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"THE hound! " ejaculated Old Negus angrily, as he made a jump for the _Frolic's_ tiller. "Furriners they be poachers. Up for'ard, lad, and when I gives the word, let go the anchor."
Unable to realise the meaning of the skipper's order Brandon clambered on to the foredeck. Steadying himself by the forestay with one hand he lifted the anchor, already stocked, with the other.