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The atmosphere was grey, and birds flew screeching through the damp mists The three masts in front are the fore-gigger and the foremast (both of When a ship arrives at the land-falls every one knows that a pilot comes During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over One of the surgeons on board embarked to go with them to Liverpool She is capable of receiving 10,000 passengers, so that out of the 373 principal This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows We had no doubt as to the identity of the young woman; it was Ellen Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced The sea between us and the coast was of a dull green shade; there was a In order to raise the anchors it was only necessary to send the steam from I could hardly see the tops of the masts, two hundred feet in height He was more master of his ship and more certain of guiding her skilfully Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the But in this respect the steward knew no more than I did, and he left me In order to modify it, he has only to press his hand lightly on a small Towards five oclock a small steamer, intended as a shore-boat for the Great Scarcely had we started, when I saw on the quay a tall young man Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards Captain Anderson assuming the office of pastor on board, in the midst of The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in Portmanteaus and bags came in and out of my cabin; an unusual hubbub reigned Numbers of the faithful were already in their places I saw an object moving for several moments at the bows, but it turned out What were we against the husband, the master? Nothing An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains At ten oclock the bell on deck tolled slowly and at regular intervals; Whist was impossible, for the tables glided from under the players hands A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful Here opened the pit containing the machinery of the paddle-wheels The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night This day the chief engineer tried the boilers Of these six masts, supported by shrouds and metallic back-stays, the second of Liverpool, the first to the amount of 538,750 francs On leaving the station, I went to the Adelphi Hotel The first officer, well wrapped in his macintosh, and perched on the bridge Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose