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 1  Int      |     the ever-increasing yearly tide of international travel.
 2    1,    1|     that goes against wind and tide, there’s no clew whatever
 3    1,    5|       was to sail out with the tide at three oclock on the
 4    1,   22|      like the coming in of the tide. Soon a confused sound was
 5    1,   24|       the ocean before the ebb tide commences.~While Glenarvan
 6    1,   26|     have not a minute, for the tide is beginning to ebb already.”~
 7    2,    5|    herself, we are lost.”~“The tide is high at present, it is
 8    2,    5|        from the sandbanks. The tide was high, and no doubt there
 9    3,    1|       To-morrow at the mid-day tide. What else?”~“Does she take
10    3,    5|     next storm, or even a high tide raised by the winds from
11    3,    6|     replied John Mangles. “The tide will then turn and carry
12    3,    6|        to make the land in one tide, and would have to seek
13    3,    6|   moorings.~At ten oclock the tide turned. The breeze blew
14    3,    6|        land, aided by wind and tide. The coast was about nine
15    3,    6|    might reach the land in one tide. But if the breeze died
16    3,    6|   anchor and wait for the next tide, a serious consideration,
17    3,    6|        The wind freshened. The tide had turned at ten oclock,
18    3,    6| disappeared under the swelling tide. Extreme watchfulness and
19    3,    6|   disappeared under the rising tide.~“All but one,” answered
20    3,    6|    hour before the turn of the tide. In that time they might
21    3,    6|        inaction.~The returning tide would not occur till nine
22    3,    6|       stationary except as the tide affects it. There is nothing
23    3,    6|       fatigue.~With the rising tide the wind blew again toward
24    3,    6|        anchoring again if this tide failed to carry them to
25    3,    6|        John had it furled. The tide alone carried the raft to
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