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erna grapnel drags along the ground. This grapnel is a small
anchormade like four pot-hooks tied back to back. When the rope
gets tautthe ship is stopped and the grapnel hauled up to the surface in
the hopes of finding the cable on its prongs. - I am much discontented
with myself for idly lounging about and reading WESTWARD HO [link widoczny dla zalogowanych]! for
the second timeinstead of taking to electricity or picking up nautical
information. I am uncommonly idle. The sea is not quite so rough
but the weather is squally and the rain comes in frequent gusts.
'June 25.
'To-day about 1 o'clock we hooked the three-wire cablebuoyed the
long sea endand picked up the short [or shore] end. Now it is dark
and we must wait for morning before lifting the buoy we lowered to-day
Memoir of Fleeming Jenkin
82
and proceeding seawards. - The depth of water here is about 600 feet
the height of a respectable English hill; our fishing line was about a
quarter of a mile long. It blows pretty freshand there is a great deal of
sea.
'26th.
'This morning it came on to blow so heavily that it was impossible to
take up our buoy. The ELBA recommenced rolling in true Baltic style
and towards noon we ran for land.
'27thSunday.
'This morning was ayilai:
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