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The Town-Ho’s Story

           "Uponhearingthefranticprojectoftheirleader,eachinhisownseparatesoulhadsuddenlylighted,itwouldseem,uponthesamepieceoftreachery,namely:tobetheforemostinbreakingout,inordertobethefirstofthethree,thoughthelastoftheten,tosurrender;andtherebysecurewhateversmallchanceofpardonsuchconductmightmerit.ButwhenSteelkiltmadeknownhisdeterminationstilltoleadthemtothelast,theyinsomeway,bysomesubtlechemistryofvillany,mixedtheirbeforesecrettreacheriestogether;andwhentheirleaderfellintoadoze,verballyopenedtheirsoulstoeachotherinthreesentences;andboundthesleeperwithcords,andgaggedhimwithcords;andshriekedoutfortheCaptainatmidnight.

           "Thinkingmurderathand,andsmellinginthedarkfortheblood,heandallhisarmedmatesandharpooneersrushedfortheforecastle.Inafewminutesthescuttlewasopened,and,boundhandandfoot,thestillstrugglingringleaderwasshovedupintotheairbyhisperfidiousallies,whoatonceclaimedthehonorofsecuringamanwhohadbeenfullyripeformurder.Butallthesewerecollared,anddraggedalongthedecklikedeadcattle;and,sidebyside,wereseizedupintothemizzenrigging,likethreequartersofmeat,andtheretheyhungtillmorning.

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