The pilot: a tale of the sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper.

of the frigtte, were prod(lucd by the suiten dashing of tlt(! sea asgprainst the lnassiv bows oti titel
ship{, and the shrill whtistle of' tlc boatsw1ain's
ma'\tet, as l rie caltled the sidc-bovys wto t w\rt'(
ptlaced o' e'cither sidte of thie gantw11\\ay, to (lo h}o
lti1otr to the eant rance oft the tfirst liutteliant t andt1t his
utlt tlOt th suclh a )proouti. tit silence reigteid:(t
atlotng thie hundreds w\\o inhabltitdl the hugett: fittlrie, til lightt )roduced )y a dozen battle lanternttlt
that w\ere( attrrangetd((t it. diflfltrent lp'arts tof tlim (lCteks,
setrvet I ot (llt y to texhibit, faii tIly, tlr tlhe )'rsons of
the bt- ew, tit thte min!cd fecl in' of ctriosit x' ats
vc-are th at dwIlt on most of' th lire couttienauces.
I large groups of' mel xw ere otllectc(d inl tlhe gal.
WatVs, alti()ti.tl({ th}e ttotttinmatst, atcd ont thle boonis oft
the ves. ssel, whose fatces were distinct Iy visible.
whleittie tltertslous g{t'ls,~ lyilng along ithe tlowet,
by their aittittides, the intterst thley' took in {i atrtival \ of thel botm)at.
I hotgtll slc.11 ( lrowds w ei'C COlltktie0l in othe't
}arts of t{he'vssel, the qjtiar'ter}I cttI k f was occutpi(td
only by tile otlicers,,wh{~o were dlisposed acctordingi
to their se'veral tani'ks, andl dwxere equally silt.ent anld:
atenti. e avas thel rentaindet.', of thet ci crew.: Iln fioat
stood a small collection of yttount r'iie, wht()t, t}t
their si:milavity of dress, welt' e the equals tand Coai)Mitolls oft (.i. rifitth, thouttgl;h lhis juniors in -tanl. ()n
the opIpositc side (of thle vessel was a larg e' asselnbltage of yotlitlist wht o ctairme.d 5l, I'. Mterr' as theil
fe'llhow'. Airoulid tit e atsta)tl) thtie of:oit four tigltt'es
werte.sttandinit, one of' fwhom W,\t'l a coat'otf blue.
with the scartlet fcitngs of a soliert'l and alnotet
\fe black v'esttitlnts o the shil's tehiailauin-!:il t;