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The man instinctively obeyed at first, subdued by the calm, stern front of the man who addressed him, but in a moment more he ceased and turned towards the officer flatly declining duty, at the same time beckoning the hands forward to come to the quarter deck. THE MAN INSTINCTIVELY OBEYED AT FIRST SUBDUED BY THE CALM STERN FRONT OF THE MAN WHO ADDRESSED HIM BUT IN A MOMENT HE CEASED AND TURNED TOWARD THE OFFICER FLATLY DECLINING DUTY AT THE SAME TIME BECKONING THE HANDS FORWARD TO COME TO THE QUARTER DECK
s 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!" 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. 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 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
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