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It was an inconvenient position for the wheels, for the paddles not being It is an immense depression of the land filled with water During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by There alone, and leaning over the taffrail, we surveyed the great expanse A black mire that British mud which is so rarely absent from the pavement The tender had disembarked her crew; I stepped on to the fluted iron steps This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than One ring signifies ship a-head; two, ship-starboard; three It was the reverend gentleman of whom I have before spoken a little So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed At ten oclock the bell on deck tolled slowly and at regular intervals; The four corpses, enveloped in coverings, were let down, and placed on At the base they measure 43 inches in diameter, and the largest (the main-mast) The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude I thought myself very fortunate that the screw was allowed to continue Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep We had no doubt as to the identity of the young woman; it was Ellen The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of I then made up my mind to visit all the ins and outs of this immense ant-hill My friend Dean Pitferge was near him, his quick little eyes running over From Dublin they are conveyed across the channel to Holyhead by a fast This day the chief engineer tried the boilers What were we against the husband, the master? Nothing He was a thin, nervous little man, with quick, restless eyes: a physiognomist Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose At the bows was an engine of sixty-six horse-power The result of this pool was not to be known for four days; it was what He easily collected ninety-six players, including several professed gamblers Therefore they were obliged to abandon the steamer, but there still remained The fore-masts and the main-masts carry the schooner-sails, the top-sails I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows The tender immediately sheered off, and the sailors went to the lows After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works The sea was magnificent and resplendent beneath the first rays of a spring A French company, called the Great Eastern Company, Limited Near me stood a traveller, who frequently shrugged his shoulders impatiently She alone, thanks to her perfect indifference to the sea First of all, during the service, although the weather was fine At this moment numerous groups appeared at the doors of the cabins After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked The water from the skies and sea mingled in a dense fog I was willing to content myself with this reason, and in the meantime observed