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And a stout tow line rattled through the air with a whizzing sound and lay between the mate's extended arms. This was instantly seized upon, and while one of the men took a turn about the stanchion in the bow of the boat, those on board the ship gathered in the line until the boat was safely moored under her quarter. AND A STOUT TOW LINE RATTLED THROUGH THE AIR WITH A WHIZZING SOUND AND LAY BETWEEN THE MATE'S EXTENDED ARMS THIS WAS INSTANTLY SEIZED UPON AND WHILE ONE OF THE MEN TOOK A TURN ABOUT THE STANCHION IN THE BOW OF THE BOAT THOSE ON BOARD THE SHIP GATHERED IN THE LINE UNTIL THE BOAT WAS SAFELY MOORED UNDER HER QUARTER
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. "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. "Ay, ay," answered the mate, steering his boat so as to bring her side on to the ship, and opening his arms to catch the line, which he saw was about to be thrown. "Heave, heave clear of all," shouted a stern, manly voice from the quarter-deck of the ship at this moment; "heave with a will.  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 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 AY AY ANSWERED THE MATE STEERING HIS BOAT SO AS TO BRING HER SIDE ON TO THE SHIP AND OPENING HIS ARMS TO CATCH THE LINE WHICH HE SAW WAS ABOUT TO BE THROWN HEAVE HEAVE CLEAR A BALL SHOUTED A STERN MANLY VOICE FROM THE QUARTER DECK OF THE SHIP AT THIS MOMENT HEAVE WITH A WILL
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