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"Haul the sheet to port!" "Ay, ay, sir!" "Belay that!" As the vessel felt the power of the canvass thus opportunely loosed and brought to bear, she gradually paid off before the wind, and once more had steerage way. HAUL THE SHEET TO PORT AY AY SIR BELAY THAT AS THE VESSEL FELT THE POWER OF THE CANVASS THUS OPPORTUNELY LOOSED AND BROUGHT TO BEAR SHE GRADUALLY PAID OFF BEFORE THE WIND AND ONCE MORE HAD STEERAGE WAY
ear a hand here, Mr. Faulkner, and bend on a fresh wheel rope. Be lively; sir, be lively!" The sails had been blown from the bolt-ropes, in an instant of time, and the vessel now lay wallowing in the sea. Now once more was seen the power of discipline and the coolness of the young commander, whose word was law in that floating community. Fifty voices were raised in shouts above the storm, suggesting this expedient and that, but that agile figure, which we have already described, sprang lightly into the mizzen shrouds, and with a voice that was heard by every soul on board the "Sea Witch," shouted sternly: "Silence in the ship!" Not a voice was heard, and every man quietly awaited his order, looking abashed that there had been a tongue heard save his who had the right alone to speak. "Cast the gasket off the foot of the fore and aft foresail." "Ay, ay, sir!" responded the mate, who having secured the rudder, now hastened by his commander, followed by a dozen hands, to execute the order. S NO MAN'S FAULT SAID HIS COMMANDER BEAR A HAND HERE MISTER FAULKNER AND BEND ON A FRESH WHEEL ROPE BE LIVELY SIR BE LIVELY THE SAILS HAD BEEN BLOWN FROM THE BOLT ROPES IN AN INSTANT OF TIME AND THE VESSEL NOW LAY WALLOWING IN THE SEA NOW ONCE MORE WAS SEEN THE POWER OF DISCIPLINE AND THE COOLNESS OF THE YOUNG COMMANDER WHOSE WORD WAS LAW IN THAT FLOATING COMMUNITY FIFTY VOICES WERE RAISED IN SHOUTS ABOVE THE STORM SUGGESTING THIS EXPEDIENT AND THAT BUT THAT AGILE FIGURE WHICH WE HAVE ALREADY DESCRIBED SPRANG LIGHTLY INTO THE MIZZEN SHROUDS AND WITH A VOICE THAT WAS HEARD BY EVERY SOUL ON BOARD THE SEA WITCH SHOUTED STERNLY SILENCE IN THE SHIP NOT A VOICE WAS HEARD AND EVERY MAN QUIETLY AWAITED HIS ORDER LOOKING ABASHED THAT THERE HAD BEEN A TONGUE HEARD SAVE HIS WHO HAD THE RIGHT ALONE TO SPEAK CAST THE GASKET OFF THE FOOT OF THE FORE AND AFT FORESAIL AY AY SIR RESPONDED THE MATE WHO HAVING SECURED THE RUDDER NOW HASTENED BY HIS COMMANDER FOLLOWED BY A DOZEN HANDS TO EXECUTE THE ORDER
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