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For though temporary and somewhat important advantage could at times be thus gained, as we have seen, yet such an object alone would not have warranted the increased outlay that was necessarily incurred, to say nothing of the imperative necessity of a vessel's being very strongly manned in order to enable her to thus change her entire aspect with any ordinary degree of celerity, and as had just been accomplished. FOR THOUGH TEMPORARY AND SOMEWHAT IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE COULD AT TIMES BE THUS GAINED AS WE HAVE SEEN YET SUCH AN OBJECT ALONE WOULD NOT HAVE WARRANTED THE INCREASED OUTLAY THAT WAS NECESSARILY INCURRED TO SAY NOTHING OF THE IMPERATIVE NECESSITY OF A VESSEL'S BEING VERY STRONGLY MANNED IN ORDER TO ENABLE HER TO THUS CHANGE HER ENTIRE ASPECT WITH ANY ORDINARY DEGREE OF CELERITY AND AS HAD JUST BEEN ACCOMPLISHED
mes the 'Sea Witch,'" answered the officer, with evident pride. "That is true," returned the captain. "Luff, sir, luff a bit, so, well," he continued to the man at the helm; "we will have all of her weatherly points that site will give." "The wind is rather more unsteady than it was an hour past," said Mr. Faulkner. "Rather puffy, and twice I thought it would haul right about, but here we have it still from the north'rd and east'rd," replied the captain. "Here it is again," added the mate, as the wind hauled once more. The immediate object of the change in the vessel's rig, which we have described, was at once apparent, enabling the vessel to lie nearer the wind in her course, as well its giving her increased velocity by bringing more canvass to draw than a square rig could do when close hauled. But a shrewd observer would have been led to ask, what other reason, save that of disguise, could have been the actuating motive in thus giving to the "Sea Witch" a double character in her rig? ER THE SIDE TO MARK HER HEADWAY ANY RIG BECOMES THE SEA WITCH ANSWERED THE OFFICER WITH EVIDENT PRIDE THAT IS TRUE RETURNED THE CAPTAIN LUFF SIR LUFF A BIT SO WELL HE CONTINUED TO THE MAN AT THE HELM WE WILL HAVE ALL OF HER WEATHERLY POINTS THAT SITE WILL GIVE THE WIND IS RATHER MORE UNSTEADY THAN IT WAS AN HOUR PAST SAID MISTER FAULKNER RATHER PUFFY AND TWICE I THOUGHT IT WOULD HAUL RIGHT ABOUT BUT HERE WE HAVE IT STILL FROM THE NORTH'RD AND EAST'RD REPLIED THE CAPTAIN HERE IT IS AGAIN ADDED THE MATE AS THE WIND HAULED ONCE MORE THE IMMEDIATE OBJECT OF THE CHANGE IN THE VESSEL'S RIG WHICH WE HAVE DESCRIBED WAS AT ONCE APPARENT ENABLING THE VESSEL TO LIE NEARER THE WIND IN HER COURSE AS WELL ITS GIVING HER INCREASED VELOCITY BY BRINGING MORE CANVASS TO DRAW THAN A SQUARE RIG COULD DO WHEN CLOSE HAULED BUT A SHREWD OBSERVER WOULD HAVE BEEN LED TO ASK WHAT OTHER REASON SAVE THAT OF DISGUISE COULD HAVE BEEN THE ACTUATING MOTIVE IN THUS GIVING TO THE SEA WITCH A DOUBLE CHARACTER IN HER RIG
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