I would break up a couple of those casks, and nail the staves over the skylights, and then nail tarpaulins over them.

I have no fear whatever about her weathering the gale, but I expect that for a bit we shall be more under water than above it.
"I see Perry is getting the two anchors below; that will help to ease her.

At any rate she will be in good fighting trim.

I think we began none too soon.

There is a thick mist over the sky, and it looks as dark as pitch ahead." "There is only one thing more, sir," and the captain shouted: "All hands get the boats on deck, and see that they are lashed firmly.
"Will you see to getting in the davits out of the sockets, Purvis, and getting them below?
"I ought to have done that before," he went on, apologetically, "but I did not think of it.