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' we cad: upon a new formed fummit, and as 

 fuddenly daflied again into the vale of ftill 

 more rugged billows, each contending in 

 hafty ftrife, which flioiild be the meffenger 

 pf our fate. 



Poor MXean, who had taken his feat 

 at the bow, in order to trim the boat, trem- 

 bled, and turned pale with fear ; the failors 

 grew tired and diffatisfied ; and the captain, 

 with a countenance ftrongly expreffive of 

 trouble and anxiety, begged of us not to 

 fpeak, left we fliould divert his attention from 

 the helm ; upon the management of which 

 .our only chance feemed to depend. Sitting 

 at his elbow, in dead filence, as he defired, £ 

 . carefully, watched his features as the barome- 

 ter of my hopes and fears, and you will be- 

 lieve that I felt not much at eafe, upon ob* 

 ferving him betray manifeft fymptoms of 

 alarm. To move was even worfe than to 

 fpeak, and might be inftant deftrudlion to us 

 all, hence it only remained to us to fit in 

 folemn ftillnefs, and meet whatever fate iLould 

 pyertake us. 



