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The fact was, that the same gale which had made a wreck of the Indiaman, had driven the "Sea Witch" two days' sail or more out of her course, and had thus brought her in sight of the Bengal at that critical moment when it would have been impossible to have rendered her the least assistance. THE FACT WAS THAT THE SAME GALE WHICH HAD MADE A WRECK OF THE INDIAMAN HAD DRIVEN THE SEA WITCH TWO DAYS SAIL OR MORE OUT OF HER COURSE AND HAD THUS BROUGHT HER IN SIGHT OF THE BENGAL AT THAT CRITICAL MOMENT WHEN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO HAVE RENDERED HER THE LEAST ASSISTANCE
re 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. 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. But his story in this particular was unfortunately spoiled, when Captain Ratlin told him positively that he was at that moment on board the very craft which he had designated as the Flying Dutchman. A remark that for a moment puzzled the honest seaman and led him to look suspiciously about him; but a few corroborating remarks soon placed the subject at rest in even the mate's credulous mind. 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 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 BUT HIS STORY IN THIS PARTICULAR WAS UNFORTUNATELY SPOILED WHEN CAPTAIN RATLIN TOLD HIM POSITIVELY THAT HE WAS AT THAT MOMENT ON BOARD THE VERY CRAFT WHICH HE HAD DESIGNATED AS THE FLYING DUTCHMAN A REMARK THAT FOR A MOMENT PUZZLED THE HONEST SEAMAN AND LED HIM TO LOOK SUSPICIOUSLY ABOUT HIM BUT A FEW CORROBORATING REMARKS SOON PLACED THE SUBJECT AT REST IN EVEN THE MATE'S CREDULOUS MIND
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