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

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tspread, to hold het in comm1t4and: d butt ner tall masts
atind heavy yard(Is weret painted atgainst thte ftiery
sky'in-i strong lines of (dee(p b )tlack, while e.ven the
snitmallest cord itt the tmazes of her rigtging mightt h) e
distinrtlly tmtraed,: stret:chintg fi'om Spa):s t st)at, with
tIlie beau \tifil anculracy of a jpiettire. At loments,
when her } uge hlt l rose \ 01i a billow, and wvas liftctt against the b)acl ground of sky, its shalpe and
(ditttensiolts w'er )o l brou t itto view; tbut these
tt ransient glimpses were soon lost, as it settled into
the trough, leaving tte wavingt spars bowin\tg graef.lly towards the wavtetrs, as ilf about two fo)llow the
vessel into) the bosom of the deep. Azs a c leta'trer
tlight g'raduftaly stole on the senses, the deltsion of
c'oloult's andt (listancte vanisthed togetltetr and; whent
a flood of (.atty prieededt ttle itiledhiat e appearanee
)of the sun, the ship beeatneI plainly visible, within
a. mile of the cutter., her blaek hull checkerted with
port'fs, and her' high tapering masts etxhibitin':, their
1)rper)1' ltroorlit io tts tid t u es,
At the first cry of " a sail,"M the ctrew of the:lat'rity had: been arottsed Iron their slumbters by
the shrtill whistte of the boatswmain, atnd long betfo0re
trte.admi i g looks of t he t wo cousins had ceased
to Itwel 4l olt the fascinatintf sight of mtornin ehas
ing, night from the lteniispherte, the cuttetr wras
agtain iln -ottion to join her consot. i:t seenm ed
but a momtlent:efottre theit llittle vessel was inl hat
tie I tid ft i malts thtouht,t a dat gerous rtox> ity
to the ftl iat, under'hose lee she slowly pa sse(,
in order to admit of ti e follt\owing dialogue betwseet
Griffith and is aged.ommander:
". I itcejoti ee to see you Mr. Griffith C,' cried the
eapytai t, wv}lo stood int the chlattllt of his shi)p,
wa ving hs ha t:ttlhe way of cordial gr@eetint~,; Yout: are::wecotte btack, Captain ManuIal; wl.aonw, wli eleonte. all of yout, mny boys:! as welcontte