large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_07_ballou_64kb_8
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_07_ballou_64kb
English
3098
"Stand by, to take this tow line," shouted a voice from the bulwarks of the ship, as the vessel drifted with a side impetus towards the tiny craft, while the figure of a man was observed in the mizzen shrouds with a coil of line ready to heave, at the word of command. STAND BY TO TAKE THIS TOW LINE SHOUTED A VOICE FROM THE BULWARKS OF THE SHIP AS THE VESSEL DRIFTED WITH A SIDE IMPETUS TOWARDS THE TINY CRAFT WHILE THE FIGURE OF A MAN WAS OBSERVED IN THE MIZZEN SHROUDS WITH A COIL OF LINE READY TO HEAVE AT THE WORD OF COMMAND
e, all eyes were bent on the dim object that was now fast approaching them, and steering as nearly on the same course with themselves as possible. Only a cloud of canvass was visible now, but soon the dark hull of a vessel appeared, and the mate hastened to light a lantern and hoist it to attract their attention. The signal was seemingly observed in an instant on board the stranger, and the hoarse deep order to heave the ship to, rolled over the waters and rang a welcome sound in the cars of those in the boat. "I know not what sort of craft she is," said the mate; "and this is a latitude where pirates intercept the homeward bound ships sometimes, though according to ny reckoning, we are too well in for the land to be in that track." "I trust there is no danger in accepting the assistance that the ship appears willing to give?" said the mother anxiously, to the mate. "It is not more dangerous than to pass another night in this open boat, madam, at all events," replied the mate, frankly. R SHE WILL RUN US DOWN AS HE SPOKE ALL EYES WERE BENT ON THE DIM OBJECT THAT WAS NOW FAST APPROACHING THEM AND STEERING AS NEARLY ON THE SAME COURSE WITH THEMSELVES AS POSSIBLE ONLY A CLOUD OF CANVAS WAS VISIBLE NOW BUT SOON THE DARK HULL OF A VESSEL APPEARED AND THE MATE HASTENED TO LIGHT A LANTERN AND HOIST IT TO ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION THE SIGNAL WAS SEEMINGLY OBSERVED IN AN INSTANT ON BOARD THE STRANGER AND THE HORSE DEEP ORDER TO HEAVE THE SHIP TO ROLLED OVER THE WATERS AND RANG A WELCOME SOUND IN THE EARS OF THOSE IN THE BOAT I KNOW NOT SORT OF WHAT CRAFT SHE IS SAID THE MATE AND THIS IS A LATITUDE WHERE PIRATES INTERCEPT THE HOMEWARD BOUND SHIP SOMETIMES THOUGH ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING WE ARE TOO WELL IN FOR THE LAND TO BE IN THAT TRACK I TRUST THERE IS NO DANGER IN ACCEPTING THE ASSISTANCE THAT THE SHIP APPEARS WILLING TO GIVE SAID THE MOTHER ANXIOUSLY TO THE MATE IT IS NOT MORE DANGEROUS THAN TO PASS ANOTHER NIGHT IN THIS OPEN BOAT MADAM AT ALL EVENTS REPLIED THE MATE FRANKLY
large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_07_ballou_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_07_ballou_64kb.flac