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Chapter 27

           "OhRalph,"saidmycompanioninafaintvoice,lookinganxiouslyintomyface,"IwishthatIhadthefeelin’saboutGodthatyouseemtohave,atthishour.I’mdyin’,Ralph;yetI,whohavebraveddeathahundredtimes,amafraidtodie.I’mafraidtoenterthenextworld.SomethingwithintellsmetherewillbeareckoningwhenIgothere.Butit’salloverwithme,Ralph.Ifeelthatthere’snochanceo’mybein’saved."

           "Don’tsaythat,Bill,"saidIindeepcompassion;"don’tsaythat.I’mquitesurethere’shopeevenforyou,butIcan’trememberthewordsoftheBiblethatmakemethinkso.IstherenotaBibleonboard,Bill?"

           "No;thelastthatwasintheshipbelongedtoapoorboythatwastakenaboardagainsthiswill.Hedied,poorladIthinkthroughill-treatmentandfear.Afterhewasgone,thecaptainfoundhisBibleandflungitoverboard."

           Inowreflected,withgreatsadnessandself-reproach,onthewayinwhichIhadneglectedmyBible,anditflashedacrossmethatIwasactually,inthesightofGod,agreatersinnerthanthisblood-stainedpirate;for,thoughtI,hetellsmethatheneverreadtheBibleandwasneverbroughtuptocareforit,whereasIwascarefullytaughttoreaditbymyownmother,andhadreaditdailyaslongasIpossessedone,yettosolittlepurposethatIcouldnotnowcalltomindasingletextthatwouldmeetthispoorman’scaseandaffordhimtheconsolationhesomuchrequired.Iwasmuchdistressed,andtaxedmymemoryforalongtime.

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