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THE watch below, after completing the work which had summoned them for the time being on deck, tumbled helter skelter down the fore hatch once more, and left on the deck of the "Sea Witch" about a dozen able seamen who formed the watch upon deck. THE WATCH BELOW AFTER COMPLETING THE WORK WHICH HAD SUMMONED THEM FOR THE TIME BEING ON DECK TUMBLED HELTER SKELTER DOWN THE FORE HATCH ONCE MORE AND LEFT ON THE DECK OF THE SEA WITCH ABOUT A DOZEN ABLE SEAMEN WHO FORMED THE WATCH UPON DECK
captain. "Here it is again," added the mate, as the wind hauled once more. The immediate object of the change in the vessel's rig, which we have described, was at once apparent, enabling the vessel to lie nearer the wind in her course, as well its giving her increased velocity by bringing more canvass to draw than a square rig could do when close hauled. But a shrewd observer would have been led to ask, what other reason, save that of disguise, could have been the actuating motive in thus giving to the "Sea Witch" a double character in her rig? For though temporary and somewhat important advantage could at times be thus gained, as we have seen, yet such an object alone would not have warranted the increased outlay that was necessarily incurred, to say nothing of the imperative necessity of a vessel's being very strongly manned in order to enable her to thus change her entire aspect with any ordinary degree of celerity, and as had just been accomplished. CHAPTER II. CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN.  CHAPTER TWO OF THE SEA WITCH THIS IS A LIVERPOX RECORDING ALL LIVERPOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JERRY DIXON THE SEA WITCH BY MURRAY MATCHERINE BAILEU CHAPTER TWO CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN
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