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Y by turns. It had, indeed, not a few narrow escapes, and more than once
succeeded in reaching what appeared to be its last spark, but was always
caught in time and recovered, and thus was kept burning, until a
discovery was made which rendered such constant attendance and care
unnecessary. "Now," said Dr Hayward, when the fire was safely
established, "we have not much daylight left, so it behoves us to make
the most of it. You are a man of action and experience, Robert Massey,
what would you advise us to do first?" "Well, doctor, since you're good
enough to ask me, I would advise that we should appoint a leader. You
see, mates," he continued, addressing himself to the company in general,
"there's no possibility of a ship gettin' along without a captain, or an
army without a general. If we was going off to a wreck now, with or
without a lifeboat, I would claim a sort o' right to be coxswain in
virtue o' past experience; but, as we've now begun a sort o' shore-goin'
business, which requires a deal o' general knowledge, besides
seamanship, an' as Dr Hayward has got that by edication, I move that we
make him our leader." "Right you are, Bob," said Joe Slag. ("As he
always is," said Nellie, _sotto voce_.) "So I second the move--if that's
the reg'lar way to do it." "Hear, hear!" said every one with right good
will, and a gleam of pride flashed from Eva's pretty brown eyes as her
husband was thus unanimously appointed leader of the shipwrecked band.
Like a sensible man, knowing his capacity, he at once accepted the
command without any display of undue modesty, and proved his fitness by
at onc


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