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A whirlpool began to form among the waves, drawing down the ship gradually by its irresistible suction. [Illustration: ] Deeper and deeper she sank, whizzing round at such tremendous speed that to the poor fellows on board, the water seemed motionless. A WHIRLPOOL BEGAN TO FORM AMONG THE WAVES DRAWING DOWN THE SHIP GRADUALLY BY ITS IRRESISTIBLE SUCTION DEEPER AND DEEPER SHE SANK WHIZZING ROUND AT SUCH TREMENDOUS SPEED THAT TO THE POOR FELLOWS ON BOARD THE WATER SEEMED MOTIONLESS
ining at such a sharp angle that the animals rolled pell-mell over each other and set up a loud growling, which mingled with the roar of the elements and made a terrible concert. For a quarter of an hour, which seemed a whole century, the sloop sailed on in this formidable company, sometimes a few yards distant and sometimes near enough to touch. The Greenland dogs trembled for fear, but Duk was quite imperturbable. At last the iceberg lost ground, and got driven by the wind further and further away till it disappeared in the fog, only at intervals betraying its presence by the ominous growls of its equipage. [Illustration: Mast and sail were torn off, and went flying away through the darkness like some large white bird.--P.224] The storm now burst forth with redoubled fury. The little barque was lifted bodily out of the water, and whirled round and round with the most frightful rapidity. Mast and sail were torn off, and went flying away through the darkness like some large white bird. S PACKED WITH WHITE BEARS HUDDLING CLOSE TOGETHER AND EVIDENTLY BESIDE THEMSELVES WITH TERROR THE ICEBERG MADE FRIGHTFUL LURCHES SOMETIMES INCLINING AT SUCH A SHARP ANGLE THAT THE ANIMALS ROLLED PELL MELL OVER EACH OTHER AND SET UP A LOUD GROWLING WHICH MINGLED WITH THE ROAR OF THE ELEMENTS AND MADE A TERRIBLE CONCERT FOR QUARTER OF AN HOUR WHICH SEEMED A WHOLE CENTURY THE SLOOP SAILED ON IN THIS FORMIDABLE COMPANY SOMETIMES A FEW YARDS DISTANT AND SOMETIMES NEAR ENOUGH TO TOUCH THE GREENLAND DOGS TREMBLED FOR FEAR BUT DUKE WAS QUITE IMPERTURBABLE AT LAST THE ICEBERG LOST GROUND AND GOT DRIVEN BY THE WIND FURTHER AND FURTHER AWAY TILL IT DISAPPEARED IN THE FOG ONLY AT INTERVALS BETRAYING ITS PRESENCE BY THE OMINOUS GROWLS OF ITS EQUIPAGE THE STORM NOW BURST FORTH WITH REDOUBLED FURY THE LITTLE BARK WAS LIFTED BODILY OUT OF THE WATER AND WHIRLED ROUND AND ROUND WITH A MOST FRIGHTFUL RAPIDITY MAST AND SAIL WERE TORN OFF AND WENT FLYING AWAY THROUGH THE DARKNESS LIKE SOME LARGE WHITE BIRD
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