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large/3098/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_06_ballou_64kb
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His attempt to rig a jury mast, on which to bend sail enough to give the ship steerage way, was perfectly fruitless; she rolled and pitched so fearfully that no effort of the kind could succeed, but the crew were kept busy throwing over the heavier at tiles of freight to case the ship. HIS ATTEMPT TO RIG A JURYMAST ON WHICH TO BEND SAIL ENOUGH TO GIVE THE SHIP STEERAGE WAY WAS PERFECTLY FRUITLESS SHE ROLLED AND PITCHED SO FEARFULLY THAT NO EFFORT OF THE KIND COULD SUCCEED BUT THE CREW WERE KEPT BUSY THROWING OVER THE HEAVIER ACTILES OF FREIGHT TO CASE THE SHIP
ingularly to get up from all points in heavy cross waves. It was evident that they were either in the course of a whirlwind or close to its track, and every now and then gusts came first larboard then starboard, and again bows on and stern on, with a force that snapped the rigging like pipe stems, and tore the canvass from the bolt ropes, notwithstanding the prompt orders and nimble efforts of the seamen, before it could be secured. Half an hour of this strange weather nearly stripped the ship of her standing rigging, leaving her comparatively a helpless wreck upon the waters, a mere log at the mercy of the wind and waves. The worst had not yet come, however, for the ship was sound still in her hull, and save that she was now wallowing in the trough of the sea, she was comparatively safe; she had sprung no leak, but her heavy freight tested her powers fearfully, and the captain was fain to acknowledge that there was nought to be done but abide the raging of the storm until it was over. THE SEA BEGAN MOST SINGULARLY TO GET UP FROM ALL POINTS IN HEAVY CROSS WAVES IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THEY WERE EITHER IN THE COURSE OF A WHIRLWIND OR CLOSE TO ITS TRACK AND EVERY NOW AND THEN GUSTS CAME FIRST LARBOARD THEN STARBOARD AND AGAIN BOWS ON AND STERN ON WITH A FORCE THAT SNAPPED THE RIGGING LIKE PIPE STEMS AND TORE THE CANVAS FROM THE BOLT ROPES NOTWITHSTANDING THE PROMPT ORDERS AND NIMBLE EFFORTS OF THE SEAMEN BEFORE IT COULD BE SECURED HALF AN HOUR OF THIS STRANGE WEATHER NEARLY STRIPPED THE SHIP OF HER STANDING RIGGING LEAVING HER COMPARATIVELY A HELPLESS WRECK UPON THE WATERS A MERE LOG AT THE MERCY OF THE WIND AND WAVES THE WORST HAD NOT YET COME HOWEVER FOR THE SHIP WAS SOUND STILL IN HER HULL AND SAVE THAT SHE WAS NOW WALLOWING IN THE TROUGH OF THE SEA SHE WAS COMPARATIVELY SAFE SHE HAD SPRUNG NO LEAK BUT HER HEAVY FREIGHT TESTED HER POWERS FEARFULLY AND THE CAPTAIN WAS FAIN TO ACKNOWLEDGE THAT THERE WAS NAUGHT TO BE DONE BUT ABIDE THE RAGING OF THE STORM UNTIL IT WAS OVER
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