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Chapter 11

           "Bethinkthee,man,"saidtheCaptain,"thouspeakestofaJewofanIsraelite,asunapttorestoregold,asthedrysandofhisdesertstoreturnthecupofwaterwhichthepilgrimspillsuponthem."

           "Thereisnomoremercyinthem,"saidanotherofthebanditti,"thaninanunbribedsheriffsofficer."

           "Itis,however,asIsay,"saidGurth.

           "Strikealightinstantly,"saidtheCaptain;"Iwillexaminethissaidpurse;andifitbeasthisfellowsays,theJew’sbountyislittlelessmiraculousthanthestreamwhichrelievedhisfathersinthewilderness."

           Alightwasprocuredaccordingly,andtherobberproceededtoexaminethepurse.Theotherscrowdedaroundhim,andeventwowhohadholdofGurthrelaxedtheirgraspwhiletheystretchedtheirneckstoseetheissueofthesearch.Availinghimselfoftheirnegligence,byasuddenexertionofstrengthandactivity,Gurthshookhimselffreeoftheirhold,andmighthaveescaped,couldhehaveresolvedtoleavehismaster’spropertybehindhim.Butsuchwasnopartofhisintention.Hewrenchedaquarter-stafffromoneofthefellows,struckdowntheCaptain,whowasaltogetherunawareofhispurpose,andhadwell-nighrepossessedhimselfofthepouchandtreasure.Thethieves,however,weretoonimbleforhim,andagainsecuredboththebagandthetrustyGurth.

           "Knave!"saidtheCaptain,gettingup,"thouhastbrokenmyhead;andwithothermenofoursortthouwouldstfaretheworseforthyinsolence.Butthoushaltknowthyfateinstantly.

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