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           Hehoistedhimselfontothecutwater,andbythebowspritarrivedattheforecastle.Then,glidingamongtheconvictsstretchedhereandthere,hemadetheroundoftheship,andfoundthatthe"Speedy"carriedfourguns,whichwouldthrowshotoffromeighttotenpoundsinweight.Hefoundalso,ontouchingthemthatthesegunswerebreech-loaders.Theyweretherefore,ofmodernmake,easilyused,andofterribleeffect.

           Astothemenlyingonthedeck,theywereaboutteninnumber,butitwastobesupposedthatmoreweresleepingdownbelow.Besides,bylisteningtothem,Ayrtonhadunderstoodthattherewerefiftyonboard.ThatwasalargenumberforthesixsettlersofLincolnIslandtocontendwith!Butnow,thankstoAyrton’sdevotion,CyrusHardingwouldnotbesurprised,hewouldknowthestrengthofhisadversaries,andwouldmakehisarrangementsaccordingly.

           TherewasnothingmoreforAyrtontodobuttoreturn,andrendertohiscompanionsanaccountofthemissionwithwhichhehadchargedhimself,andhepreparedtoregainthebowsofthebrig,sothathemightlethimselfdownintothewater.Buttothisman,whosewishwas,ashehadsaid,todomorethanhisduty,therecameanheroicthought.Thiswastosacrificehisownlife,butsavetheislandandthecolonists.CyrusHardingevidentlycouldnotresistfiftyruffians,allwellarmed,who,eitherbypenetratingbymainforceintoGraniteHouse,orbystarvingoutthebesieged,couldobtainfromthemwhattheywanted.

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