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I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows Seen from the side, these wheels looked narrow and contracted I went on board and found it already crowded with workmen and mechanics At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would No land in sight; we had doubled Cape Clear in the night On Wednesday night the weather was very bad, my balance was strangely Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards Thanks to this natural condition, the streams of the Thames and the Mersey The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude Meanwhile the tender approached the Great Eastern, whose chains were violently These questions were destined to remain unanswered First of all the anchor had to be raised From the deck rise six masts and five chimneys The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of Involuntarily one looked for the village steeple which was calling to prayer The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves Whist was impossible, for the tables glided from under the players hands Soon we came in sight of Queenstown, a small calling-place I thought myself very fortunate that the screw was allowed to continue These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; To weigh anchor under these circumstances required considerable exertion First of all, during the service, although the weather was fine Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man From this it may be seen that the game is very simple; it is not a race-course I was on the poop at the bows with several other passengers at this moment This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose What were we against the husband, the master? Nothing Here between the last small deck cabin and the enormous gratings of the On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street But special arrangements were necessary for storing away the cable in the When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now There was no longer any doubt of icebergs being very near The spectators hurried towards the unfortunate men, the wounded were taken The Great Eastern draws 30 feet of water with a cargo of 28,500 tons