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Whatever her business, it was very clear that promptness, secrecy, and large precaution were elements of its success. WHATEVER HER BUSINESS IT WAS VERY CLEAR THAT PROMPTNESS SECRECY AND LARGE PRECAUTION WERE ELEMENTS OF ITS SUCCESS
onger moorings than a single anchor could afford her. At this she rode with mysterious quiet. Not a soul of the full complement of men on board were visible from the shore; now and then perhaps the head of some taller hand than his fellows might loom up above the bulwarks at the waist, or a solitary seaman creep quietly aloft to reave a sheet through some block, or secure some portion of the rigging. The captain scarcely waited for his land-tackle to hold the vessel before a quarter-boat was lowered away, and with a half-dozen sturdy fellows as its crew pulled boldly towards the main landing, where he stepped ashore and disappeared. A suspicious eye would have marked the manner in which the sails upon the "Sea Witch" had been secured, and the way in which she was moored. If need be, three minutes would have covered her with canvass, and slipping her cable she could in that space of time, had the order been issued from her quarter deck, have been under way and looking once more seaward. ORTS OR TAKING STRONGER MOORINGS THAN A SINGLE ANCHOR COULD AFFORD HER AT THIS SHE ROWED WITH MYSTERIOUS QUIET NOT A SOUL OF THE FULL COMPLEMENT OF MEN ON BOARD WERE VISIBLE FROM THE SHORE NOW AND THEN PERHAPS THE HEAD OF SOME TALLER HAND THAN HIS FELLOWS MIGHT LOOM UP ABOVE THE BULWARKS AT THE WAIST OR A SOLITARY SEAMAN CREEP QUIETLY ALOFT TO REAVE A SHEET THROUGH SOME BLOCK OR SECURE SOME PORTION OF THE RIGGING THE CAPTAIN SCARCELY WAITED FOR HIS LAND TACKLE TO HOLD THE VESSEL BEFORE A QUARTER BOAT WAS LOWERED AWAY AND WITH A HALF DOZEN STURDY FELLOWS AS ITS CREW PULLED BOLDLY TOWARDS THE MAIN LANDING WHERE HE STEPPED ASHORE AND DISAPPEARED A SUSPICIOUS EYE WOULD HAVE MARKED THE MANNER IN WHICH THE SAILS UPON THE SEA WITCH HAD BEEN SECURED AND THE WAY IN WHICH SHE WAS MOORED IF NEED BE THREE MINUTES WOULD HAVE COVERED HER WITH CANVAS AND SLIPPING HER CABLE SHE COULD IN THAT SPACE OF TIME HAD THE ORDER BEEN ISSUED FROM HER QUARTER DECK HAVE BEEN UNDER WAY AND LOOKING ONCE MORE SEAWARD
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