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It must be understood that our party on the Belle Helène was divided

into two, or rather, indeed, three canorant of the other's doings in detail

The coanized ht very well prove successful, wherefore it was my task to keep all

apart by virtue of the authority which I had myself usurped The

midship's cabin suite, of three roo ed We

classes Forward of our cabin,

and accessible only froine-room where Williams

worked, and off this were two bunks, well ventilated and very

comfortable, occupied by Williams and Peterson Forward of this, and

also accessible only fro saloon, with its

fixed table, its cupboards, dish racks and wine-rooallery, a du quarters of John, the cook, and Willy, the

deck-hand, were in the forecastle below This left the two captives

all the after part of the ship pretty much to themselves, and as the

after-suite of cabins was roomy and fitted with every modern nautical

luxury, they lacked neither freedom nor comfort, so far as these may

obtain on shipboard Obviously, I said little to the ship's crew,

except to Peterson, and my two mates had orders to keep to their own

part of the ship, under my eye

Thus, like ancient Gaul, divided into three parts, we sailed on our

wholly indefinite voyage; and all I could do was to live from day to

day, or hour to hour I was content, for Helena was there Indeed, I

question if, these last three years, her ie had not been always

present in

blood, such the power of that madness known as love

But, thus divided as was our company, I had none such excellent