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The deacon -- A lost shirt -- Grossa island -- The Quarnero -- Pola-Istrian coast -- Trieste -- Venetian steamer -- Venice -- Russian artist -- Il Fanatico -- Rome -- St. Peter's -- High mass -- Don Miguel -- Congregation -- Roman monarchy -- Gregory XVI. -- The Vatican hill -- Gardens of Nero -- The elevation -- Christian triumph.
In one respect the Doctor was right. He assured us that the water-spout predicted stormy weather; for in a few hours after, the gale did come on, sure enough, and continued to blow the whole evening from the south-east. We had only a single sail out -- the parroquete, as the Austrian seamen called it -- the second largest sail of the vessel, which about six o'clock was shivered into mere shreds. At the moment it was thus shattered, the _Vigilante_ was almost on her side; and, to my inexperience, it seemed that if the sail had not thus yielded to the sudden burst of the tempest, she would have been blown over. The damage was speedily repaired, as all hands were on-board, and at ten o'clock the storm was suddenly hushed, like a passionate child that has cried itself to sleep. The night was clear and tranquil.