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But a few moments elapsed before Capt. Ratlin and his two passengers, with such articles as they had brought on board, were skimming over the short space between the ship and the shore, propelled by a half dozen stout rowers. BUT A FEW MOMENTS ELAPSED BEFORE CAPTAIN RATLIN AND HIS TWO PASSENGERS WITH SUCH ARTICLES AS THEY HAD BROUGHT ON BOARD WERE SKIMMING OVER THE SHORT SPACE BETWEEN THE SHIP AND SHORE PROPELLED BY A HALF DOZEN STOUT ROWERS
en with me," reasoned the young commander to himself, "because she has no reason for restraint; but were I to tell her that I loved her child, that she was already so dear to me that I would relinquish all things for her, that face, so friendly in its expression now, would be suffused with disdain and scorn. No, no! such a fate is not in store for me; a sailor should know but one mistress, and she should be his ship. But the heart is a stubborn thing. I would not have believed that ouch a change could come over me." "Stand by to let go the starboard bow anchor," he shouted, as the vessel gradually crept shoreward with the oncoming of night, and, assumed the position in which he desired to place her. Her sails were gradually furled, and as she drew to her anchorage ground, a quarter-boat a was lowered from the davits, while the chain cable rang its loud report as it ran out at the hawser hole, and the ship swung gradually with the set of the current, leaving her stern towards the shore. FULLY SHE IS THUS FRANK AND OPEN WITH ME REASONED THE YOUNG COMMANDER TO HIMSELF BECAUSE SHE HAS NO REASON FOR RESTRAINT BUT WERE I TO TELL HER THAT I LOVED HER CHILD THAT SHE WAS ALREADY SO DEAR TO ME THAT I WOULD RELINQUISH ALL THINGS FOR HER THAT FACE SO FRIENDLY IN ITS EXPRESSIONS NOW WOULD BE SUFFUSED WITH DISDAIN AND SCORN NO NO SUCH A FATE IS NOT IN STORE FOR ME A SAILOR SHOULD KNOW BUT ONE MISTRESS AND SHE SHOULD BE A SHIP BUT THE HEART IS A STUBBORN THING I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED THAT SUCH A CHANGE COULD COME OVER ME STAND BY TO LET GO THE STARBOARD BOW ANCHOR HE SHOUTED AS THE VESSEL GRADUALLY CREPT SHOREWARD WITH THE ON COMING OF NIGHT AND ASSUMED THE POSITION IN WHICH HE DESIRED TO PLACE HER HER SAILS WERE GRADUALLY FURLED AND AS SHE DREW TO HER ANCHORAGE GROUNDUND A QUARTER BOAT WAS LOWERED FROM THE DAVITS WHILE THE CHAIN CABLE RANG ITS LOUD REPORT AS IT RAN OUT AT THE HAWSER HULL AND THE SHIP SWUNG GRADUALLY WITH THE SET OF THE CURRENT LEAVING HER STERN TOWARDS THE SHORE
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