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The Ship Recovered

           Wehadnothingnowtodobuttowatchfortheminthedark,andtofalluponthem,soastomakesureworkwiththem. 

           ItwasseveralhoursafterFridaycamebacktomebeforetheycamebacktotheirboat; andwecouldheartheforemostofthem,longbeforetheycamequiteup,callingtothosebehindtocomealong,andcouldalsohearthemanswerandcomplainhowlameandtiredtheywere,andnotabletocomeanyfaster; whichwasverywelcometous. 

           Atlengththeycameuptotheboat; butItisimpossibletoexpresstheirconfusionwhentheyfoundtheboatfastagroundinthecreek,thetideebbedout,andtheirtwomengone. Wecouldhearthemcalltooneanotherinamostlamentablemanner,tellingoneanothertheyweregottenintoanenchantedisland; thateithertherewereinhabitantsinit,andtheyshouldallbemurdered,orelsethereweredevilsandspiritsinit,andtheyshouldallbecarriedawayanddevoured. 

           Theyhallooedagain,andcalledtheirtwocomradesbytheirnamesagreatmanytimes;butnoanswer. Aftersometimewecouldseethem,bythelittlelighttherewas,runabout,wringingtheirhandslikemenindespair,andthatsometimestheywouldgoandsitdownintheboattorestthemselves;thencomeashoreagainandwalkaboutagain,andsothesamethingoveragain. 

           Mymenwouldfainhavemegivethemleavetofalluponthematonceinthedark; butIwaswillingtotakethematsomeadvantage,sotosparethem,andkillasfewofthemasIcould; andespeciallyIwasunwillingtohazardthekillinganyofourownmen,knowingtheotherwereverywellarmed. 

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