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The Wreck

           Itspantomimeanditslanguagewereasclearasaman’slanguagecouldbe.Theboatwasbroughtimmediatelyasfarasthelarboardcat-head.Therethetwosailorsmooreditfirmly,whileCaptainHullandDickSand,settingfootonthedeckatthesametimeasthedog,raisedthemselves,notwithoutdifficulty,tothehatchwhichopenedbetweenthestumpsofthetwomasts.

           Bythishatchthetwomadetheirwayintothehold.

           The"Waldeck’s"hold,halffullofwater,containednogoods.Thebrigsailedwithballastaballastofsandwhichhadslidtolarboardandwhichhelpedtokeeptheshiponherside.Onthathead,then,therewasnosalvagetoeffect.

           "Nobodyhere,"saidCaptainHull.

           "Nobody,"repliedthenovice,afterhavinggonetotheforemostpartofthehold.

           Butthedog,whichwasonthedeck,keptonbarkingandseemedtocallthecaptain’sattentionmoreimperatively.

           "Letusgoupagain,"saidCaptainHulltothenovice.

           Bothappearedagainonthedeck.

           Thedog,runningtothem,soughttodrawthemtothepoop.

           Theyfollowedit.

           There,inthesquare,fivebodiesundoubtedlyfivecorpseswerelyingonthefloor.

           Bythedaylightwhichenteredinwavesbytheopening,CaptainHulldiscoveredthebodiesoffivenegroes.

           DickSand,goingfromonetotheother,thoughthefeltthattheunfortunateswerestillbreathing.

           "Onboard!onboard!"criedCaptainHull.

           Thetwosailorswhotookcareoftheboatwerecalled,andhelpedtocarrytheshipwreckedmenoutofthepoop.

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