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"

Yes

,

my

Lord

,

"

replied

John

Mangles

,

raising

Glenarvan

's

hand

to

his

moistened

eyes

.

The

yacht

was

only

a

few

cables

'

lengths

from

the

sandbanks

.

The

tide

was

high

,

and

no

doubt

there

was

abundance

of

water

to

float

the

ship

over

the

dangerous

bar

;

but

these

terrific

breakers

alternately

lifting

her

up

and

then

leaving

her

almost

dry

,

would

infallibly

make

her

graze

the

sand-banks

.

Was

there

no

means

of

calming

this

angry

sea

?

A

last

expedient

struck

the

captain

.

"

The

oil

,

my

lads

!

"

he

exclaimed

.

"

Bring

the

oil

here

!

"

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The

crew

caught

at

the

idea

immediately

;

this

was

a

plan

that

had

been

successfully

tried

already

The

fury

of

the

waves

had

been

allayed

before

this

time

by

covering

them

with

a

sheet

of

oil

.

Its

effect

is

immediate

,

but

very

temporary

.

The

moment

after

a

ship

has

passed

over

the

smooth

surface

,

the

sea

redoubles

its

violence

,

and

woe

to

the

bark

that

follows

.

The

casks

of

seal-oil

were

forthwith

hauled

up

,

for

danger

seemed

to

have

given

the

men

double

strength

.

A

few

hatchet

blows

soon

knocked

in

the

heads

,

and

they

were

then

hung

over

the

larboard

and

starboard

.

"

Be

ready

!

"

shouted

John

,

looking

out

for

a

favorable

moment

.

In

twenty

seconds

the

yacht

reached

the

bar

.

Now

was

the

time

.

"

Pour

out

!

"

cried

the

captain

,

"

and

God

prosper

it

!

"

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The

barrels

were

turned

upside

down

,

and

instantly

a

sheet

of

oil

covered

the

whole

surface

of

the

water

.

The

billows

fell

as

if

by

magic

,

the

whole

foaming

sea

seemed

leveled

,

and

the

Duncan

flew

over

its

tranquil

bosom

into

a

quiet

basin

beyond

the

formidable

bar

;

but

almost

the

same

minute

the

ocean

burst

forth

again

with

all

its

fury

,

and

the

towering

breakers

dashed

over

the

bar

with

increased

violence

.

THE

captain

's

first

care

was

to

anchor

his

vessel

securely

.

He

found

excellent

moorage

in

five

fathoms

'

depth

of

water

,

with

a

solid

bottom

of

hard

granite

,

which

afforded

a

firm

hold

.

There

was

no

danger

now

of

either

being

driven

away

or

stranded

at

low

water

.

After

so

many

hours

of

danger

,

the

Duncan

found

herself

in

a

sort

of

creek

,

sheltered

by

a

high

circular

point

from

the

winds

outside

in

the

open

sea

.

Lord

Glenarvan

grasped

John

Mangles

'

hand

,

and

simply

said

:

"

Thank

you

,

John

.

"

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