human
He appears to be suffering great pain,
gpt
He has probably wrenched a muscle in his fall, and that is almost as painful as a broken bone. He has received no serious injury,
human
I am glad it is no worse. How did it happen, Little?
gpt
I was coming in from the weather yard-arm, sir. I should have gone down the leech of the foresail if you had not told me not to, sir. O!
human
Never mind it now,
gpt
I feel a little better, sir. Mr. Hamblin began to say something to the fellows on deck, and I stopped to listen. O! --and Little doubled up again.
human
I caught hold of the clew-garnet, sir--O! I was leaning down to hear what Mr. Hamblin said, and bore my whole weight on the clew-garnet. It wasn't belayed, sir,--O!--and it let me down.