Cooper's Works: The pilotJames G. Gregory (successor to W.A. Townsend), 1859 |
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... stand fast ! I see some one approaching be- hind the hedge . Look to your arms , Mr. Merry -the first thing we hear may be a shot . " " Not from that cruiser , " cried the thoughtless lad ; " he is a younker , like myself , and would ...
... stand fast ! I see some one approaching be- hind the hedge . Look to your arms , Mr. Merry -the first thing we hear may be a shot . " " Not from that cruiser , " cried the thoughtless lad ; " he is a younker , like myself , and would ...
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... standing not far from them , an attentive observer of their proceed- ings , at the same time that he was narrowly watch- ed himself by the young midshipman . " God send that he knows his trade well , for the bottom of a ship will need ...
... standing not far from them , an attentive observer of their proceed- ings , at the same time that he was narrowly watch- ed himself by the young midshipman . " God send that he knows his trade well , for the bottom of a ship will need ...
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... three or four figures were standing , one of whom wore a coat of blue , with the scarlet facings of a soldier , and another the black vestments of the ship's chaplain . Be hind these , and nearer the passage to the cabin 40 THE PILOT .
... three or four figures were standing , one of whom wore a coat of blue , with the scarlet facings of a soldier , and another the black vestments of the ship's chaplain . Be hind these , and nearer the passage to the cabin 40 THE PILOT .
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... stand on till you open the light from that norther headland , when you can heave to , and fire a gun ; but if , as I dread , you are struck aback , before you open the light , you may trust to your lead on the larboard tack ; but beware ...
... stand on till you open the light from that norther headland , when you can heave to , and fire a gun ; but if , as I dread , you are struck aback , before you open the light , you may trust to your lead on the larboard tack ; but beware ...
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... standing , with one elbow resting on the capstan , shading his eyes from the light of the battle - lantern that stood near him , with one hand . when he felt a gentle pressure of the other , that recalled his recollection . Looking ...
... standing , with one elbow resting on the capstan , shading his eyes from the light of the battle - lantern that stood near him , with one hand . when he felt a gentle pressure of the other , that recalled his recollection . Looking ...
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Abbey Alacrity Alice Dunscombe answer appeared Ariel arms boat boatswain Boltrope Borrough bowed Cacique canvass Captain Barnstable Captain Borroughcliffe Captain Manual Captain Munson Cecilia cilia cliffs cockswain Colonel Howard commander companion countenance cousin crew cried Barnstable danger dark deck Dillon door duty enemy exclaimed eyes favour feelings fith followed forecastle frigate gale gaze gentlemen glance Grif Griffith hand harpoon head heard honour hour Hugh Griffith interrupted Katherine ladies land lieutenant light light sails listened long Tom look manner marines ment Merry midshipman Miss Howard Miss Plowden night ocean officer party passed prisoners replied returned the Pilot roughcliffe sail sailor schooner seamen sentinel ship shoals shot side silence smile soldier soon sounds speak stood stranger thing thought tion tones turned twill uttered vessel veteran voice waves wind young younker
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Seite 62 - Now is the time to watch her closely, Mr. Griffith," he cried : " here we get the true tide and the real danger. Place the best quartermaster of your ship in those chains, and let an officer stand by him, and see that he gives us the right water." " I will take that office on myself," said the captain ; " pass a light into the weather main-chains.
Seite 68 - This warning effectually closed all discourse, and the hardy mariners, knowing that they had already done all in the power of man to ensure their safety, stood in breathless anxiety, awaiting the result. At a short distance ahead of them the whole ocean was white with foam, and the waves, instead of rolling on in regular succession, appeared to be tossing about in mad gambols. A single streak of dark billows, not half a cable's...
Seite 240 - ... for the first time, into its proper element. After this evolution, the whale rolled heavily, and seemed to rest from further efforts. His slightest movements were closely watched by Barnstable and his cockswain, and, when he was in a state of comparative rest, the former gave a signal to his crew to ply their oars once more. A few long and vigorous strokes sent the boat directly up to the broadside of the whale, with its bows pointing...
Seite 374 - ... powerful swimmer and the struggle was hard and protracted with the shore immediately before his eyes and at no great distance he was led as by a false phantom to continue his efforts although they did not advance him a foot the old seaman who at first had watched his motions with careless indifference understood the danger of his situation at a glance and forgetful of his own fate he shouted aloud in a voice that was driven over the struggling victim to the ears of his shipmates on the sands...
Seite 58 - Will she stay, think ye, under this sail ?" said the low voice of the stranger. " She will do all that man in reason can ask of wood and iron," returned the lieutenant ; " but the vessel don't float the ocean that will tack under double-reefed topsails alone against a heavy sea. Help her with the courses, pilot, and you shall see her come round like a dancing-master." " Let us feel the strength of the gale first," returned the man who was called Mr.
Seite 67 - Say, also, if the tide would have let us do so," returned the Pilot calmly. " Gentlemen, we must be prompt; we have but a mile to go, and the ship appears to fly. That topsail is not enough to keep her up to the wind; we want both jib and mainsail." " Tis a perilous thing to loosen canvas in such a tempest," observed the doubtful captain.
Seite 57 - ... aside, with a lively progress, and, obedient to her helm, was brought as near to the desired course as the direction of the wind would allow. The hurry and bustle on the yards gradually subsided, and the men slowly descended to the deck, all straining their eyes to pierce the gloom in which they were enveloped, and some shaking their heads in melancholy doubt, afraid to express the apprehensions they really entertained. All on board anxiously waited for the fury of the gale ; for there were none...
Seite 242 - The warning of the prudent cockswain was promptly obeyed, and the boat cautiously drew off to a distance, leaving to the animal a clear space, while under its dying agonies. From a state of perfect rest, the terrible monster threw its tail on high, as when in sport, but its blows were trebled in rapidity and violence, till all was hid from view by a pyramid of foam, that was deeply dyed with blood. The roarings of the fish were like the...