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Chapter 54

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           Heputhispipebackinhismouthwithanundisturbedexpressionofface,andsatascomposedandcontentedasifwewerealreadyoutofEngland.Yethewasassubmissivetoawordofadviceasifhehadbeeninconstantterror;for,whenweranashoretogetsomebottlesofbeerintotheboat,andhewassteppingout,IhintedthatIthoughthewouldbesafestwherehewas,andhesaid."Doyou,dearboy?"andquietlysatdownagain.

           Theairfeltcoldupontheriver,butitwasabrightday,andthesunshinewasverycheering.Thetideranstrong,Itookcaretolosenoneofit,andoursteadystrokecarriedusonthoroughlywell.Byimperceptibledegrees,asthetideranout,welostmoreandmoreofthenearerwoodsandhills,anddroppedlowerandlowerbetweenthemuddybanks,butthetidewasyetwithuswhenwewereoffGravesend.Asourchargewaswrappedinhiscloak,Ipurposelypassedwithinaboatortwo’slengthofthefloatingCustomHouse,andsoouttocatchthestream,alongsideoftwoemigrantships,andunderthebowsofalargetransportwithtroopsontheforecastlelookingdownatus.Andsoonthetidebegantoslacken,andthecraftlyingatanchortoswing,andpresentlytheyhadallswunground,andtheshipsthatweretakingadvantageofthenewtidetogetuptothePoolbegantocrowduponusinafleet,andwekeptundertheshore,asmuchoutofthestrengthofthetidenowaswecould,standingcarefullyofffromlowshallowsandmudbanks.

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