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A Royal Burial

           Hisphysicalenergyunderwentahappyreaction,andatthesametimeregainedthemastery.Inbendingoverhiminhisrage,hadNegoroslightlyloosenedthebandsthattillthenhadrenderedallmovementimpossible?Itwasprobable,forDickSandthoughtthathismembershadmoreplaythanbeforethearrivalofhisexecutioner.Theyoungnovice,feelingsolaced,saidtohimselfthatperhapsitwouldbepossibletogethisarmsfreewithouttoomucheffort.Guardedashewas,inaprisonfirmlyshut,thatwoulddoubtlessbeonlyatortureonlyasufferingless;butitwassuchamomentinlifewhenthesmallestgoodisinvaluable.

           Certainly,DickSandhopedfornothing.Nohumansuccorcouldcometohimexceptfromoutside,andwhencecoulditcometohim?Hewasthenresigned.Totellthetruth,henolongercaredtolive.Hethoughtofallthosewhohadmetdeathbeforehim,andheonlyaspiredtojointhem.NegorohadjustrepeatedwhatHarrishadtoldhim:"Mrs.WeldonandlittleJackhadsuccumbed."Itwas,indeed,onlytooprobablethatHercules,exposedtosomanydangers,musthaveperishedalso,andfromacrueldeath.Tomandhiscompanionswereatadistance,foreverlosttohimDickSandoughttobelieveit.Tohopeforanythingbuttheendofhistroubles,byadeaththatcouldnotbemoreterriblethanhislife,wouldbesignalfolly.Hethenpreparedtodie,aboveallthrowinghimselfuponGod,andaskingcouragefromHimtogoontotheendwithoutgivingway.

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