The three midshipmen (1906) (14566261918)

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Title: The three midshipmen
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
Subjects: Slave trade Africa -- Fiction
Publisher: New York, E.P. Dutton & Co
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN



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t awful night. None of them flinched. Murrayalone, however, never allowed himself for a moment to lose his conscious-ness. The rain and sleet came down with pitiless force; the bleak windhowled round them, the sea beat over them, the ceaseless breakers roaredin their ears all the night through. Murray felt as if it would nevercome to an end. Every moment too the ship seemed as if she wasabout to break up, when he knew that death must be the lot of allremaining on board. How thankfully he saw the first faint gleam of•lawn breaking in the east, to him a sign, as he afterwards said, that themoment of their preservation was at hand. He shook Jack, and pointedit out to him. All right, old fellow, answered Jack; Im ready for a swim.But Rogers did not know what he was saying, for he nodded off again.Adair was with difficulty aroused to consciousness. He was utterlyunable to help himself or to move Had he been left alone he mustbiave perished. Murray called loudly on Mr. Gale. He sprang up;
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HOW THANKFULLY HE SAW THE FIRST GLEAM OF DAWX. THE THREE MIDSHIPMEN. 35 though, when he moved, he found his limbs very stiff. They went toexamine into the state of their other companions. Both the poor fellowswere dead. The survivors felt that they had still greater reason forgratitude that they had been spared while others had been taken. When daylight increased sufficiently to enable them to discoverobjects on shore, they found Captain Hartland and several of the men,with a number of the Greeks, assembled on the beach to help them.Another pair of slings on a second traveller was now fitted, and Adairbeing placed in it, Mr. Gale accompanied him on shore, helping himalong through the surf. Murray and Jack followed, several of the men,with ropes round their waists, rushing out into the surf to help them,for no men more than sailors know how to appreciate the act of devotionth^.two lads had that night performed. The captain met them as theycame dripping out of the surf, and shook them hthreemidshipmen00king