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In the meantime, the unfortunate topman was losing his strength; his anguish could not be discerned on his face, but his exhaustion was visible in every limb; his arms were contracted in horrible twitchings; every effort which he made to re-ascend served but to augment the oscillations of the foot-rope; he did not shout, for fear of exhausting his strength.

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Stubbins gave it as his opinion that Tom had been sleepy, and missed the foot-rope.

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For, in a moment, the sail had thrashed right over the after side of the yard, apparently knocking Tom clean from off the foot-rope.

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Now, however, Stubbins and I moved out slowly along the foot-rope.

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The Second Mate followed; but instead of getting down on to the foot-rope, he got on the yard, and stood there holding on to the tie.

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We had finished stowing the sail, out upon the yard, and I was waiting for the others to clear in, and let me get off the foot-rope.

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Now, however, he had slid both feet back on to the foot-rope, and was lying on his belly, over the yard, with the flare held a little below the head of the sail.

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Tom had reached the sail, and was standing on the foot-rope, close in to the bunt.

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Stubbins had got round on to the lee foot-rope, and now he held the lantern up, peering, and I made my way quickly alongside of him.

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He had evidently been in the act of getting down on to the foot-rope, when the lantern was smashed.

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