The Pilot: A Tale of the Sea |
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Abbey Alacrity Alice Dunscombe answered appeared Ariel arms boat Boltrope bowed Cacique canvass capstan Captain Barnstable Captain Borroughcliffe Captain Manual Captain Munson Cecilia cliffs cockswain Colonel Howard commander companion cornet countenance cousin crew cried Barnstable danger dark deck deep door duty enemy exclaimed eyes favour feelings followed forecastle frigate gale gaze gentlemen glance hand harpoon head heard heavens honour hour Hugh Griffith instant interrupted Katherine ladies land laugh lieutenant light light sails listened long Tom look manner marines Merry midshipman Miss Howard Miss Plowden musket night ocean officer party passed paused prisoners replied returned the Pilot rocks sail sailor schooner seamen sentinel ship shoals shore shot side silence smile soldier soon sounds stood stranger thing thought tones trust turned uttered vessel veteran voice watch waves wind young younker