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The Savage Home
ClaytondidnotbelievethatBlackMichaelhadtheslightestintentionofnotifyingtheBritishgovernmentoftheirwhereabouts,norwasheanytoosurebutthatsometreacherywascontemplatedforthefollowingdaywhentheyshouldbeonshorewiththesailorswhowouldhavetoaccompanythemwiththeirbelongings.
OnceoutofBlackMichael’ssightanyofthemenmightstrikethemdown,andstillleaveBlackMichael’sconscienceclear.
Andevenshouldtheyescapethatfatewasitnotbuttobefacedwithfargraverdangers?Alone,hemighthopetosurviveforyears;forhewasastrong,athleticman.
ButwhatofAlice,andthatotherlittlelifesosoontobelaunchedamidstthehardshipsandgravedangersofaprimevalworld?
Themanshudderedashemeditatedupontheawfulgravity,thefearfulhelplessness,oftheirsituation.ButitwasamercifulProvidencewhichpreventedhimfromforeseeingthehideousrealitywhichawaitedtheminthegrimdepthsofthatgloomywood.
Earlynextmorningtheirnumerouschestsandboxeswerehoistedondeckandloweredtowaitingsmallboatsfortransportationtoshore.
Therewasagreatquantityandvarietyofstuff,astheClaytonshadexpectedapossiblefivetoeightyears’residenceintheirnewhome.Thus,inadditiontothemanynecessitiestheyhadbrought,therewerealsomanyluxuries.
