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The Black Spot Again

           "Here,Jimhere’sacur’osityforyou,"saidSilver,andhetossedmethepaper.

           Itwasaroundaboutthesizeofacrownpiece.Onesidewasblank,forithadbeenthelastleaf;theothercontainedaverseortwoofRevelationthesewordsamongtherest,whichstrucksharplyhomeuponmymind:"Withoutaredogsandmurderers."Theprintedsidehadbeenblackenedwithwoodash,whichalreadybegantocomeoffandsoilmyfingers;ontheblanksidehadbeenwrittenwiththesamematerialtheoneword"Depposed."Ihavethatcuriositybesidemeatthismoment,butnotatraceofwritingnowremainsbeyondasinglescratch,suchasamanmightmakewithhisthumb-nail.

           Thatwastheendofthenight’sbusiness.Soonafter,withadrinkallround,welaydowntosleep,andtheoutsideofSilver’svengeancewastoputGeorgeMerryupforsentinelandthreatenhimwithdeathifheshouldproveunfaithful.

           ItwaslongereIcouldcloseaneye,andheavenknowsIhadmatterenoughforthoughtinthemanwhomIhadslainthatafternoon,inmyownmostperilousposition,andaboveall,intheremarkablegamethatIsawSilvernowengageduponkeepingthemutineerstogetherwithonehandandgraspingwiththeotheraftereverymeans,possibleandimpossible,tomakehispeaceandsavehismiserablelife.Hehimselfsleptpeacefullyandsnoredaloud,yetmyheartwassoreforhim,wickedashewas,tothinkonthedarkperilsthatenvironedandtheshamefulgibbetthatawaitedhim.

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