Пятнадцатилетний капитан

The Four Days which Follow

           Weldonalsocomplimentedthosehonestmen.

           LittleJackhimselfreceivedhisshareofpraise,forhehadworkedbravely.

           "Indeed,Ibelieve,Mr.Jack,"saidHercules,smiling,"thatitwasyouwhobroketherope.Whatagoodlittlefistyouhave.Withoutyouweshouldhavedonenothingright."

           AndlittleJack,veryproudofhimself,shookhisfriendHercules’handvigorously.

           Thesettingofthe"Pilgrim’s"sailswasnotyetcomplete.Shestilllackedthosetop-sailswhoseactionisnottobedespisedunderthisfull-sailmovement.Top-sail,royal,stay-sails,wouldaddsensiblytotheschooner’sspeed,andDickSandresolvedtosetthem.

           Thisoperationwouldbemoredifficultthantheothers,notforthestay-sails,whichcouldbehoisted,hauledaboardandfastenedfrombelow,butforthecross-jacksoftheforemast.Itwasnecessarytoclimbtothesparstoletthemout,andDickSand,notwishingtoexposeanyoneofhisimprovisedcrew,undertooktodoithimself.

           HethencalledTomandputhimatthewheel,showinghimhowheshouldkeeptheship.ThenHercules,Bat,ActeonandAustinbeingplaced,someattheroyalhalyards,othersatthoseofthetop-sails,heproceededupthemast.Toclimbtherattlingsofthefore-shrouds,thentherattlingsofthetopmast-shrouds,togainthespars,thatwasonlyplayfortheyoungnovice.Inaminutehewasonthefoot-ropeofthetop-sailyard,andheletgotherope-bandswhichkeptthesailbound.

           Thenhestoodonthesparsagainandclimbedontheroyalyard,whereheletoutthesailrapidly.

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