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The Great Eastern turned in time to avoid her, thanks to the promptitude During this last day, however, little by little the gangways were cleared So that, although the pressure of the boilers had risen, the ships speed A black mire that British mud which is so rarely absent from the pavement An anchor-boat, intended for this purpose, had just stoppered on the chains The next day I went down towards the basins which form a double line of His sermon was already prepared, the occasion was good, and he intended Fabian was looking at the magic of the waves without speaking At two oclock the fog grew dense again, the wind fell and rose at the same Immediately the valves open, the steam from the boilers rushes along the It was an inconvenient position for the wheels, for the paddles not being The 25th still saw the deck strewn with all kinds of tools To weigh anchor under these circumstances required considerable exertion From Dublin they are conveyed across the channel to Holyhead by a fast There was no heaving to speak of, but the rolling was dreadful The result of this pool was not to be known for four days; it was what I did not understand at first for what it was intended, but it appeared The thickness of the fog was so intense that the officers on the bridge What did he see in this liquid mirror, which gave scope to the most capricious At the same time we had reason to hope that these two poor creatures would When a ship arrives at the land-falls every one knows that a pilot comes A catch had broken, and the capstan being forced round by the frightful Had this steam-ship been abandoned by her crew? This was now the prevailing Meanwhile the tender approached the Great Eastern, whose chains were violently At six oclock next morning, after passing a sleepless night Thus, in the midst of the fog, officers and sailors were obliged to keep Only at night, perhaps eluding her gaoler, she came out to bathe herself If the Great Eastern is not merely a nautical engine, but rather a microcosm There was a piercing wind, and about ten oclock the deck was powdered by These well-regulated signals are given by means of a bell The Great Eastern swung round with the tide; all was now clear The officer on watch had ordered the sails to be taken in