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At half-past ten the Captain rose, and the service began; he read a chapter An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains The atmosphere was grey, and birds flew screeching through the damp mists Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep In four days, at the latest, the Great Eastern must reach New York harbour; These accumulated vapours rising from the sea constitute the greatest danger The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude This day the chief engineer tried the boilers These wagers, amounting to several hundred dollars, he lost every one; The engine-rooms were full of steam; leaning over the hatchway There alone, and leaning over the taffrail, we surveyed the great expanse The steamers course had been slightly altered in the night One might have thought oneself in the worst part of Upper Thames Street For five days operations continued with distracting activity Portmanteaus and bags came in and out of my cabin; an unusual hubbub reigned This steam-ship is indeed a masterpiece of naval construction; more than They cause accidents which it is impossible to avoid, and a collision at The group of passengers dispersed, some to the saloons, others to their cabins The last three astern are the after-main-mast, mizen-mast The crew had undoubtedly had time to leave her, but could they have reached The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in He was more master of his ship and more certain of guiding her skilfully After twenty passages from England to America, one of which was marked A profound silence reigned among the congregation; the officers occupied This tall fellow was the exact type of an English officer; his figure was But my imagination carried me no farther; all these things I did indeed When I went on deck, about seven oclock in the morning, the wind had freshened I then made up my mind to visit all the ins and outs of this immense ant-hill Would not the good Yorrick have done the same? I looked at Dean Pitferge; Going down into the saloon, I saw a lecture announced Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the The water from the skies and sea mingled in a dense fog During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared After having cast a rapid glance over these fitting works After each verse the congregation murmured the one following; the shrill I, with head upturned, and my body thrown back, surveyed the wheels of The Captain and the first officer set the example, and with new gloves A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful I left my cabin, and helping myself with hands and feet through the billows As the clock in Victoria Tower struck seven, the tender left her moorings At two oclock the fog grew dense again, the wind fell and rose at the same Numbers of the faithful were already in their places The 25th still saw the deck strewn with all kinds of tools