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Chapter 13

           "Shakeoutthatmaintogalans’l! Sheetsandbraces! NOWmyhearties!" 

           "Aye-aye,sir!" 

           "Hellum-a-leehardaport! Standbytomeetherwhenshecomes! Port,port! NOW,men!Withawill! Stead-y-y-y!" 

           "Steadyitis,sir!" 

           Theraftdrewbeyondthemiddleoftheriver;theboyspointedherheadright,andthenlayontheiroars. Theriverwasnothigh,sotherewasnotmorethanatwoorthreemilecurrent. Hardlyawordwassaidduringthenextthree-quartersofanhour. Nowtheraftwaspassingbeforethedistanttown. Twoorthreeglimmeringlightsshowedwhereitlay,peacefullysleeping,beyondthevaguevastsweepofstar-gemmedwater,unconsciousofthetremendouseventthatwashappening. TheBlackAvengerstoodstillwithfoldedarms,"lookinghislast"uponthesceneofhisformerjoysandhislatersufferings, andwishing"she"couldseehimnow,abroadonthewildsea,facingperilanddeathwithdauntlessheart,goingtohisdoomwithagrimsmileonhislips. ItwasbutasmallstrainonhisimaginationtoremoveJackson’sIslandbeyondeyeshotofthevillage,andsohe"lookedhislast"withabrokenandsatisfiedheart. Theotherpirateswerelookingtheirlast,too;andtheyalllookedsolongthattheycamenearlettingthecurrentdriftthemoutoftherangeoftheisland. Buttheydiscoveredthedangerintime,andmadeshifttoavertit. Abouttwoo’clockinthemorningtheraftgroundedonthebartwohundredyardsabovetheheadoftheisland,andtheywadedbackandforthuntiltheyhadlandedtheirfreight. Partofthelittleraft’sbelongingsconsistedofanoldsail,andthistheyspreadoveranookinthebushesforatenttosheltertheirprovisions; buttheythemselveswouldsleepintheopenairingoodweather,asbecameoutlaws. 

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