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"You do talk rank folly, Ada furtive hand to the dagger in his girdle "But and I should die this night I take you along wi'Sa on hi helplessly, Tressady pitched forward upon his face and lay upon the verge of the inco Sa upon that still form kicked it viciously

"Oho, Cap'n Penfeather," cries he, "'tis the Smiler hath saved ye the labour, look'ee! 'Tis Sam hath finished Tressady at last and be damned t' him! And now 'tis the San to sha that rock where crouched Abnegation Mings he tripped and fell, and I saw the flash of Abnegation's knife as they rolled and twisted in the shadow of this rock, whiles, fro like the wail of a hurt child, and into the reat, fat hand that clutched and tore at the sand then grew suddenly still, and with crooked fingers plunged deep into the sand like a white claw Then, tossing aside his bloody knife, Abnegation Mings struggled to his feet and ca to kneel above his comrade Tressady and to turn up the pallid face of him to the moon

And now Adam thrust away his pistols and with hands clasped behind hiloos!" says he "Step forward and show yourselves--and lively it is!" Ensued a moment's breathless pause, then, from bush and shadow and rocks, they stole forth these thirty and eight and, at Adam's harsh command, lined up before hi slowly along their rank to peer into every sullen, hang-dog face "Aer chorus

"And us was promised a free pardon, Cap'n!" quoth one

"And a share of the treasure, Cap'n!" says another

"And England, Cap'n!" cried a third "There's some on us as do be honest sailor-men and forced to turn pirate in spite o' we--"

"Avast!" says Adam "What I promise I stand by But mark this! Let any man fail of his duty tohim out o' hand--is't understood?"