The ship was no sooner out of the Humber than the wind wind began to blow blow and the sea to rise rise in a most frightful manner ; and , as I had never been at sea before , I was most inexpressibly sick sick in body and terrified terrify in mind .

With a volley of awful oaths oath , his face suffused with the scarlet of mortification and rage , the captain regained regain his feet , and with a terrific blow blow felled fell the sailor to the deck .

As he saw see his mate go go down he crouched crouch , and , with a low snarl snarl , sprang sprang upon the captain crushing crush him to his knees with a single mighty blow blow .