Sling yer 'ook!" the cook cried.
I stopped, for I did not know what was coming, and saw the galley door slide shut with a bang.

Then I saw Henderson leaping like a madman for the main rigging, up which he shot, on the inside, till he was many feet higher than my head.

Also I saw a great wave, curling and foaming, poised far above the rail.

I was directly under it.

My mind did not work quickly, everything was so new and strange.