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Once or twice a slight frown clouded his features, and his lips moved as though he was striving within himself either against real or imaginary evil, and then the same calm, placid manliness of countenance radiated his handsome features, and his lips were composed. ONCE OR TWICE A SLIGHT FROWN CLOUDED HIS FEATURES AND HIS LIPS MOVED AS THOUGH HE WAS STRIVING WITHIN HIMSELF EITHER AGAINST REAL OR IMAGINARY EVIL AND THEN THE SAME CALM PLACID MANLINESS OF COUNTENANCE RADIATED HIS HANDSOME FEATURES AND HIS LIPS WERE COMPOSED
"We're in these here Northern Trades, close-hauled, and heading, according to my reckoning, due east, and any man who has stood his trick at the wheel of a ship, knows that such a course steered from the West Indies will, if well followed, run down the Cape Verds; that's all I know." "Port Praya and a port; that was in the articles sure enough," answered he who had questioned Bill Marline; "but the 'Sea Witch' will scarce anchor there before she is off again, according to my reckoning." That the old tar knew more than he chose to divulge, however, was apparent to his comrades, but they knew him to be fixed when he chose, and so did not endeavor by importunity to gather anything further from him; so the conversation gradually changed into some other channel. In the meantime, while the crew gathered about Bill Marline were thus speculating, the vessel bowled along gracefully, with a speed that was in itself exhilarating to her young commander, who still gazed idly at the passing current. COURSE SAID THE OLD TAR EVASIVELY WE'RE IN THESE HERE NORTHERN TRADES CLOSE HAULED AND HEADING ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING DUE EAST AND ANY MAN WHO HAS STOOD HIS TRICK AT THE WHEEL OF A SHIP KNOWS THAT SUCH A COURSE STEERED FROM THE WEST INDIES WILL IF WELL FOLLOWED RUN DOWN THE CAPE VERDS THAT'S ALL I KNOW PORT PRAYA AND A PORT THAT WAS IN THE ARTICLES SURE ENOUGH ANSWERED HE WHO HAD QUESTIONED BILL MARLINE BUT THE SEA WITCH WILL SCARCE ANCHOR THERE BEFORE SHE IS OFF AGAIN ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING THAT THE OLD TAR KNEW MORE THAN HE CHOSE TO DIVULGE HOWEVER WAS APPARENT TO HIS COMRADES BUT THEY KNEW HIM TO BE FIXED WHEN HE CHOSE AND SO DID NOT ENDEAVOR BY IMPORTUNITY TO GATHER ANYTHING FURTHER FROM HIM SO THE CONVERSATION GRADUALLY CHANGED INTO SOME OTHER CHANNEL IN THE MEANTIME WHILE THE CREW GATHERED ABOUT BILL MARLINE WERE THUS SPECULATING THE VESSEL BOWLED ALONG GRACEFULLY WITH A SPEED THAT WAS IN ITSELF EXHILARATING TO HER YOUNG COMMANDER WHO STILL GAZED IDLY AT THE PASSING CURRENT
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