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Chapter 23

           "Free?"saidBill,lookingatmeinsurprise.

           "Yes,free,"returnedI."Thecaptainsaidhewouldputmeashoreafterthistripwasover."

           "Thistrip!Hark’ee,boy,"saidBill,loweringhisvoice,"whatsaidthecaptaintoyouthedayyoucameaboard?"

           "Hesaidthathewasatraderinsandal-wood,andnopirate,andtoldmethatifIwouldjoinhimforthistriphewouldgivemeagoodshareoftheprofits,orputmeonshoreinsomecivilisedislandifIchose."

           Bill’sbrowsloweredsavagelyashemuttered,"Ay,hesaidtruthwhenhetoldyouhewasasandal-woodtrader,butheliedwhen"

           "Sailho!"shoutedthelookoutatthemasthead.

           "Whereaway?"criedBill,springingtothetiller;whilethemen,startledbythesuddencry,jumpedupandgazedroundthehorizon.

           "Onthestarboardquarter,hulldown,sir,"answeredthelookout.

           Atthismomentthecaptaincameondeck,andmountingintotherigging,surveyedthesailthroughtheglass.Thensweepinghiseyeroundthehorizon,hegazedsteadilyattheparticularpoint.

           "Takeintopsails!"shoutedthecaptain,swinginghimselfdownonthedeckbythemain-backstay.

           "Takeintopsails!"roaredthefirstmate.

           "Ay,ay,sir-r-r!"answeredthemenastheysprangintotheriggingandwentaloftlikecats.

           Instantlyallwasbustleonboardthehithertoquietschooner.Thetopsailsweretakeninandstowed,themenstoodbythesheetsandhalyards,andthecaptaingazedanxiouslyatthebreeze,whichwasnowrushingtowardsuslikeasheetofdarkblue.

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