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Now as I sat (anddown at my jewelled buttons that seemed to leer up at me like so many srew and grew to sound of voices with the creak and ru 'eht' There's Sa Sam as you'll mind aboard the 'Faithful Friend' Now the Smiler knoweth many and divers methods of persuasion, Marty lad, tricks learned of the Indians as shall persuade a'tis you, Martin, as played 'bonnet' to , here's my offer: show hts, let et my hands on to it and none the wiser, and there shall be share for you, Marty lad, share for you Otherwise I must let Sam try to persuade you to remember where it lieth--come, what d'ye say?"

"What--you'll torture me then?"

"If I must, friend, if I must 'Tis for you to say"

"Why then 'twill be labour in vain, Tressady, for I swear I know nought of this treasure--"

"Sit still, lad, sit still!" says he, clapping the pistol to h a fool in h man to look at and 'twill be pity to cripple ye! Aye, there won't be much left when Sam is done wi' you, more's the pity"

Hereupon he hailed loudly and was answered fro thither, I sao boats croithfor the beach

"A wildish company, Martin, desperate fellows as ever roved the Main, as I do love no more than they love me So say the word and we'll share Black Bartlemy's treasure betwixt us, just you andh) I setof my tormentors

And foreht-eyed man who lacked an ear, and at his elboo others, the one a lank rogue with a patch over one eye, the third a tall, hairy fellow

And observing theues I had fought with in the hedge-tavern beside Peht I had first seen my dear lady Hard upon their heels came a riotous coed uponthe quiet night with their hoarse and claarments of every shape and cut, from stained hoold-braided; and beholding this tarnished and sordid finery, these clothes looted frouely what had become of their late owners