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Mrs. Huntington and her daughter were at first too tearful and full of gratitude for their preservation to converse, and soon took advantage of the kind offer which placed the captain's private apartments entirely at their service, while the mate explained their adventures in detail, not forgetting the phantom ship which passed them in the gale, and which had caused such consternation on board the wrecked Indiaman. MISSUS HUNTINGTON AND HER DAUGHTER WERE AT FIRST TOO TEARFUL AND FULL OF GRATITUDE FOR THEIR PRESERVATION TO CONVERSE AND SOON TOOK ADVANTAGE OF THE KIND OFFER WHICH PLACED THE CAPTAIN'S PRIVATE APARTMENTS ENTIRELY AT THEIR SERVICE WHILE THE MATE EXPLAINED THEIR ADVENTURES IN DETAIL NOT FORGETTING THE PHANTOM SHIP WHICH PASSED THEM IN THE GALE AND WHICH HAD CAUSED SUCH CONSTERNATION ON BOARD THE WRECKED INDIAMAN
d in the line until the boat was safely moored under her quarter. No words were exchanged, until the ladies, first, and the seamen next, were taken on board: the fact of their being wrecked and in distress being too apparent to require questioning. The valuables in the boat were quickly transferred to the ship, and the little craft which had proved an ark of safety to the adventurers, was then cut adrift, and soon lay a mere speck upon the waters, unguided and alone. As the boat drifted for a moment astern of the vessel before the party were taken on board, the mate rend her name on the stern in golden letters, "The Sea Witch." The foremast hands who had been saved from the wreck soon mingled with the crew on the forecastle of the "Sea Witch," and told their story there, while the mate and the ladies were received in the most hospitable manner in the cabin, where the captain endeavored to offer them every comfort the ship afforded, and to place every resource entirely at their command.  BOARD THE SHIP GATHERED IN THE LINE UNTIL THE BOAT WAS SAFELY MOORED UNDER HER QUARTER NO WORDS WERE EXCHANGED UNTIL THE LADIES FIRST AND THE SEAMEN NEXT WERE TAKEN ON BOARD THE FACT OF THEIR BEING WRECKED AND IN DISTRESS BEING TOO APPARENT TO REQUIRE QUESTIONING THE VALUABLES IN THE BOAT WERE QUICKLY TRANSFERRED TO THE SHIP AND THE LITTLE CRAFT WHICH HAD PROVED AN ARC OF SAFETY TO THE ADVENTURERS WAS THEN CUT ADRIFT AND SOON LAY A MERE SPECK UPON THE WATERS UNGUIDED AND ALONE AS THE BOAT DRIFTED FOR A MOMENT ASTERN OF THE VESSEL BEFORE THE PARTY WERE TAKEN ON BOARD THE MATE READ HER NAME ON THE STERN IN GOLDEN LETTERS THE SEA WITCH THE FOREMAST HANDS WHO HAD BEEN SAVED FROM THE WRECK SOON MINGLED WITH THE CREW ON THE FORECASTLE OF THE SEA WITCH AND TOLD THEIR STORY THERE WHILE THE MATE AND THE LADIES WERE RECEIVED IN THE MOST HOSPITABLE MANNER IN THE CABIN WHERE THE CAPTAIN ENDEAVOURED TO OFFER THEM EVERY COMFORT THE SHIP AFFORDED AND TO PLACE EVERY RESOURCE ENTIRELY AT THEIR COMMAND
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