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This preparation of the cable and anchors was for the passage of the straits ; for , being very crooked , and with a variety of currents , it is necessary to come frequently to anchor . The ladies ( who have not gone down to Nahant , for a breath of cool air , and sight of the ocean ) walking the streets with parasols over their heads , and the dandies in their white pantaloons and silk stockings ! To be sure , we were mere animals and had this life lasted a year instead of a month we should have been little better than the ropes in the ship . This he swallowed , by the tea-spoonful at a time , and rinsed it about his gums and throat . His legs swelled and pained him so that he could not walk ; his flesh lost its elasticity , so that if it was pressed in , it would not return to its shape ; and his gums swelled until he could not open his mouth .