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Black Dog Appears and Disappears

           "Foralongtime,thoughIcertainlydidmybesttolisten,Icouldhearnothingbutalowgattling;butatlastthevoicesbegantogrowhigher,andIcouldpickupawordortwo,mostlyoaths,fromthecaptain.

           "No,no,no,no;andanendofit!"hecriedonce.Andagain,"Ifitcomestoswinging,swingall,sayI."

           Thenallofasuddentherewasatremendousexplosionofoathsandothernoisesthechairandtablewentoverinalump,aclashofsteelfollowed,andthenacryofpain,andthenextinstantIsawBlackDoginfullflight,andthecaptainhotlypursuing,bothwithdrawncutlasses,andtheformerstreamingbloodfromtheleftshoulder.Justatthedoorthecaptainaimedatthefugitiveonelasttremendouscut,whichwouldcertainlyhavesplithimtothechinehaditnotbeeninterceptedbyourbigsignboardofAdmiralBenbow.Youmayseethenotchonthelowersideoftheframetothisday.

           Thatblowwasthelastofthebattle.Onceoutupontheroad,BlackDog,inspiteofhiswound,showedawonderfulcleanpairofheelsanddisappearedovertheedgeofthehillinhalfaminute.Thecaptain,forhispart,stoodstaringatthesignboardlikeabewilderedman.Thenhepassedhishandoverhiseyesseveraltimesandatlastturnedbackintothehouse.

           "Jim,"sayshe,"rum";andashespoke,hereeledalittle,andcaughthimselfwithonehandagainstthewall.

           "Areyouhurt?"criedI.

           "Rum,"herepeated."Imustgetawayfromhere.Rum!Rum!"

           Irantofetchit,butIwasquiteunsteadiedbyallthathadfallenout,andIbrokeoneglassandfouledthetap,andwhileIwasstillgettinginmyownway,Iheardaloudfallintheparlour,andrunningin,beheldthecaptainlyingfulllengthuponthefloor.

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