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The Town-Ho’s Story

           Hardlyhadhedoneso,whenhewassurroundedbythethreejuniormatesandthefourharpooneers,whoallcrowdedhimtothedeck.Butslidingdowntheropeslikebalefulcomets,thetwoCanallersrushedintotheuproar,andsoughttodragtheirmanoutofittowardstheforecastle.Othersofthesailorsjoinedwiththeminthisattempt,andatwistedturmoilensued;whilestandingoutofharm’sway,thevaliantcaptaindancedupanddownwithawhale-pike,callinguponhisofficerstomanhandlethatatrociousscoundrel,andsmokehimalongtothequarter-deck.Atintervals,herancloseuptotherevolvingborderoftheconfusion,andpryingintotheheartofitwithhispike,soughttoprickouttheobjectofhisresentment.ButSteelkiltandhisdesperadoesweretoomuchforthemall;theysucceededingainingtheforecastledeck,where,hastilyslewingaboutthreeorfourlargecasksinalinewiththewindlass,thesesea-Parisiansentrenchedthemselvesbehindthebarricade.

           "’Comeoutofthat,yepirates!’roaredthecaptain,nowmenacingthemwithapistolineachhand,justbroughttohimbythesteward.‘Comeoutofthat,yecut-throats!’

           "Steelkiltleapedonthebarricade,andstridingupanddownthere,defiedtheworstthepistolscoulddo;butgavethecaptaintounderstanddistinctly,thathis(Steelkilt’s)deathwouldbethesignalforamurderousmutinyonthepartofallhands.Fearinginhisheartlestthismightprovebuttootrue,thecaptainalittledesisted,butstillcommandedtheinsurgentsinstantlytoreturntotheirduty.

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