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large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_06_ballou_64kb
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"Thank God, that is over," said the mate, earnestly; "it was little short of a miracle that we did not all of us go down with the ship." THANK GOD THAT IS OVER SAID THE MATE EARNESTLY IT WAS LITTLE SHORT OF A MIRACLE THAT WE DID NOT ALL OF US GO DOWN WITH THE SHIP
oaching. "Steady, all," said the mate, calmly, as he saw another approaching swell, which he knew must cause the vessel to lift and settle again, and probably this time prove the signal for her final plunge altogether. "Steady, I say, and hold on to the boat stoutly now. Don't let go, ladies, for an instant!" The seaman was right, the heavy hull was ful this surge came on, burying her for an instant, and actually sweeping the boat clear of her bulwarks out upon the sea, a most fortunate circumstance, which was instantly taken advantage of, by pulling with the oars for a single instant, and still further clearing the wreck, which now rose high at the bows for a moment as the stern settled and gradually sunk, causing a vortex which would certainly have engulfed the boat, had it not been able thus to pull a short distance away, and which even now drew it rapidly back to the spot where the ship had laid, and causing it to toss fearfully for a while, but in a few moments more all was quiet. CUPPERS THE MOMENT WAS APPROACHING STEADY ALL SAID THE MATE CALMLY AS HE SAW ANOTHER APPROACHING SWELL WHICH HE KNEW MUST CAUSE THE VESSEL TO LIFT AND SETTLE AGAIN AND PROBABLY THIS TIME PROVED THE SIGNAL FOR HER FINAL PLUNGE ALTOGETHER STEADY I SAY AND HOLD ON TO THE BOAT STOUTLY NOW DON'T LET GO LADIES FOR AN INSTANT THE SEAMAN WAS RIGHT THE HEAVY HULL WAS FULL AS THIS SURGE CAME ON BURYING HER FOR AN INSTANT AND ACTUALLY SWEEPING THE BOAT CLEAR OF HER BULWARKS OUT UPON THE SEA A MOST FORTUNATE CIRCUMSTANCE WHICH WAS INSTANTLY TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF BY PULLING WITH THE OARS FOR A SINGLE INSTANT AND STILL FURTHER CLEARING THE WRECK WHICH NOW ROSE HIGH AT THE BOWS FOR A MOMENT AS THE STERN SETTLED AND GRADUALLY SUNK CAUSING A VORTEX WHICH WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE ENGULFED THE BOAT HAD IT NOT BEEN ABLE THUS TO PULL A SHORT DISTANCE AWAY AND WHICH EVEN NOW DREW IT RAPIDLY BACK TO THE SPOT WHERE THE SHIP HAD LAID AND CAUSING IT TO TOSS FEARFULLY FOR A WHILE BUT IN A FEW MOMENTS MORE ALL WAS QUIET
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