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Captain Breaker took Christy by his right arm to support him as they returned to the deck of the Bellevite, and to assist him over the bulwarks. The wounded had all been cared for, and the crew were swabbing up the deck; but the moment they discovered the captain and the executive officer on the rail, they suspended their labor and all eyes were fixed upon the latter.
"Three cheers for Mr. Passford! " shouted the quartermaster who had been at the wheel when Christy sprang into the mizzen rigging.