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The continuance of the gale had carried the ship far to the southward, from whence she was now returning. THE CONTINUANCE OF THE GALE HAD CARRIED THE SHIP FAR TO THE SOUTHWARD FROM WHENCE SHE WAS NOW RETURNING
o converse, and soon took advantage of the kind offer which placed the captain's private apartments entirely at their service, while the mate explained their adventures in detail, not forgetting the phantom ship which passed them in the gale, and which had caused such consternation on board the wrecked Indiaman. But his story in this particular was unfortunately spoiled, when Captain Ratlin told him positively that he was at that moment on board the very craft which he had designated as the Flying Dutchman. A remark that for a moment puzzled the honest seaman and led him to look suspiciously about him; but a few corroborating remarks soon placed the subject at rest in even the mate's credulous mind. The fact was, that the same gale which had made a wreck of the Indiaman, had driven the "Sea Witch" two days' sail or more out of her course, and had thus brought her in sight of the Bengal at that critical moment when it would have been impossible to have rendered her the least assistance. R PRESERVATION TO CONVERSE AND SOON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE KIND OFFER WHICH PLACED THE CAPTAIN'S PRIVATE APARTMENTS ENTIRELY AT THEIR SERVICE WHILE THE MATE EXPLAINED THEIR ADVENTURES IN DETAIL NOT FORGETTING THE PHANTOM SHIP WHICH PASSED THEM IN THE GALE AND WHICH HAD CAUSED SUCH CONSTERNATION ON BOARD THE WRECKED INDIAMAN BUT HIS STORY IN THIS PARTICULAR WAS UNFORTUNATELY SPOILED WHEN CAPTAIN RATLIN TOLD HIM POSITIVELY THAT HE WAS AT THAT MOMENT ON BOARD THE VERY CRAFT WHICH HE HAD DESIGNATED AS THE FLYING DUTCHMAN A REMARK THAT FOR A MOMENT PUZZLED THE HONEST SEAMAN AND LED HIM TO LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY ABOUT HIM BUT A FEW CORROBORATING REMARKS SOON PLACED THE SUBJECT AT REST IN EVEN THE MATE'S CREDULOUS MIND THE FACT WAS THAT THE SAME GALE WHICH HAD MADE A WRECK OF THE INDIAMAN HAD DRIVEN THE SEA WITCH TWO DAYS SAIL OR MORE OUT OF HER COURSE AND HAD THUS BROUGHT HER IN SIGHT OF THE BENGAL AT THAT CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE RENDERED HER THE LEAST ASSISTANCE
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