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

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stiokes of the oars:; ct it, li > dcitng vr the waves
to the Sid oft th}ie shsit). t}he tittle vessel was tthen
vered off, to a distance, where it rode it.n safetry,
idlt:tr the c(tare of a'tIat-Lkeepttr, and thte o(fic:1er
anild is metnI ascendetld the side of the lofty tfrigate.r
ihe usual ceremonials of reception were rigidly
observetd by (G'tilth anld hlis juitiors, wheln Bl..arnt-I
stable t ouced the ldeek; and though every ttand
was ready to hbe t. extcndt(ld towards tihe reckless
seamant, 1noc presumted to t(cxecid thle sallutations
of ofitfeial d(eco-n.r m, until a short anlld private (. ia
togun hat tiken place between him and thelirt, (t)fain.
In the manllt tilme, the ctew of the whtale-boat
j})8sstd ftrwardt, an-td mi ng7l ledt wifth tlhe se;nnet of.the frigate, with th e exeption of' t hie coekswain,
twho esttablishe(.d h}imsel't in one of the gang:vay:v.
where lim: stoold in the utmost corlposutl'% fixingI
}tis e-yes aofti: and shaklinfr his head iai evidentl dis
salt isfictiont as he studied the complicated mass:)of'riaging above bti n.'This spectac'le soon attracted
to his side sonc. alt Lf-dozen youthls, with Al'r. Me t"r
rv at their hcad, who entlldeavoured.t to;ntertainl
thci~r {uest in a maimnner th alt should Iost cotindutce
to ( the indulgence of their own waggish proi)ttsi-.
the conversat ion betwxveen Barnst able and his:ifA;u1t:lirir soon ended; whcNi the tformer, beckoniti
* Gr ithltt, p lassed the wtondtring glroup who }hlatl
mctllected aroutnd the ca)pstest'n, atIwa(iting his leisur(:i
to ge treet him more cordially, andt led tile way to
t}:. \f: wl-t').oot, with tihe fieed(om of'! one who ftIt)
hiinselft' tno stran'ge. As this utisocit1al mt1ann:.rt
ftrmie.d 1no part of the natu ral te..mpr or' ordinary?(:.('l)orttmelit of' tte man, the remlainder k:it' tile offirts,::. slt'ef(i. red te.irt' firtst lieut:cnan to tb follow hint
a:!'t,'Ievi,u3 tfiat tl i re -t at thei r in