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The mate had placed one of his hands at the bows, another amidships, while himself and the two passengers occupied the stern; the precaution having also been taken to secure the ladies by ropes to the boat. THE MATE HAD PLACED ONE OF HIS HANDS AT THE BOWS ANOTHER AMIDSHIPS WHILE HIMSELF AND THE TWO PASSENGERS OCCUPIED THE STERN THE PRECAUTION HAVING ALSO BEEN TAKEN TO SECURE THE LADIES BY ROPES TO THE BOAT
eady by the mate's sanction taken their seats within it, while one of the seamen secured and carefully stored the few articles of necessity which had been selected. The two masts of the boat were stepped and carefully secured, the gripes that secured the boat in its place were cut, leaving it standing upright in its wooden bed, but entirely free from the deck of the ship. Already had the ship sunk so low that all communication with the cabin was cut off, and the poor inebriated wretches who had there sought oblivion in intoxication also found their tomb. Food, water and compass were properly disposed, so that any sudden movement of the boat should not dislodge them, oars and sails in readiness, and a careful examination had, lest some straggling rope might in some way connect the boat with the wreck, so as to draw them under when the floundering mass should at last go down. The crisis which they now expected seemed strangely protracted, and their fearful suspense was almost unbearable. ER DAUGHTER HAD ALREADY BY THE MATE'S SANCTION TAKEN THEIR SEATS WITHIN IT WHILE ONE OF THE SEAMEN SECURED AND CAREFULLY STORED THE FEW ARTICLES OF NECESSITY WHICH HAD BEEN SELECTED TWO MASTS OF THE BOAT WERE STEPPED AND CAREFULLY SECURED THE GRIPES THAT SECURED THE BOAT IN ITS PLACE WERE CUT LEAVING IT STANDING UPRIGHT IN ITS WOODEN BED BUT ENTIRELY FREE FROM THE DECK OF THE SHIP ALREADY HAD THE SHIP SUNK SO LOW THAT ALL COMMUNICATION WITH THE CABIN WAS CUT OFF AND THE POOR INEBRIATED WRETCHES WHO HAD THERE SOUGHT OBLIVION AND INTOXICATION ALSO FOUND THEIR TOMB FOOD WATER AND COMPASS WERE PROPERLY DISPOSED SO THAT ANY SUDDEN MOVEMENT OF THE BOAT SHOULD NOT DISLODGE THEM OARS AND SAILS IN READINESS AND A CAREFUL EXAMINATION HAD LEST SOME STRAGGLING ROPE MIGHT IN SOME WAY CONNECT THE BOAT WITH THE WRECK SO AS TO DRAW THEM UNDER WHEN THE FLOUNDERING MASTS SHOULD AT LAST GO DOWN THE CRISIS WHICH THEY NOW EXPECTED SEEMED STRANGELY PROTRACTED AND THEIR FEARFUL SUSPENSE WAS ALMOST UNBEARABLE
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