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Chapter Two. The Storm and the First Adventure.
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A storm raged on the bosom1 of the North Sea. The wind whistled as if all the spirits of Ocean were warring with each other furiously. The waves writhed2 and tossed on the surface as if in agony. White foam3, greenish-grey water, and leaden-coloured sky were all that met the eyes of the men who stood on the deck of a little schooner4 that rose and sank and staggered helplessly before the tempest.
Truly, it was a grand sight—a terrible sight—to behold5 that little craft battling with the storm. It suggested the idea of God’s might and forbearance,—of man’s daring and helplessness.
The schooner was named the Snowflake. It seemed, indeed, little heavier than a flake6 of snow, or a scrap7 of foam, in the grasp of that angry sea. On her deck stood five men. Four were holding on to the weather-shrouds; the fifth stood at the helm. There was only a narrow rag of the top-sail and the jib shown to the wind, and even this small amount of canvas caused the schooner to lie over so much that it seemed a wonder she did not upset.
Fred Temple was one of the men who held on to the weather-rigging; two of the others were his friends Grant and Sam Sorrel. The fourth was one of the crew, and the man at the helm was the Captain; for, although Fred understood a good deal of seamanship, he did not choose to take on his own shoulders the responsibility of navigating9 the yacht. He employed for that purpose a regular seaman8 whom he styled Captain, and never interfered10 with him, except to tell him where he wished to go.
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schooner
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highlander
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bonnet
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gale
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groaned
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sublimity
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