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The Black Spot

           "Iwantnoneofyourmoney,"saidI,"butwhatyouowemyfather.I’llgetyouoneglass,andnomore."

           WhenIbroughtittohim,heseizeditgreedilyanddrankitout.

           "Aye,aye,"saidhe,"that’ssomebetter,sureenough.Andnow,matey,didthatdoctorsayhowlongIwastoliehereinthisoldberth?"

           "Aweekatleast,"saidI.

           "Thunder!"hecried."Aweek!Ican’tdothat;they’dhavetheblackspotonmebythen.Thelubbersisgoingabouttogetthewindofmethisblessedmoment;lubbersascouldn’tkeepwhattheygot,andwanttonailwhatisanother’s.Isthatseamanlybehaviour,now,Iwanttoknow?ButI’masavingsoul.Ineverwastedgoodmoneyofmine,norlostitneither;andI’lltrick’emagain.I’mnotafraidon’em.I’llshakeoutanotherreef,matey,anddaddle’emagain."

           Ashewasthusspeaking,hehadrisenfrombedwithgreatdifficulty,holdingtomyshoulderwithagripthatalmostmademecryout,andmovinghislegslikesomuchdeadweight.Hiswords,spiritedastheywereinmeaning,contrastedsadlywiththeweaknessofthevoiceinwhichtheywereuttered.Hepausedwhenhehadgotintoasittingpositionontheedge.

           "Thatdoctor’sdoneme,"hemurmured."Myearsissinging.Laymeback."

           BeforeIcoulddomuchtohelphimhehadfallenbackagaintohisformerplace,wherehelayforawhilesilent.

           "Jim,"hesaidatlength,"yousawthatseafaringmantoday?"

           "BlackDog?"Iasked.

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