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The oar whereto I was chained along with , so that the arthen it with a stout iron fillet sorasp came upon this fillet, and, with every stroke of the oar, day after day, week in and week out, it had become my wont to rub the links of my chain to and fro across this iron band, whereby they had beco

The words ofto look upon one of these links, I beheld that which set ers' ends; yet 'twas a very s, no more than a mark that showed upon the polished surface of the link, a line not so thick as a hair and not to be noticed without close looking; but when I bore upon the link this hair-line grew and widened, it needed but a sudden wrench and I should be free This threw me into such a rapturous transport that I had much ado to contain myself, howbeit after some while I liftedday, for it see the gangway aal, Pedro the whip- for in his vile tongue and gives a prodigious flourish with his whip Now by reason of much practice they do become very expert with these sa flick of the lash) gash you a man as it ith a knife, the like of which nonepain of it "Ha, thou lazy dog!" cries he, "Think ye to snore and take your ease whiles Pedro is aboard?" And with the word the long lash hissed and cracked upon the Frenchman's naked back like a pistol-shot

And lo! he (that meseemed was dead) stirred I felt the scarred body leap and quiver, the swooning eyes opened, rolling diuish; but, even as I watched, the lines of agony were sht, and uttering a great, glad cry he sank forward across the oar-shaft and hung there Hereupon this accursed Pedro betook hi the French, reat quantity, he presently desisted and bade us cease rowing one and all