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Chapter 27

           Ha!’tiseasyenoughforamantopointtoaropeandsay,‘Ibelievethatwouldbearmyweight;’but’tisanotherthingforamantocatchholdo’thatropeandswinghimselfbyitovertheedgeofaprecipice!"

           Theenergywithwhichhesaidthis,andtheactionwithwhichitwasaccompanied,weretoomuchforBill.Hesankbackwithadeepgroan.Asiftheveryelementssympathisedwiththisman’ssufferings,alowmoancamesweepingoverthesea.

           "Hist,Ralph!"saidBill,openinghiseyes;"there’sasquallcoming,lad!Lookalive,boy!Clewuptheforesail!Dropthemainsailpeak!Themsquallscomequicksometimes."

           Ihadalreadystartedtomyfeet,andsawthataheavysquallwasindeedbearingdownonus.Ithadhithertoescapedmynotice,owingtomybeingsomuchengrossedbyourconversation.IinstantlydidasBilldesired,fortheschoonerwaslyingmotionlessontheglassysea.Iobservedwithsomesatisfactionthatthesquallwasbearingdownonthelarboardbow,sothatitwouldstrikethevesselinthepositioninwhichshewouldbebestabletostandtheshock.Havingdonemybesttoshortensail,Ireturnedaft,andtookmystandatthehelm.

           "Now,boy,"saidBillinafaintvoice,"keepherclosetothewind."

           Afewsecondsafterwardshesaid,"Ralph,letmehearthosetwotextsagain."

           Irepeatedthem.

           "Areyesure,lad,yesawthemintheBible?"

           "Quitesure,"Ireplied.

           Almostbeforethewordshadleftmylipsthewindburstuponus,andthespraydashedoverourdecks.

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