"Haul down the jib, and stow it! Lend Bob a hand, Tom. Now come aft here!
"Stand by the anchor, Bob!"
"Ay, ay, sir!"
"Now you see, Tom, how I round her up under the stern of this fisherman, and bring her head to wind.
"Let go the anchor!"
"All gone."
"Don't check her too quick, Bob! Pay out! pay out! Now snub her, but not too sharp. Does she hold?"
"Yes, sir. She has brought up."
"Then let go the second anchor, and pay out on both. Give your cables plenty of scope. That will do. Make every thing fast.
"I can see by the land that she does not drag. But jump below, Bob, and hand me up the hand lead, that I may throw it over the side, and see that she is holding all right.