He sent me below to look.  It had fallen greatly within the last half-hour.  As we looked westward we saw heavy clouds banking up in that direction, and rapidly approaching.  Papa, on this, ordered the gaff topsail to be taken in, and the jib shifted.  Presently afterwards we had two reefs down in the mainsail, and a still smaller jib set.  The wind rapidly increased.  We went below and examined the chart.  The nearest port was Aberystwyth.