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The Ship Recovered

           Ournextworkwastorepairtheboat,andthinkofseizingtheship; andasforthecaptain,nowhehadleisuretoparleywiththem,heexpostulatedwiththemuponthevillainyoftheirpracticeswithhim,andatlengthuponthefartherwickednessoftheirdesign,andhowcertainlyitmustbringthemtomiseryanddistressintheend,andperhapstothegallows. 

           Theyallappearedverypenitent,andbeggedhardfortheirlives. Asforthat,hetoldthemtheywerenoneofhisprisoners,butthecommanderoftheisland; thattheythoughttheyhadsethimonshoreinabarren,uninhabitedisland; butithadpleasedGodsotodirectthemthattheislandwasinhabited,andthatthegovernorwasanEnglishman; thathemighthangthemallthere,ifhepleased;butashehadgiventhemallquarter,hesupposedhewouldsendthemtoEngland,tobedealtwiththereasjusticerequired, exceptAtkins,whomhewascommandedbythegovernortoadvisetopreparefordeath,forthathewouldbehangedinthemorning. 

           Thoughthiswasallafictionofhisown,yetithaditsdesiredeffect. Atkinsfelluponhisknees,tobegthecaptaintointercedewiththegovernorforhislife; andalltherestbeggedofhim,forGod’ssake,thattheymightnotbesenttoEngland. 

           Itnowoccurredtomethatthetimeofourdeliverancewascome,andthatitwouldbeamosteasythingtobringthesefellowsintobeheartyingettingpossessionoftheship; soIretiredinthedarkfromthem,thattheymightnotseewhatkindofagovernortheyhad,andcalledthecaptaintome. WhenIcalled,asatagooddistance,oneofthemenwasorderedtospeakagain,andsaytothecaptain, "Captain,thecommandercallsforyou." Andpresentlythecaptainreplied, "TellhisexcellencyIamjusta-coming." 

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