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when a change was instantly observed among the crew. Captain Bramble, however, was on the watch, and so were his backers; and seeing this, he instantly called one of the ringleaders aft, and bade him sternly to lay his hand to a rope and pull it taut. WHEN A CHANGE WAS INSTANTLY OBSERVED AMONG THE CREW CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HOWEVER WAS ON THE WATCH AND SO WERE HIS BACKERS AND SEEING THIS HE INSTANTLY CALLED ONE OF THE RINGLEADERS AFT AND BADE HIM STERNLY TO LAY HIS HAND TO A ROPE AND PULL IT TAUT
 the West Indies. This was all the information necessary for Charles Bramble, to whom the captain of the schooner gave up all control, to prepare for the emergency. He completely armed the four parties on whom he could rely, and bade them wait for orders from him, but when he gave those orders to act instantly and without pausing for further consideration. The crew were somewhat puzzled to see their chief officer give up even the sailing of the vessel to him who had come on board as a passenger, but they could not but also perceive that he who acted as the captain now, was a very different man to deal with, and one who knew his business. They saw that the schooner was made to sail better than ever before, that the crew were kept in their places and busy, an important thing at sea, and though they were still resolved to make the attempt, they did not like the appearance of matters. Scarcely had the lookout after a short passage descried the first land, and hailed the deck with "land ho! AKING THE ISLANDS OF THE WEST INDIES THIS WAS ALL THE INFORMATION NECESSARY FOR CHARLES BRAMBLE TO WHOM THE CAPTAIN OF THE SCHOONER GAVE UP ALL CONTROL TO PREPARE FOR THE EMERGENCY HE COMPLETELY ARMED THE FOUR PARTIES ON WHOM HE COULD RELY AND BADE THEM TO WAIT FOR ORDERS FROM HIM BUT WHEN HE GAVE THOSE ORDERS TO ACT INSTANTLY AND WITHOUT PAUSING FOR FURTHER CONSIDERATION THE CREW WERE SOMEWHAT PUZZLED TO SEE THEIR CHIEF OFFICER GIVE UP EVEN THE SAILING OF THE VESSEL TO HIM WHO HAD COME ON BOARD AS A PASSENGER BUT THEY COULD NOT ALSO PERCEIVE THAT HE WHO ACTED AS THE CAPTAIN NOW WAS A VERY DIFFERENT MAN TO DEAL WITH AND ONE WHO KNEW HIS BUSINESS THEY SAW THAT THE SCHOONER WAS MADE TO SAIL BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE THAT THE CREW WERE KEPT IN THEIR PLACES AND BUSY AN IMPORTANT THING AT SEA AND THOUGH THEY WERE STILL RESOLVED TO MAKE THE ATTEMPT THEY DID NOT LIKE THE APPEARANCE OF MATTERS SCARCELY HAD THE LOOKOUT AFTER A SHORT PASSAGE DESCRIED THE FIRST LAND AND HAILED THE DECK WITH LAND HO
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