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The Town-Ho’s Story

           "Itwasatthispoint,gentlemen,thatenragedbythedefectionofsevenofhisformerassociates,andstungbythemockingvoicethathadlasthailedhim,andmaddenedbyhislongentombmentinaplaceasblackasthebowelsofdespair;itwasthenthatSteelkiltproposedtothetwoCanallers,thusfarapparentlyofmindwithhim,toburstoutoftheirholeatthenextsummoningofthegarrison;andarmedwiththeirkeenmincingknives(long,crescentic,heavyimplementswithahandleateachend)runamuckfromthebowsprittothetaffrail;andifbyanydevilishnessofdesperationpossible,seizetheship.Forhimself,hewoulddothis,hesaid,whethertheyjoinedhimornot.Thatwasthelastnightheshouldspendinthatden.Buttheschememetwithnooppositiononthepartoftheothertwo;theysworetheywerereadyforthat,orforanyothermadthing,foranythinginshortbutasurrender.Andwhatwasmore,theyeachinsisteduponbeingthefirstmanondeck,whenthetimetomaketherushshouldcome.Buttothistheirleaderasfiercelyobjected,reservingthatpriorityforhimself;particularlyashistwocomradeswouldnotyield,theonetotheother,inthematter;andbothofthemcouldnotbefirst,fortheladderwouldbutadmitonemanatatime.Andhere,gentlemen,thefoulplayofthesemiscreantsmustcomeout.

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