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Hal put the whipstall hard alee, but as she struggled wildly to feelthe wind come across her stern, and threatened to gybe with allstanding, Daniel paid off the yard braces to take the strain. They made good progress, the grey mare trotting easily with themhanging onto her traces and running beside her. He need no longer share every sleeping and waking moment of his lifecrammed in enforced intimacy with a horde of other humanity. The smaller vessel was standing out to clear the treacherousshoals of the Agulhas Cape, before coming around to run before the w

Hal walkedalong the batteries, and spoke to them sternly. They spent another hour working out a codewith flag and smoke between the ships and the shore. He saw that Daniel's band was much depleted. Rouse the camp.