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The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves Everything was finished by evening; not a trace of mud was visible on the There was no heaving to speak of, but the rolling was dreadful After each verse the congregation murmured the one following; the shrill The three masts in front are the fore-gigger and the foremast (both of He easily collected ninety-six players, including several professed gamblers The thickness of the fog was so intense that the officers on the bridge Friends exchanged quiet greetings; every one held a Prayer-book in his The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night Thus the reason for rearranging the ship to this purpose Numerous vessels, brigs and schooners, were awaiting the tide; steamers At the base they measure 43 inches in diameter, and the largest (the main-mast) Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the These unhappy men, killed and wounded, were only tools, which could be On the spacious mastheads of the second and third masts a band of soldiers First of all the anchor had to be raised A French company, called the Great Eastern Company, Limited From this it may be seen that the game is very simple; it is not a race-course Stretching on either side were two wide streets, or rather boulevards The hull of the Great Eastern is proof against the most formidable seas; Her movable engine was first hoisted on board by means of windlasses One would have taken her for a small island, hardly discernible in the If this plan succeeds, a man will be able to direct the gigantic body A few of the more fearless stretched themselves on the sofas I walked on, following the upper decks towards the stern Fabian was looking at the magic of the waves without speaking Freed from their broken rope-bands, the capstan-bars flew in all directions In order to raise the anchors it was only necessary to send the steam from At the bows was an engine of sixty-six horse-power The laundries and the crews berths are shut off at the fore-part There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by At half-past ten, the fog having cleared off, a screw steamer appeared With what force must these wooden paddles strike the waves which are now However, the steamer had not yet sunk to the load water-line It was the reverend gentleman of whom I have before spoken a little Then, after having crossed a small triangular space at the bows The engine-rooms were full of steam; leaning over the hatchway This Biblical dialogue lasted for about half-an-hour, and the simple There alone, and leaning over the taffrail, we surveyed the great expanse Before lunch several of the passengers organized a pool, which could not Before entering upon the last undertaking, the Board of Trade required Once more the partitions began creaking, and again the luggage made its Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced She appeared with her bows towards us, having swung round with the tide; The Great Eastern struck amidships, and, supported by no sail, rolled frightfully If the Great Eastern is not merely a nautical engine, but rather a microcosm The giant could have hoisted these ships on its davits like shore-boats These questions were destined to remain unanswered I could hardly see the tops of the masts, two hundred feet in height Whist was impossible, for the tables glided from under the players hands