The blacks had easily helped him in that maneuver.
The question now was to get under full sail, and, to complete the sails, to hoist the top-sails, the royal, the fore-staff, and the stay-sails.
"My friends," said the novice to the five blacks, "do as I tell you, and all will go right." Dick Sand was standing at the wheel of the helm.
"Go!" cried he.

"Tom, let go that rope quickly!" "Let go ?" said Tom, who did not understand that expression.
"Yes, loosen it! Now you, Bat--the same thing! Good! Heave--haul taut.
Let us see, pull it in!" "Like that ?" said Bat.
"Yes, like that.

Very good.

Come, Hercules--strong.

A good pull there!" To say "strong" to Hercules was, perhaps, imprudent.