Chapter
1 VI | from two to three hundred feet in length, twine themselves
2 VIII | deck perfectly hot to my feet! Curtis heard my exclamation
3 IX | would be unbearable to the feet. But I am glad, Mr. Kazallon,”
4 IX | deck scorching his very feet, and who, to save his vessel
5 X | itself to their well-shod feet and the constant scouring
6 X | potash” brought me to my feet? and with an involuntary
7 XIII | about to burst beneath our feet. The crew run to Curtis
8 XIII | burning deck with unscathed feet, and glides through the
9 XIV | as we dreaded, below our feet.~At half-past eleven, when
10 XVI | were now only about six feet of water around the “Chancellor,”
11 XVI | This islet rose about fifty feet above the sea, and was consequently
12 XVI | announced that there were five feet of water below. This the
13 XVI | circular basin from 250 to 300 feet in diameter, in the north
14 XVI | with the tide from five feet to nine; but this was rather
15 XIX | not much less than four feet square, and was situated
16 XIX | and was situated thirty feet fore of the helm, and two
17 XIX | fore of the helm, and two feet above the rider of the keel;
18 XX | not more than two hundred feet in length. The chains were
19 XX | had gained about twenty feet, and were redoubling our
20 XXI | a surface measuring ten feet by six. An extra depth of
21 XXII | with the ominous cry,—~“Two feet of water below.”~In an instant
22 XXII | they sounded again:—“Three feet of water!” was the report,
23 XXII | the soundings gave five feet for its depth, I noticed
24 XXIII | she foundered beneath his feet. No sail, however, hove
25 XXIII | oath when be announced “Six feet of water in the hold!”~The
26 XXIV | firm framework, about forty feet long and twenty-five feet
27 XXIV | feet long and twenty-five feet wide, upon which the platform
28 XXIV | the planks bent below my feet and the ocean yawned beneath
29 XXV | who carefully guided his feet up the rigging, Andre was
30 XXV | that she can sail with two feet of water over her deck?”~“
31 XXV | nowhere measuring twelve feet across; to prevent them
32 XXVII | and there were now five feet of water above deck; the
33 XXVII | was lying prostrate at her feet, asked what we thought ought
34 XXVIII| main-top was already only ten feet above the water, whilst
35 XXVIII| whole pile rises a couple of feet above the water. The upper
36 XXX | this frail float, forty feet by twenty, bear us in safety?
37 XXXII | solid platform beneath our feet, and we are relieved from
38 XXXII | less than twelve or fifteen feet long, belonging to the species
39 XXXIII| of wall about a couple of feet high, which protected us
40 XL | has terribly punished the feet and legs of some of the
41 XLII | instant all were on their feet. Even Owen stopped his cries
42 XLIII | their knees, others to their feet, The boatswain dropped a
43 XLIV | to a depth of two hundred feet below the surface. Leaning
44 XLIV | certainly not less than twelve feet long. As soon as the creature
45 LI | man who remained on his feet, but with indomitable pluck
46 LI | effort, I started to my feet. No land, indeed, was visible,
47 LII | managed to get on to my feet. I cast one long look at
48 LV | terror. Andre started to his feet.~“What are you going to
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