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Chapter 9

           Ah!Ifhehadonlykeptstill;ifhehadonlytoldthemtogotothedevilwhentheycametorushhimoutofhisbunkbecausetheshipwassinking!Ifhehadonlystoodbywithhishandsinhispocketsandcalledthemnames!”

           ‘Hegotup,shookhisfist,glaredatme,andsatdown.

           ‘“Achancemissed,eh?”Imurmured.

           ‘“Whydon’tyoulaugh?”hesaid.“Ajokehatchedinhell.Weakheart!...Iwishsometimesminehadbeen.”

           ‘Thisirritatedme.“Doyou?”Iexclaimedwithdeep-rootedirony.“Yes!Can’tyouunderstand?”hecried.“Idon’tknowwhatmoreyoucouldwishfor,”Isaidangrily.Hegavemeanutterlyuncomprehendingglance.Thisshafthadalsogonewideofthemark,andhewasnotthemantobotheraboutstrayarrows.Uponmyword,hewastoounsuspecting;hewasnotfairgame.Iwasgladthatmymissilehadbeenthrownaway,thathehadnotevenheardthetwangofthebow.

           ‘Ofcoursehecouldnotknowatthetimethemanwasdead.Thenextminutehislastonboardwascrowdedwithatumultofeventsandsensationswhichbeatabouthimliketheseauponarock.Iusethesimileadvisedly,becausefromhisrelationIamforcedtobelievehehadpreservedthroughitallastrangeillusionofpassiveness,asthoughhehadnotactedbuthadsufferedhimselftobehandledbytheinfernalpowerswhohadselectedhimforthevictimoftheirpracticaljoke.

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