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The
men
,
who
were
utterly
silenced
with
surprise
at
my
audacity
,
advanced
and
seized
me
;
and
as
they
carried
me
towards
the
cliff
,
I
congratulated
myself
not
a
little
on
the
success
of
my
scheme
,
for
I
knew
that
once
in
the
water
I
should
be
safe
,
and
could
rejoin
Jack
and
Peterkin
in
the
cave
.
But
my
hopes
were
suddenly
blasted
by
the
captain
crying
out
,
"
Hold
on
,
lads
,
hold
on
!
We
'll
give
him
a
taste
of
the
thumb-screws
before
throwing
him
to
the
sharks
.
Away
with
him
into
the
boat
.
Look
alive
!
the
breeze
is
freshening
.
"
The
men
instantly
raised
me
shoulder-high
,
and
hurrying
down
the
rocks
,
tossed
me
into
the
bottom
of
the
boat
,
where
I
lay
for
some
time
stunned
with
the
violence
of
my
fall
.
On
recovering
sufficiently
to
raise
myself
on
my
elbow
,
I
perceived
that
we
were
already
outside
the
coral
reef
and
close
alongside
the
schooner
,
which
was
of
small
size
and
clipper-built
.
I
had
only
time
to
observe
this
much
when
I
received
a
severe
kick
on
the
side
from
one
of
the
men
,
who
ordered
me
,
in
a
rough
voice
,
to
jump
aboard
.
Rising
hastily
,
I
clambered
up
the
side
.
In
a
few
minutes
the
boat
was
hoisted
on
deck
,
the
vessel
's
head
put
close
to
the
wind
,
and
the
Coral
Island
dropped
slowly
astern
as
we
beat
up
against
a
head
sea
.
Immediately
after
coming
aboard
,
the
crew
were
too
busily
engaged
in
working
the
ship
and
getting
in
the
boat
to
attend
to
me
;
so
I
remained
leaning
against
the
bulwarks
close
to
the
gangway
,
watching
their
operations
.
I
was
surprised
to
find
that
there
were
no
guns
or
carronades
of
any
kind
in
the
vessel
,
which
had
more
the
appearance
of
a
fast-sailing
trader
than
a
pirate
.
But
I
was
struck
with
the
neatness
of
everything
.
The
brass-work
of
the
binnacle
and
about
the
tiller
,
as
well
as
the
copper
belaying-pins
,
were
as
brightly
polished
as
if
they
had
just
come
from
the
foundry
.
The
decks
were
pure
white
and
smooth
.
The
masts
were
clean-scraped
and
varnished
,
except
at
the
cross-trees
and
truck
,
which
were
painted
black
.
The
standing
and
running
rigging
was
in
the
most
perfect
order
,
and
the
sails
white
as
snow
.
In
short
,
everything
,
from
the
single
narrow
red
stripe
on
her
low
,
black
hull
to
the
trucks
on
her
tapering
masts
,
evinced
an
amount
of
care
and
strict
discipline
that
would
have
done
credit
to
a
ship
of
the
Royal
Navy
.
There
was
nothing
lumbering
or
unseemly
about
the
vessel
,
excepting
,
perhaps
,
a
boat
,
which
lay
on
the
deck
with
its
keel
up
between
the
fore
and
main
masts
.
It
seemed
disproportionately
large
for
the
schooner
;
but
when
I
saw
that
the
crew
amounted
to
between
thirty
and
forty
men
,
I
concluded
that
this
boat
was
held
in
reserve
in
case
of
any
accident
compelling
the
crew
to
desert
the
vessel
.
As
I
have
before
said
,
the
costumes
of
the
men
were
similar
to
that
of
the
captain
.
But
in
head-gear
they
differed
,
not
only
from
him
,
but
from
each
other
--
some
wearing
the
ordinary
straw
hat
of
the
merchant
service
,
while
others
wore
cloth
caps
and
red
worsted
nightcaps
.
I
observed
that
all
their
arms
were
sent
below
,
the
captain
only
retaining
his
cutlass
and
a
single
pistol
in
the
folds
of
his
shawl
.
Although
the
captain
was
the
tallest
and
most
powerful
man
in
the
ship
,
he
did
not
strikingly
excel
many
of
his
men
in
this
respect
;
and
the
only
difference
that
an
ordinary
observer
would
have
noticed
was
a
certain
degree
of
open
candour
,
straightforward
daring
,
in
the
bold
,
ferocious
expression
of
his
face
,
which
rendered
him
less
repulsive
than
his
low-browed
associates
,
but
did
not
by
any
means
induce
the
belief
that
he
was
a
hero
.
This
look
was
,
however
,
the
indication
of
that
spirit
which
gave
him
the
preeminence
among
the
crew
of
desperadoes
who
called
him
captain
.
He
was
a
lion-like
villain
,
totally
devoid
of
personal
fear
,
and
utterly
reckless
of
consequences
,
and
therefore
a
terror
to
his
men
,
who
individually
hated
him
,
but
unitedly
felt
it
to
be
to
their
advantage
to
have
him
at
their
head
.
But
my
thoughts
soon
reverted
to
the
dear
companions
whom
I
had
left
on
shore
;
and
as
I
turned
towards
the
Coral
Island
,
which
was
now
far
away
to
leeward
,
I
sighed
deeply
,
and
the
tears
rolled
slowly
down
my
cheeks
as
I
thought
that
I
might
never
see
them
more
.
"
So
you
're
blubbering
,
are
you
,
you
obstinate
whelp
?
"
said
the
deep
voice
of
the
captain
as
he
came
up
and
gave
me
a
box
on
the
ear
that
nearly
felled
me
to
the
deck
.
"
I
do
n't
allow
any
such
weakness
aboard
o
'
this
ship
.
So
clap
a
stopper
on
your
eyes
,
or
I
'll
give
you
something
to
cry
for
.
"
I
flushed
with
indignation
at
this
rough
and
cruel
treatment
,
but
felt
that
giving
way
to
anger
would
only
make
matters
worse
;
so
I
made
no
reply
,
but
took
out
my
handkerchief
and
dried
my
eyes
.
