Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 539
light, and we had every sail set; still we did ntmake much headway. We were so used to calm rage. The ship was down on her beam-ends,shooting along like a streak of lightning.Everything was tearing and cracking. Wethought the masts would be torn out of her. The captain was in a great state. We… … fine as silk, he called back as he clambered up on it. weather that no one even thought of any suddenchange, and when, in the middle of one hot night,a howling squall struck us, we all were greatlysurprised. Thats the worst of those tropicalcalms—you cant count on them. Down dropsa hurricane upon…
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