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Page 194
... watches to take in the jib and double reef the fore and main sails . When I went forward to wake Ropes , the fat little Manihik- ian refused to get up , saying that this was his watch below . Ropes is inclined to be cheeky . As this is ...
... watches to take in the jib and double reef the fore and main sails . When I went forward to wake Ropes , the fat little Manihik- ian refused to get up , saying that this was his watch below . Ropes is inclined to be cheeky . As this is ...
Page 369
... watches working all day , the Captain has decided to give them the entire night below , and he and I are standing watch and watch alone to- night . The wheel has been lashed since early this morning , and we find that the Tagua sails ...
... watches working all day , the Captain has decided to give them the entire night below , and he and I are standing watch and watch alone to- night . The wheel has been lashed since early this morning , and we find that the Tagua sails ...
Page 374
... watch to let go the main halyard ; but before any- thing could be done the second mate shouted aft that the foresail was going . Captain Thomson and I rushed out of the cabin . The wind was strong enough to sweep a man from deck , and ...
... watch to let go the main halyard ; but before any- thing could be done the second mate shouted aft that the foresail was going . Captain Thomson and I rushed out of the cabin . The wind was strong enough to sweep a man from deck , and ...
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