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scrambling downward while the gangway was swinging in the slings; the long plank was lowered and cast off, a mighty pulse began to throb beneath Farnham’s feet, and the great ship backed majestically out of the slip amid a tempest of shouts of farewell.
It was at this instant that Farnham’s attention was attracted to a cab that came rattling along the pier, scattering the
