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The Wreck of the “Macquarie”

           "Keepupyourheart,myLord,"saidtheyoungcaptain."Wemustnotlookoutfortroubles.TheMacquariesailsbadly,butshemakessomewaynevertheless.WillHalleyisabrute,butIamkeepingmyeyesopen,andifthecoastlooksdangerous,Iwillputtheship’sheadtoseaagain.Sothat,onthatscore,thereislittleornodanger.ButastogettingalongsidetheDuncan!Godforbid!AndifyourLordshipisbentonlookingoutforher,letitbeinordertogiveherawideberth."

           JohnMangleswasright.AnencounterwiththeDuncanwouldhavebeenfataltotheMacquarie.Therewaseveryreasontofearsuchanengagementinthesenarrowseas,inwhichpiratescouldplytheirtradewithoutrisk.However,forthatdayatleast,theyachtdidnotappear,andthesixthnightfromtheirdeparturefromTwofoldBaycame,withoutthefearsofJohnManglesbeingrealized.

           Butthatnightwastobeanightofterrors.Darknesscameonalmostsuddenlyatseveno’clockintheevening;

           V.IVVerne

           [illustrationomitted][pageintentionallyblank]theskywasverythreatening.ThesailorinstinctroseabovethestupefactionofthedrunkardandrousedWillHalley.Helefthiscabin,rubbedhiseyes,andshookhisgreatredhead.Thenhedrewagreatdeepbreathofair,asotherpeopleswallowadraughtofwatertorevivethemselves.Heexaminedthemasts.Thewindfreshened,andveeringapointmoretothewestward,blewrightfortheNewZealandcoast.

           WillHalley,withmanyanoath,calledhismen,tightenedhistopmastcordage,andmadeallsnugforthenight.

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