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The cutter’s crew were all in their places, and there was a determined look on each man’s face which said as plainly as words that the blubber-hunters, even if they succeeded in overhauling them—which was not at all unlikely, seeing that the whale-boat was built for speed, and was pulled by a crew who were kept in excellent training by almost daily practice at the oars—the deserter[40] should never be taken from them. Uncle Dick seemed to read the thoughts that were passing through their minds, and as he looked at the sturdy fellows, who had thrown off their caps and rolled up their sleeves in preparation for a long, hard pull, he remarked to Frank that he would not care to be in that whale-boat if she succeeded in coming up with the cutter　ielts ukvi test date. CHAPTER III. A SEA LAWYER. THE cutter’s bow swung away from the schooner as soon as the boatswain’s mate and the rescued man were fairly seated, the oars dropped into the water, and then began a race that promised to be as exciting as even Eugene could have wished it. The boys once more ran up the rigging, so that they could watch both contestants. The whale-boat certainly had the better crew, and, although she was propelled by only five oars to the cutter’s eight, she seemed to move two feet to the other boat’s one. Especially was this the case when the man in gray, who was standing in the stern-sheets holding the steering-oar, became aware of what was going on. As soon as he saw the cutter moving away from the Stranger he comprehended the situation, and giving[42] utterance to some heavy adjectives, which by the time they came to the boys’ ears sounded a good deal like oaths, ordered his crew to Pick her up and run right along with her. They responded promptly, and sent their boat through the water at such a rate that Uncle Dick became uneasy at the prospect of a collision between her crew and the cutter’s. I shouldn’t think there would be any danger, said Frank. There are eleven men in our boat, counting the deserter, and only six in his　Cosmetic Central . But there is no officer in our boat, said Uncle Dick, and this man being a captain, will expect our crew to obey his orders. I am really afraid he will be disappointed. Frank, remembering the savage and determined expression he had seen on the face of every one of the cutter’s crew, was quite sure he would be. In a few minutes the whale-boat came close aboard the schooner, and dashed by under her bows. Her captain was furious, his face showed that. He ran his eye over the men on the[43] Stranger’s deck, and picking out Uncle Dick at once as the commanding officer, said, as he nodded his head to him— Fine business you’re in, sir! helping men to desert. If there is a law on shore I’ll see you again, my good fellow　top up degree hk! Uncle Dick simply smiled and touched his hat, and the whale-boat passed on. As she was going by, the sailors enacted a little pantomime of their own. They had clambered out on the bowsprit to see the race, and when the captain of the whaler was through threatening Uncle Dick, they glanced toward the quarter-deck, to make sure that none of their officers were observing them, and then leaned over and shook their fists at the angry man. One of them hugged his cap under his arm and beat it furiously with his clenched hand, nodding pleasantly to the captain the while, as if to indicate that it would have afforded him infinite satisfaction if the captain’s head had been in the place of the cap. The boys, from their lofty perch in the main rigging, saw all that passed, and smiled at one another,[44] but said nothing; for they knew that if the performance came to the ears of Uncle Dick, who was a very strict disciplinarian, every one of the sailors who took part in it would be sent to the mast. [The mast is to a sailor on board ship, what the library is to a refractory boy on shore. It is there that culprits are sent to be reprimanded, if their offence be a slight one, or sentenced if they have done something deserving of punishment.]