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Harper standing on the fife rail at the crojack braces could have told them a different story.

He suddenly cut short his cursing, and turning, caught sight of us, men and mates, standing idle by the main fife rail.

The line bowed out with the wind, but led toward the deck near the mast, and in a moment my feet struck the fife rail.

Robertson laughed in response, and then picking up a wooden bucket from under the fife rail, clattered down the companion way.