Sentence:  And it was clear that Adrien was not mistaken , for both Small and Cromwell took no step toward aiding in the sending up of the <WSD>new</WSD> topgallant mast till Philip Spencer had given the signal to obey . 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered