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Tempest

           Weldonsawhimsosaddenedbythisaccident,thatshedidnotwishtoinsist,and,withaveryheavyheart,sheretiredintohercabin.

           Butifthe"Pilgrim’s"speedandconsequentlythewaysailedovercouldnolongerbeestimated,itwaseasytotellthattheship’sheadwaywasnotdiminishing.

           Infact,thenextday,March10th,thebarometerfelltotwenty-eightandtwo-tenthsinches.Itwastheannouncementofoneofthoseblastsofwindwhichtravelasmuchassixtymilesanhour.

           Itbecameurgenttochangeoncemorethestateofthesails,soasnottoriskthesecurityofthevessel.

           DickSandresolvedtobringdownhistop-gallantmastandhisfore-staff,andtofurlhislowsails,soastosailunderhisforetop-maststay-sailandthelowreefofhistop-sail.

           HecalledTomandhiscompanionstohelphiminthatdifficultoperation,which,unfortunately,couldnotbeexecutedwithrapidity.

           Andmeanwhiletimepressed,forthetempestalreadydeclareditselfwithviolence.

           DickSands,Austin,Acteon,andBatclimbedintothemasting,whileTomremainedatthewheel,andHerculesonthedeck,soastoslackentheropes,assoonashewascommanded.

           Afternumerousefforts,thefore-staffandthetop-gallantmastweregottendownuponthedeck,notwithoutthesehonestmenhavingahundredtimesriskedbeingprecipitatedintothesea,therollingshookthemastingtosuchanextent.Then,thetop-sailhavingbeenlessenedandtheforesailfurled,theschoonercarriedonlyherforetop-maststay-sailandthelowreefofthetop-sail

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