The Eagle Cliff
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Robert Michael Ballantyne. The Eagle Cliff
Chapter One. Begins the Tale—Naturally
Chapter Two. The Voyage Auspiciously Begun and Promptly Ended
Chapter Three. The Wreck is Followed by Repose, Refreshment, Surprise, and Disaster
Chapter Four. The Family at Kinlossie
Chapter Five. Plans, Prospects, and a Great Fight
Chapter Six. Dangerous Studies, Peculiar Art, and Splendid Fishing
Chapter Seven. Amazing Deeds and Misdeeds at a Deer-Drive
Chapter Eight. Jackman’s Wonderful Elephant Story
Chapter Nine. A Quiet Day with a Stirring Termination
Chapter Ten. A Wildish Chapter
Chapter Eleven. Peculiar Incidents of a Sabbath among the Western Isles
Chapter Twelve. Stirring Events of more Kinds than One
Chapter Thirteen. A Chapter of Catastrophes
Chapter Fourteen. Suspicions, Revelations, and other Matters
Chapter Fifteen. Elephants Again—Followed by Something More Awful
Chapter Sixteen. Two Fires Subdued
Chapter Seventeen. Conclusion
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A voyage up the east coast of Great Britain and through the Pentland Firth does not usually take a long time. When the vessel is a swift little schooner-yacht, and the breeze is stiff as well as fair, the voyage is naturally a brief one.
Everything favoured the little Fairy. Sun, moon, and stars cheered her, and winds were propitious, so that our voyagers soon found themselves skimming over the billows of the western sea.
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In a few minutes the two hen-coops were placed face to face and lashed firmly together, despite the remonstrative poultry. Then the main-hatch was laid upon the top, and fixed there by means of the iron rings at its four corners.
“Now, Quin, fetch four of the cabin chairs,” said the operator, “and observe, gentlemen, how much more easily and quickly this would have been accomplished if the coops, and hatch, and chairs had been made to fit into each other, with a view to this very purpose, with strong straps and buckles in handy positions. Now, then, for the chairs.”
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