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“Pooh! He thought we would drown,” said Asta. “Silly!” “What should I do there?” Kind hearts and true,.
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It was now past midnight, and the storm continued with unabated fury. For four hours the vessel had been driven before the blast; and the captain now declared it was impossible she could weather the tempest much longer, ordered the long boat to be in readiness. His orders were scarcely executed, when the ship bulged upon a reef of rocks, and the impetuous waves rushed into the vessel:—a general groan ensued. Ferdinand flew to save his sister, whom he carried to the boat, which was nearly filled by the captain and most of the crew. The sea ran so high that it appeared impracticable to reach the shore: but the boat had not moved many yards, when the ship went to pieces. The captain now perceived, by the flashes of lightning, a high rocky coast at about the distance of half a mile. The men struggled hard at the oars; but almost as often as they gained the summit of a wave, it dashed them back again, and made their labour of little avail.I tried logging in using my phone number and I
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CHAPTER XIV
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The raspberry drops were very good. Why not be boatmen all summer long? The boy stood straight under the taunts his former friend heaped upon him. A little smile was at the corner of his mouth as he answered. Through the still air I mark each solemn pause, “What is that you say? Speak out, my boy.”.
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