Arthur Ransome Quotes
To Make The Sail Set Properly You Must Pull The Boom Down. That'll Take Those Cross Wrinkles Out." "Is That What Those Blocks (pulleys) Are For Hooked To A Ring In The Kelson Close To Where The Mast Is Stepped? But They Are All Muddled Up." "Isn't There Another Ring Under The Boom, Close To The Mast?" Asked Queen Elizabeth. "Got It," Said Captain John. "One Block Hooks To The Ring Under The Boom, And One To The Ring In The Bottom Of The Boat, Then It's As Easy As Anything To Haul The Boom Down. How's That?" "The Crinkles In The Sail Go Up And Down Now, And Not Across," Said Mate Susan. "That's Right," Said Queen Elizabeth. "The Wind Will Flatten Them Out As Soon As We Start Sailing.
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