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And yet few bishops have possessed his rapidity of decision , when compelled , upon the spur of the moment , to become the physician of an ailing soul . He had determined in a flash to make the man ship 's chaplain , that Calthrop might come into close contact with other spiritual organisms and not think too exclusively of his own . The Rev. Mr. Calthrop thanked him with becoming gratitude and departed to get the new holystones . By three o'clock that afternoon , with such celerity had the work gone forward , Mr. Watkins , the contractor , announced to Cleggett that his task was finished , except for the removal of the rubbish in the hold . Cleggett , going carefully over the vessel , and examining the new parts with a brochure on the construction and navigation of schooners in his hand , verified the statement . `` She is ready to sail , '' said Cleggett , standing by the new wheel with a swelling heart , and sweeping the vessel from bowsprit to rudder with a gradual glance . It was a look almost paternal in its pride ; Cleggett loved the Jasper B .