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"Ay, ay," answered the mate, steering his boat so as to bring her side on to the ship, and opening his arms to catch the line, which he saw was about to be thrown. "Heave, heave clear of all," shouted a stern, manly voice from the quarter deck of the ship at this moment; "heave with a will." AY AY ANSWERED THE MATE STEERING HIS BOAT SO AS TO BRING HER SIDE ON TO THE SHIP AND OPENING HIS ARMS TO CATCH THE LINE WHICH HE SAW WAS ABOUT TO BE THROWN HEAVE HEAVE CLEAR A BALL SHOUTED A STERN MANLY VOICE FROM THE QUARTER DECK OF THE SHIP AT THIS MOMENT HEAVE WITH A WILL
tern and hoist it to attract their attention. The signal was seemingly observed in an instant on board the stranger, and the hoarse deep order to heave the ship to, rolled over the waters and rang a welcome sound in the cars of those in the boat. "I know not what sort of craft she is," said the mate; "and this is a latitude where pirates intercept the homeward bound ships sometimes, though according to ny reckoning, we are too well in for the land to be in that track." "I trust there is no danger in accepting the assistance that the ship appears willing to give?" said the mother anxiously, to the mate. "It is not more dangerous than to pass another night in this open boat, madam, at all events," replied the mate, frankly. "Stand by, to take this tow-line," shouted a voice from the bulwarks of the ship, as the vessel drifted with a side impetus towards the tiny craft, while the figure of a man was observed in the mizzen shrouds with a coil of line ready to heave, at the word of command. ND THE MATE HASTENED TO LIGHT A LANTERN AND HOIST IT TO ATTRACT THEIR ATTENTION THE SIGNAL WAS SEEMINGLY OBSERVED IN AN INSTANT ON BOARD THE STRANGER AND THE HORSE DEEP ORDER TO HEAVE THE SHIP TO ROLLED OVER THE WATERS AND RANG A WELCOME SOUND IN THE EARS OF THOSE IN THE BOAT I KNOW NOT SORT OF WHAT CRAFT SHE IS SAID THE MATE AND THIS IS A LATITUDE WHERE PIRATES INTERCEPT THE HOMEWARD BOUND SHIP SOMETIMES THOUGH ACCORDING TO MY RECKONING WE ARE TOO WELL IN FOR THE LAND TO BE IN THAT TRACK I TRUST THERE IS NO DANGER IN ACCEPTING THE ASSISTANCE THAT THE SHIP APPEARS WILLING TO GIVE SAID THE MOTHER ANXIOUSLY TO THE MATE IT IS NOT MORE DANGEROUS THAN TO PASS ANOTHER NIGHT IN THIS OPEN BOAT MADAM AT ALL EVENTS REPLIED THE MATE FRANKLY STAND BY TO TAKE THIS TOW LINE SHOUTED A VOICE FROM THE BULWARKS OF THE SHIP AS THE VESSEL DRIFTED WITH A SIDE IMPETUS TOWARDS THE TINY CRAFT WHILE THE FIGURE OF A MAN WAS OBSERVED IN THE MIZZEN SHROUDS WITH A COIL OF LINE READY TO HEAVE AT THE WORD OF COMMAND
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