German composition

Section 50 The White Ship. — IV

Then⁠1 the prince commanded to⁠2 make merry; and the sailors drank out the three casks of wine, and the prince and⁠3 all the noble⁠4 company danced in the moonlight on the deck of the White Ship.

When at last she⁠5 shot⁠6 out of the harbour of Barfleur, there⁠7 was not⁠8 a sober seaman on⁠9 board. But the sails were all set⁠10 and⁠11 the oars all going merrily, Fitz-Stephen at the helm.

The gay young nobles and the beautiful ladies talked, laughed, and sang. The prince encouraged⁠12 the fifty sailors to row harder⁠13 yet, for⁠14 the honour of the White Ship.

Notes

1 Hereupon.

2 that they (man) should make merry. The verb must stand in the Present Subjunctive, as will be seen from §§ 28-30 of the App.

3 samt.

4 adelig; company = retinue.

5 dieses, to be placed after ‘When’.

6 shot out of = left.

7 there to be, sich befinden.

8 not a, auch nicht ein einziger.

9 Say ‘upon the ship’.

10 gespannt.

11 Say ‘and the oars moved (sich bewegen) merrily (lustig), whilst F.-St. stood at the helm’.

12 an´treiben.

13 harder = faster.

14 dem weißen Schiff zu Ehren.