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CHAPTER XXIII Saved from the Sea
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Not a word was spoken by any of his companions until he had finished his song, then his wife, looking up at him with streaming eyes, said—
“My dear love, how is it that I never knew of this wonderful gift of yours? I could sit and hear you sing all day, forgetting everything else in the world. How could you hide such a talent as that?”
For a little while C. B. hardly knew what to say, for he actually felt shy as if he had done something wrong. And at last all he could say was—
“I’m sorry, dear, if you like it so much, that I haven’t sung before. I’ll make it up to you now. But first of all I’d like to ask our chief here what he’s proposing to do.”
Haynes immediately suggested that C. B. should take charge as being the most experienced boatman, but C. B. would not hear of it, saying that as long as any particle of the late ship’s furniture remained upon which they had to depend the senior officer of the ship should be in charge of it, “and I,” concluded C. B. “am only too glad to be at your orders.”
“Well, then,” said Haynes, “my idea is this. We’re about midway between Prince Edward Island and the Crozets, that is in about 46 S. We dassent keep on east for we can’t stand the weather, and anyhow if we did fetch the Crozets there’s nothing there, we might all starve to death or remain in misery2 for[Pg 337] many months. I think then we’d best stand on as we’re doin’, about north-east by east as near as I can figure it, hoping to be sighted by some of the clippers running east who won’t go very far south at this time of the year because of the ice. An’ I guess you’d better keep your pray-machine going, for as I figure it we’ve only got provisions enough with the utmost economy to keep us going for fourteen days. Fortunately an old fad3 of mine comes in handy now. I always did keep a couple of fishing lines and some hooks in one of the boats, and it happens to be in this one. It’s the first time I’ve ever known any good to come of it, but it may now mean the saving of all our lives.”
“Thank you,” said C. B., “as I know very little of geography and nothing at all of navigation I have no doubt you are right, and now if you like I’ll give you another song.” Without waiting he plunged
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1 fore | |
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32 genial | |
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33 majestic | |
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34 compassion | |
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37 frail | |
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39 seaman | |
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40 vessel | |
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48 shipwreck | |
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58 benediction | |
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59 memorable | |
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60 dispersed | |
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61 Christians | |
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62 mutual | |
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67 northward | |
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68 lucrative | |
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69 yarns | |
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70 yarn | |
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81 hearty | |
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85 distinguished | |
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87 isle | |
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96 patriotic | |
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101 detest | |
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102 sullen | |
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