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Now it was that an observer not conversant with the "Sea Witch," and looking at her from a distance, would have naturally concluded that she was most appropriately named, for how else could her singular manouvres and the result that followed be explained? NOW IT WAS THAT AN OBSERVER NOT CONVERSANT WITH THE SEA WITCH AND LOOKING AT HER FROM A DISTANCE WOULD HAVE NATURALLY CONCLUDED THAT SHE WAS MOST APPROPRIATELY NAMED FOR HOW ELSE COULD HER SINGULAR MANEUVERS AND THE RESULT THAT FOLLOWED BE EXPLAINED
t is well." "It's uncommon, sir," continued the other. "She must and can do better, though," said the young commander, with an air of slight impatience. "Call the watch below, Mr. Faulkner, we will treat our mistress to a new dress this bright day, and flatter her pride a little; she is of the coquette school, and will bear a little dalliance." "Ay, ay, sir," responded the officer, without further parley, walking forward to the fore hatch, and with a few quick blows with a handspike, and a clear call, he summoned that portion of the crew whose hours of release from duty permitted them below. The signal rang sharply through the ship, and caused an instant response. A score of dark forms issued forth from the forecastle, embracing representatives from nearly half the nations of the globe; but they were sturdy sailors, and used to obey the word of command, men to be relied upon in an emergency, rough in exterior, but within either soft as women or hard as steel, according to the occasion. N A FOOT OF CANVASS THIS HALF HOUR THAT IS WELL IT'S UNCOMMON SIR CONTINUED THE OTHER SHE MUST AND CAN DO BETTER THOUGH SAID THE YOUNG COMMANDER WITH AN AIR OF SLIGHT IMPATIENCE CALL THE WATCH BELOW MISTER FAULKNER WE WILL TREAT OUR MISTRESS TO A NEW DRESS THIS BRIGHT DAY AND FLATTER HER PRIDE A LITTLE SHE IS OF THE COQUETTE SCHOOL AND WILL BEAR A LITTLE DALLIANCE AYE AY SIR RESPONDED THE OFFICER WITHOUT FURTHER PARLEY WALKING FORWARD TO THE FORE HATCH AND WITH A FEW QUICK BLOWS WITH A HANDSPIKE AND A CLEAR CALL HE SUMMONED THAT PORTION OF THE CREW WHOSE HOURS OF RELEASE FROM DUTY PERMITTED THEM BELOW THE SIGNAL RANG SHARPLY THROUGH THE SHIP AND CAUSED AN INSTANT RESPONSE A SCORE OF DARK FORMS ISSUED FORTH FROM THE FORECASTLE EMBRACING REPRESENTATIVES FROM NEARLY HALF THE NATIONS OF THE GLOBE BUT THEY WERE STURDY SAILORS AND USED TO OBEY THE WORD OF COMMAND MEN TO BE RELIED UPON IN AN EMERGENCY ROUGH IN EXTERIOR BUT WITHIN EITHER SOFT AS WOMEN OR HARD AS STEEL ACCORDING TO THE OCCASION
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