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”ivebrokenardick,”jacksaid;”butnevednowhownyaretherealive”
thereenhuddledtogetherunderthereinsofthebulerportionoftheshipogether,andonly
sofortyfeetofherstereinedhighontherockyledgeonhshehadbeencastthesurvivorsostparttooexhaustedtove,butthoseestrengthandvigoratonce
settoheyenedintheslings,andhauledup
directfrohedeckofthevessel,anotherropebeingfastenedtothendheldbythoseontheeanstheywereguidedandsavedsobeingdashedagainstthecliffintheascenthosebelo,bytheropenolongerpassingbetheirhands,thattheslingshadreachedthetop,theyinutetoallotobetakenout,andthenhaulingupontherope,pulledtheslingsdoyso,slowlyand
painfully,thethek
severaltisedgreatcrashes
s,asvesselafter
vesseldroveashoretotherightorleftofthebutjackandhisfriend,edtogether,agreedthatbynopossibilityuldthesebeaided,asitatthepointheklay
thattherocksatthefootofthecliffobeaboveallbutexceptionallyhighanyyards
eithertotherightorleftopiecesagainst
thecliffbythefirstwave
thedshipnhelasttoleavetheshipdickhadinvainbeggedhissstetogoupinoneoftheprecedingbatches,asthelastpairthe
loateriallyaidedtherestjack,however,
refusedtohearofitedoforthelast
ti,theyputthen,andstoodonthechingtillagreatehadpassed,theyslippeddohesideoftheshipbyarope,andhurriedovertherockstilliediatelyunderthespar,ionedbyalanteheldtherethen,inanswer
totheirshout,theropetightened,andtheyagainsheairtheorefiercelythanbefore;indeed,itarce
possibleitulddoso;buttheyhutterlyexhaustedduringthehourandahalfainsof
theinuteorther
sotis,indeed,theseahads,andhaditnot
beenthattheyhadlashedtheelvesusthavebeensaway
everygreateplankorbeafthek,and
entofthedeckreinedattachedto
therudderpostterriblehebuffetingtheyreceivedastheyascended,andtiaftertitheynseforce
againstthefaceofthecliff
tojaedtoincreaseastrangesinging
soundedinhisears,andastheslingsreachedthetop,andaburstoftheseanthere,allns
theofficerinndofthepartyselfatthespot;heandnyothershavingdetheirhenehata
rescuepteddick,too,ostand,andboth
hesailorstothetopoftheslopehereacupof
strongrundepurespiritspoured
dohroatsoonrecalledjacktonsciousnessthelatter,uponopeninghiseyes,up,butthishisofficer
alloretcherandcarriedbyfourtarsupto
theheights,,
ured,setbythesurgeon
thesixteenrescuednhad,astheygainedthetop,beenatoncetakendoobalaklava,thesolesurvivorsofthecrewsofovertyshipsopiecesinthatterriblehurricane
ofthefleetoftransportsandrchantnandingoodorder,hadlaininthebaytheafteoonbefore,sohalfdozenonlyhadheredthehurricanethe”cityoflondon”alonehadsucceededinsteangouttoseahegalebeganthe”jason”andafewothershadriddentotheiranchorsthroughthenighttherestofthefleethadbeendestroyed,victitotheinpetenceandpigheadednessofthenavalofficerinchargeoftheharborthatthereplerooorallhinit,hefactthat,
lateron,afarlargeuerofshipsthanthaton
thedayofthegalelayfortablyhinit
thelargestshiplostnearly300n
doheharborvesselsdraggedtheiranchorsanddriftedashore,soterriblehegale,h,indeed,laredbyoldsailorsandbytheinhabitantsofthetoostviolentthattheyeverexperienousquantitiesofstoresofallkinds,nseservicetothetroopsintheer,
psonshorethedestruction
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takenprisoners
”thatarfyoursalstobegettingitselfdaged,jack,”haoing,ashecaintothehut”youputitinthe
e,andnoasheduphowdo
youfeelaltogether”
”iaiffi
canhardlyve”
”thatsjustovethe
doealloverthising,andhesaiditwas
luckyiybonesan,i
shouldhavebeensshedupalloverastoelboyknees,andalltheprojee,ihaventgotabitofskinon
theanduniforscutabsolutelytoribbonshowever,oldboy,seenlives,noendof
iral;
soentionedindespatches,anditwillhelpusforprotionthe
shoresarestreber,balesofstores,pressed
hay,andallsortsofthingsfelloothetown
toldthatlotsofthehouseshavebeendaged,roofsblownaway,andthosegingerbreadlookingbalniessshedoffasforthecas,evenhaglassthereisnotasingletenttobeseenstandingontheplateauthegalehasdeacleansanightthe
soldierssthavehadiautonthesicklistforafewdayssoishallbeabletobehyouthatsgood
