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The boat was crowded with people. The crossing promised to be calm, and the Havre people were going to make an excursion to Trouville.
The ropes were cast off; a final shriek from the whistle announced our departure, and at the same moment the ship shuddered through her whole body, and along her flanks rose the sound of water rushing.