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The Town-Ho’s Story

           

           "’Turnto!’roaredtheCaptain.

           "Steelkiltglancedroundhimamoment,andthensaid:—‘Itellyouwhatitisnow,Captain,ratherthankillye,andbehungforsuchashabbyrascal,wewon’tliftahandagainstyeunlessyeattackus;buttillyousaythewordaboutnotfloggingus,wedon’tdoahand’sturn.’

           "’Downintotheforecastlethen,downwithye,I’llkeepyetheretillye’resickofit.Downyego.’

           "’Shallwe?’criedtheringleadertohismen.Mostofthemwereagainstit;butatlength,inobediencetoSteelkilt,theyprecededhimdownintotheirdarkden,growlinglydisappearing,likebearsintoacave.

           "AstheLakeman’sbareheadwasjustlevelwiththeplanks,theCaptainandhisposseleapedthebarricade,andrapidlydrawingovertheslideofthescuttle,plantedtheirgroupofhandsuponit,andloudlycalledforthestewardtobringtheheavybrasspadlockbelongingtothecompanionway.

           Thenopeningtheslidealittle,theCaptainwhisperedsomethingdownthecrack,closedit,andturnedthekeyuponthemteninnumberleavingondecksometwentyormore,whothusfarhadremainedneutral.

           "Allnightawide-awakewatchwaskeptbyalltheofficers,forwardandaft,especiallyabouttheforecastlescuttleandforehatchway;atwhichlastplaceitwasfearedtheinsurgentsmightemerge,afterbreakingthroughthebulkheadbelow.

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