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Now he turned to issue some necessary order, which was uttered in that calm, manly distinctness that challenges obedience, and then he resumed his idle gaze over the vessel's side, once more losing himself in his day dream. NOW HE TURNED TO ISSUE SOME NECESSARY ORDER WHICH WAS UTTERED IN THAT CALM MANLY DISTINCTNESS THAT CHALLENGES OBEDIENCE AND THEN HE RESUMED HIS IDLE GAZE OVER THE VESSEL'S SIDE ONCE MORE LOSING HIMSELF IN HIS DAY DREAM
hat's all I know." "Port Praya and a port; that was in the articles sure enough," answered he who had questioned Bill Marline; "but the 'Sea Witch' will scarce anchor there before she is off again, according to my reckoning." That the old tar knew more than he chose to divulge, however, was apparent to his comrades, but they knew him to be fixed when he chose, and so did not endeavor by importunity to gather anything further from him; so the conversation gradually changed into some other channel. In the meantime, while the crew gathered about Bill Marline were thus speculating, the vessel bowled along gracefully, with a speed that was in itself exhilarating to her young commander, who still gazed idly at the passing current. Once or twice a slight frown clouded his features, and his lips moved as though he was striving within himself either against real or imaginary evil, and then the same calm, placid manliness of countenance radiated his handsome features, and his lips were composed. WED RUN DOWN THE CAPE VERDS THAT'S ALL I KNOW PORT PRAYA AND A PORT THAT WAS IN THE ARTICLES SURE ENOUGH ANSWERED HE WHO HAD QUESTIONED BILL MARLINE BUT THE SEA WITCH WILL SCARCE ANCHOR THERE BEFORE SHE IS OFF AGAIN ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING THAT THE OLD TAR KNEW MORE THAN HE CHOSE TO DIVULGE HOWEVER WAS APPARENT TO HIS COMRADES BUT THEY KNEW HIM TO BE FIXED WHEN HE CHOSE AND SO DID NOT ENDEAVOR BY IMPORTUNITY TO GATHER ANYTHING FURTHER FROM HIM SO THE CONVERSATION GRADUALLY CHANGED INTO SOME OTHER CHANNEL IN THE MEANTIME WHILE THE CREW GATHERED ABOUT BILL MARLINE WERE THUS SPECULATING THE VESSEL BOWLED ALONG GRACEFULLY WITH A SPEED THAT WAS IN ITSELF EXHILARATING TO HER YOUNG COMMANDER WHO STILL GAZED IDLY AT THE PASSING CURRENT ONCE OR TWICE A SLIGHT FROWN CLOUDED HIS FEATURES AND HIS LIPS MOVED AS THOUGH HE WAS STRIVING WITHIN HIMSELF EITHER AGAINST REAL OR IMAGINARY EVIL AND THEN THE SAME CALM PLACID MANLINESS OF COUNTENANCE RADIATED HIS HANDSOME FEATURES AND HIS LIPS WERE COMPOSED
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