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“Just relax I have no idea where Reg is taking us but we are not going to go far I don’t think?” He spoke loudly in the hope that his colleague would take the hint Now that they were alone they could talk a little more freely without fear that they would be overheard There was no reason for Reg to be so secretive

“Let’s go round this headland and then you will understand,” he replied

“Oh, Heavens above,” Rose whispered when they rounded the pree ship anchored about half a mile out at sea “Is that for us?”

“I hope they are arrowled suddenly froet onto that”

“Just howfor him?” Rose asked with a frown Both boats behind them were packed full with men

“A lot,” Barnaby replied “But nobody really knows for certain”

“Chadwick is likely to hire local thugs They will be ht price, will do whatever the man asks of them, no questions asked,” Ben added

“Whoever they are we are going to leave therowled

The light was fading rapidly now that the stor the sea into a frenzy of cacophonous terror Barnaby knew they had to get aboard the huge ship or they were going to get swept under by the height of the waves that were now starting to form

“Get a move on,” Barnaby snapped

“Can they see us?” Ben asked as he

squinted through the poor light at the huge ship

“I hope so,” Reg snapped “We haven’t got the tinal them”

“It’s huge,” Rose whispered as she studied the hulking outline of the massive ship they approached

“They see us,” Barnaby muttered when he saw several sailors appear at the rail