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Chapter 10. The Man of the Waters

           Yourwordofhonourtosubmittoitwillsuffice."

           "Speak,sir,"Ianswered."Isupposethisconditionisonewhichamanofhonourmayaccept?"

           "Yes,sir;itisthis:Itispossiblethatcertainevents,unforeseen,mayobligemetoconsignyoutoyourcabinsforsomehoursorsomedays,asthecasemaybe.AsIdesirenevertouseviolence,Iexpectfromyou,morethanalltheothers,apassiveobedience.Inthusacting,Itakealltheresponsibility:Iacquityouentirely,forImakeitanimpossibilityforyoutoseewhatoughtnottobeseen.Doyouacceptthiscondition?"

           Thenthingstookplaceonboardwhich,tosaytheleast,weresingular,andwhichoughtnottobeseenbypeoplewhowerenotplacedbeyondthepaleofsociallaws.Amongstthesurpriseswhichthefuturewaspreparingforme,thismightnotbetheleast.

           "Weaccept,"Ianswered;"onlyIwillaskyourpermission,sir,toaddressonequestiontoyouoneonly."

           "Speak,sir."

           "Yousaidthatweshouldbefreeonboard."

           "Entirely."

           "Iaskyou,then,whatyoumeanbythisliberty?"

           "Justthelibertytogo,tocome,tosee,toobserveevenallthatpassesheresaveunderrarecircumstancestheliberty,inshort,whichweenjoyourselves,mycompanionsandI."

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