" were no strangers to, and sounds they loved, for they betokened a thorough and complete feeling of confidence between commander and men, and they worked with spirit. "Lay aft here, and brail the spanker up!" continued the captain, promptly. "Ay, ay, sir!" was the response of a half dozen ready hands, as they sprang to do his bidding. The vessel was thus, by the consummation of these orders, quickly reduced to her mainsail, foresail, and foretopsail, while she flew before the on-coming gale at the rate of seventeen or eighteen knots an hour, being actually much faster than the sea. ILS AS THOUGH HE WAS LOTH TO LOSE EVEN A MINUTE OF SUCH A FAIR WIND HE DELAYED HOWEVER BUT A SECOND WHEN JUMPING DOWN TO THE DECK AGAIN HE ISSUED HIS ORDERS IN THOSE BRIEF BUT SIGNIFICANT TONES OF VOICE WHICH AT THE SAME TIME IMPARTS PROMPTNESS AND CONFIDENCE IN A WAITING CREW ON SHIPBOARD IN STUDD'NSAILS GAFF TOPSAILS FORE ROYAL AND TOP GALLANTSAILS WITH A WILL MEN CHEERILY CHEERILY O THESE WERE TONES THAT THE CREW OF THE SEA WITCH WERE NO STRANGERS TO AND SOUNDS THEY LOVED FOR THEY BETOKENED A THOROUGH AND COMPLETE FEELING OF CONFIDENCE BETWEEN COMMANDER AND MEN AND THEY WORKED WITH SPIRIT LAY AFT HERE AND BRAIL THE SPANKER UP CONTINUED THE CAPTAIN PROMPTLY AY AY SIR WAS THE RESPONSE OF A HALF DOZEN READY HANDS AS THEY SPRANG TO DO HIS BIDDING THE VESSEL WAS THUS BY THE CONSUMMATION OF THESE ORDERS QUICKLY REDUCED TO HER MAINSAIL FORESAIL AND FORETOPSAIL WHILE SHE FLEW BEFORE THE ON COMING GALE AT THE RATE OF SEVENTEEN OR EIGHTEEN KNOTS AN HOUR BEING ACTUALLY MUCH FASTER THAN THE SEA
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