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"The wheel rope has parted on the larboard side, your honor," was the reply. "That is no man's fault," said his commander. "Bear a hand here, Mr. Faulkner, and bend on a fresh wheel rope. Be lively; sir, be lively!" THE WHEEL ROPE HAS PARTED ON THE LARBOARD SIDE YOUR HONOR WAS THE REPLY THAT IS NO MAN'S FAULT SAID HIS COMMANDER BEAR A HAND HERE MISTER FAULKNER AND BEND ON A FRESH WHEEL ROPE BE LIVELY SIR BE LIVELY
e left his post, every inch of the vessel seemed under his eye, and not the least trifle of duty was for a moment forgotten. If possible, he was more particular than usual that his orders in the smallest item were strictly observed, and thus with his iron will and strong intelligence he mastered every contingency of the hour, imparting that indispensable confidence among his people so requisite to perfect control. There was a firmness now expressed in the compressed lips, and a sternness in the eye, that had not before been manifested, while there was a breathing of authority in his smallest order. In an instant more the scene was changed! With terrific violence the vessel flew up in the wind with the rapidity of thought, and a report like that of a score of cannons fired at the same moment, was heard above the roar of the winds. "What lubberly trick is this?" shouted the captain, fiercely, to the old tar who held his station at the wheel, and on whose faithfulness everything depended. LING GALE HE NEVER ONCE LEFT HIS POST EVERY INCH OF THE VESSEL SEEMED UNDER HIS EYE AND NOT THE LEAST TRIFLE OF DUTY WAS FOR A MOMENT FORGOTTEN IF POSSIBLE HE WAS MORE PARTICULAR THAN USUAL THAT HIS ORDERS IN THE SMALLEST ITEM WERE STRICTLY OBSERVED AND THUS WITH HIS IRON WILL AND STRONG INTELLIGENCE HE MASTERED EVERY CONTINGENCY OF THE HOUR IMPARTING THAT INDISPENSABLE CONFIDENCE AMONG HIS PEOPLE SO REQUISITE TO PERFECT CONTROL THERE WAS A FIRMNESS NOW EXPRESSED IN THE COMPRESSED LIPS AND A STERNNESS IN THE EYE THAT HAD NOT BEFORE BEEN MANIFESTED WHILE THERE WAS A BREATHING OF AUTHORITY IN HIS SMALLEST ORDER IN AN INSTANT MORE THE SCENE WAS CHANGED WITH TERRIFIC VIOLENCE THE VESSEL FLEW UP IN THE WIND WITH THE RAPIDITY OF THOUGHT AND A REPORT LIKE THAT OF A SCORE OF CANNONS FIRED AT THE SAME MOMENT WAS HEARD ABOVE THE ROAR OF THE WINDS WHAT LUBBERLY TRICK IS THIS SHOUTED THE CAPTAIN FIERCELY TO THE OLD TAR WHO HELD HIS STATION AT THE WHEEL AND ON WHOSE FAITHFULNESS EVERYTHING DEPENDED
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