Behavior
Behavior generally refers to the actions or reactions of an object or organism, usually in relation to the environment or surrounding world of stimuli. Behavior can be conscious or unconscious, overt[?] or covert[?], and voluntary[?] or involuntary[?].See also Normal.
sails upon her.
We had now made up our minds for Cape Horn and cold weather,
There were two islands, of different size but of the same shape;
a curved ascent to the middle. They were so far off as to be of
These were the Falkland Islands. We had run between them and the
the masthead, said that he saw land on the starboard bow. This must
of Cape Horn, with a fine.html">fine breeze from the northward, top-mast and
pleasant passage round.
CAPE HORN--A VISIT
and we had a clear view of the Magellan Clouds, and of the Southern Cross.
part of the heavens,--two bright, like the milky-way, and one dark.
the southern tropic. When off Cape Horn, they are nearly overhead.
the brightest constellation in the heavens.
During the first part of this day (Wednesday) the wind was light,
kept the studding-sails out, and the captain said he should go round
in that latitude,) the cry of "All hands ahoy!" was sounded down.html">down.html">down
we found a large black cloud rolling on toward us from the south-west,
the chief mate; and we had hardly time to haul down and clew up,
than I had ever seen before, and as it was directly ahead, the little
and all the forward part of her was under water; the sea pouring in
threatening to wash everything overboard. In the lee scuppers it
topsails, and furled all the other sails, and made all snug.
the head sea, and the gale was growing worse and worse. At the same
We clewed down, and hauled out the reef-tackles again, and close-reefed
tack. Here was an end to our fine prospects. We made up our minds to
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