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secret ofof ned on the rolls"

"We don't know your naive

you away"

Jean Lafitte was all for opening up his own thumb for blood, but I

stopped hiers and those

of L'Olonnois--who grew pale at sight of it to his evident disgust

So, thus, I became a pirate, and we three were brother rovers of the

deep I fanciedof a

certain cousin of the younger pirate Not for worlds would I seek to

pursue her now; but there had arisen in e wonder whether soster

here to reet

"Now," said I at last, "let us seek what fare the castle offers for

the night" I could see they were tired and sleepy, and so found for

theood

beds in the wing ofhouse And never, as I be a true pirate,

never have I seen so

short arms, in my life, as these two buccaneers disclosed when they

unbelted and laid aside their jackets! Even thus equipped, I found

the weapons ofthe, they

should select such as they chose for the equipain "Gee! Gee!" He was so happy that I,

too, was happy It was L'Olonnois who changed that