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"It cannot be that you could hear the movement of a ship upon the water, farther than you could see her even in this light," said the mother. "It may have been the hauling of a ship's yards, or some rickety block, but sound I did hear that came from on ship board," said the mate, with assurance. IT CANNOT BE THAT YOU COULD HEAR THE MOVEMENT OF A SHIP UPON THE WATER FARTHER THAN YOU COULD SEE HER EVEN IN THIS LIGHT SAID THE MOTHER IT MAY HAVE BEEN THE HAULING OF A SHIP'S YARDS OR SOME RICKETY BLOCK BUT SOUND I DID HEAR THAT CAME FROM ON SHIPBOARD SAID THE MATE WITH ASSURANCE
CHAPTER VII. THE SEA WITCH. WHILE those sweet notes were being uttered under these peculiar circumstances, and the soft thrilling voice of, the English girl floated over the sea, and the stars looked down coldly upon those wrecked adventurers, the mate who sat at the helm was observed to be peering in the boat's wake, as though looking for some coming object that would soon overtake them. Leaning over the boat's stern, he placed his cars as near the surface of the water as possible and listened. This he repeated several times, with increased earnestness, then partially shading his eyes with his hands, he gazed back into the dim night air with intense interest, while the rest in the boat regarded him silently, wondering what could be the import of his movements. "Either there is a big fish in our wake, or I hear the ripple of a ship's cut-water. But I cannot see hull or canvass in this darkness," said the mate, after a brief but searching gaze in the direction from whence they had come. RRAY MATCHARINE BALLOO CHAPTER SEVEN THE SEA WITCH WHILE THOSE SWEET NOTES WERE BEING UTTERED UNDER THESE PECULIAR CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE SOFT THRILLING VOICE OF THE ENGLISH GIRL FLOATED OVER THE SEA AND THE STARS LOOKED DOWN COLDLY UPON THOSE WRECKED ADVENTURERS THE MATE WHO SAT AT THE HELM WAS OBSERVED TO BE PEERING IN THE BOAT'S WAKE AS THOUGH LOOKING FOR SOME COMING OBJECT THAT WOULD SOON OVERTAKE THEM LEANING OVER THE BOAT'S STERN HE PLACED HIS CARS AS NEAR THE SURFACE OF THE WATER AS POSSIBLE AND LISTENED THIS HE REPEATED SEVERAL TIMES WITH INCREASED EARNESTNESS THEN PARTIALLY SHADING HIS EYES WITH HIS HANDS HE GAZED BACK INTO THE DIM NIGHT AIR WITH INTENSE INTEREST WHILE THE REST IN THE BOAT REGARDED HIM SILENTLY WONDERING WHAT COULD BE THE IMPORT OF HIS MOVEMENTS EITHER THERE IS A BIG FISH IN OUR WAKE OR I HEAR THE RIPPLE OF A SHIP'S CUTWATER BUT I CANNOT SEE HULL OR CANVAS IN THIS DARKNESS SAID THE MATE AFTER A BRIEF BUT SEARCHING GAZE IN THE DIRECTION FROM WHENCE THEY HAD COME
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