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CHAPTER XVII—THE STRONG-ROOM
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When Jimmy went on deck the next morning, fog hung heavily about the land and the slate-green sea ran with a sluggish1 heave out of belts of vapor2. The air felt unusually sharp and the furled mainsail glistened3 with rime4. This was disturbing, because they must finish their work, or abandon it, before winter set in; but Jimmy reflected that it was some weeks too soon for a severe cold snap. While he watched the smoke from the stove funnel5 rise straight up in a faint blue line, he heard a splash of oars7 and Bethune appeared in the dory.
“I took the water breaker off before you were up,” he said as he came alongside. “There was ice on the pool. It struck me as a warning that we had better lose no time.”
“That’s obvious,” returned Jimmy. “Hand me up the breaker. We’ll get the pumps rigged first thing.”
Breakfast was hurried. The weather was favorable for work, and they could not expect it to continue so. In an hour the sloop8 had been warped9 close to the wreck11 and Jimmy put on the diving dress. He was surprised to feel the half-instinctive repugnance12 from going down which he thought he had got rid of; but this could not be allowed to influence him, and he resolutely13 descended
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descended
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refreshing
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floe
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risky
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smoothly
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slanted
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longing
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laborious
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leisurely
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