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The gig had been ordered again for nine-thirty , to pull to the Barbican Steps and be ready at ten to bring the officers on board . But before nine-thirty I began to have my serious doubts about sending her . It was just as well I had . `` For by nine-forty-five it was blowing a real gale , and by ten o'clock something like a hurricane . Just then , to top my terror , Master Link Andrew came aft to me -- the wind seemed to blow him along -- and ` I beg your pardon , Mr. Wilkins , ' said he , ` but in my opinion she 's dragging . ' `` Just think of it , sir ! There was I , in sole charge of a hundred boys or so , and knowing no more what to do than the ship 's cat ... .