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[Margolin <was...@am...>]

Shings, with their legs up. They then passed ropes round the legs, thus
forming a sort of bulwark that might save them from being washed off the
raft. They had still much to do after this before the raft would be
complete. They wanted a couple of chests in which to keep their
provisions, a cask for water, a mast and sails, and oars, and blankets
to keep them warm at night. They had been some time at work, and the
water was already over the cabin floor. Any attempt to save the vessel
was now hopeless. Harry, happening to look up, saw what, had he been on
the watch, he would have observed long before, a large ship, under a
press of sail, at no great distance. Was the wreck seen by those on
board? If so, their prospect of escape was greatly improved. They hoped
th