Excerpt: ...Eagle, heeling her over considerably. "Are we going down?" "Oh, I guess not," replied Bob confidently. He and Mr. Tarbill were together on the quarterdeck. The nervous passenger's fears gave Bob an idea. "I'll give him a real scare," thought the boy. "Maybe it will cure him of being nervous." My reader can easily understand that Bob had one thought for Mr. Tarbill and two for himself. The boy considered matters a few minutes, during which time the nervous passenger seemed to grow more and more frightened of the ...
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Excerpt: ...Eagle, heeling her over considerably. "Are we going down?" "Oh, I guess not," replied Bob confidently. He and Mr. Tarbill were together on the quarterdeck. The nervous passenger's fears gave Bob an idea. "I'll give him a real scare," thought the boy. "Maybe it will cure him of being nervous." My reader can easily understand that Bob had one thought for Mr. Tarbill and two for himself. The boy considered matters a few minutes, during which time the nervous passenger seemed to grow more and more frightened of the big waves, which had been piled up by quite a heavy blow the previous night. Presently Bob went to the after-rail and looked intently into the water. Then he uttered an exclamation. "Oh! Oh!" he cried. "It's coming right after us! Have you a revolver, Mr. Tarbill?" "A revolver? What for? What is coming after us, my dear young friend?" "A big whale! He's just under the surface of the water! He's trying to break off the rudder! Quick, give me your revolver!" "I haven't any! Oh, dear! I'm so nervous! Do you think he will damage the ship, my dear young friend?" "I'm afraid so! Look out! Hold on! Here he comes!" Bob pretended to grasp the rail to prevent being tossed overboard by the expected shock. Mr. Tarbill did the same, and with anxious fears waited for what would happen next. Then the ship seemed to give a great shiver as a big wave struck under the port bow. "He's hit us!" cried Bob, trying not to laugh. "Quick! Get me a life-preserver!" exclaimed Mr. Tarbill. "A life-preserver! The ship is sinking!" Illustration: "A life-preserver! The ship is sinking!" "What's all the excitement about?" suddenly asked Captain Spark, appearing at the head of the ladder that led to the quarterdeck. "The ship has been struck by a monster whale!" exclaimed the nervous passenger, "He's rammed us, captain, and I'm going to get a life-preserver! Then I must save my valuables in my cabin!" He rushed from the deck, while the captain, with a grim look on his face, ...
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