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functions察─said Miss Jones察over the table察with a significant look in the 

direction of Lightbody。         But her anxiety was instantly misinterpreted by 

the polite   and   fair´play  loving   Englishman此   I say察 now察 don't   you   know 

that   the   fact   is   these   Portuguese   fellahs   are   always   ahead   of   us   in   the 

discovery business拭        Why察you know; 

     ;I   shipped   with   him   on   a   brig察  ostensibly   bound   to   St。   Kitts   and   a 

market。      We had scarcely left port before I discovered the true character 

of the vessel。      I will not terrify you with useless details。          Enough that all 

that   tradition   and   romance   has   given   you   of   the   pirate's   life   was   ours。 

Happily察through the kindness of my Portuguese friend察I was kept from 

being an active participant in scenes of which I was an unwilling witness。 

But   I   must   always   bear   my   testimony   to   one   fact。  Our   discipline察  our 

esprit de corps察if I may so term it察was perfect。              No benevolent society察

no moral organization察was ever so personally self´sacrificing察so honestly 

loyal to one virtuous purpose察as we were to our one vice。                 The individual 

was always merged in the purpose。             When our captain blew out the brains 

of our quartermaster察one day; 

     ;That   reminds   meDID         you   read   of   that   Georgia   murder拭─  began 

Lightbody察 it was in all the papers I think。              Oh察I beg pardon;         ;For 

simply     interrupting     him    in  a  conversation      with   our   second     officer察─

continued      our   host察  quietly。    ;The     act察 although     harsh    and   perhaps 

unnecessarily final察was察I think察indorsed by the crew。                 James察pass the 

champagne to Mr。 Lightbody。; 

     He   paused   a   moment   for   the   usual   casual   interruption察  but   even   the 

active Legrande was silent。 

     Alas from the other end of the table came the voice of the Bonanza 

man此

     ;The     rope   was   around     her  neck。    Well察   gentlemen察     that  Mexican 

woman   standing   there察  with   that   crowd   around   her察 eager   for  her   blood察



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dern my skin if she didn't call out to the sheriff to hold on a minit。                    And 

what fer拭      Ye can't guess       Why察one of them long braids she wore was 

under the noose察and kinder in the way。               I remember her raising her hand 

to   her   neck   and   givin'   a   spiteful   sort   of   jerk   to   the   braid   that   fetched   it 

outside the slip´knot察and then saying to the sheriff此'There察dn ye察go on。' 

There was a sort o' thoughtfulness in the act察a kind o' keerless察easy way察

that jist fetched the boyseven them thet hed the rope in their hands察and 

they;   suddenly   recognizing   the   silence此   Oh察  beg   pardon察  old   man察

didn't know I'd chipped into your yarnheave ahead察don't mind me。; 

     ;What I am trying to tell you is this此           One night察in the Caribbean Sea察

we   ran   into   one   of   the   Leeward   Islands察  that   had   been   in   olden   time   a 

rendezvous   for our  ship。         We   were  piloted   to   our  anchorage  outside by 

my   Portuguese   friend察  who   knew   the   locality   thoroughly察  and   on   whose 

dexterity and skill we placed the  greatest reliance。 If anything more  had 

been necessary to fix this circumstance in my  mind察it would have been 

the   fact   that   two   or   three   days   before   he   had   assured   me   that   I   should 

presently  have   the   means   of   honorable   discharge   from  the   pirate's   crew察

and    a  return    to  my   native    land。   A   launch    was   sent    from   the   ship   to 

communicate with our friends on the island察who supplied us with stores察

provisions察  and   general   information。          The   launch   was   manned   by   eight 

men察 and officered by  the   first   matea   grim察 Puritanical察 practical   New 

Englander察if I may use such a term to describe a pirate察of great courage察

experience察and physical strength。             My Portuguese friend察acting as pilot察

prevailed upon them to allow me to accompany the party as coxswain。                            I 

was naturally anxious察you can readily comprehend察to see; 

     ;Certainly察─ Of course察─ Why shouldn't you拭─went round the table。 

     ;Two      trustworthy      men    were     sent   ashore    with    instructions。      We察

meanwhile察lay off   the low察 palm´fringed beach察our crew   lying on their 

oars察 or giving   way  just   enough   to   keep the  boat's head   to   the  breakers。 

The   mate   and   myself   sat   in   the   stern   sheets察  looking   shoreward   for   the 

signal。     The   night   was   intensely   black。       Perhaps   for   this   reason   never 

before had I seen the phosphorescence of a tropical sea so strongly marked。 

From the great open beyond察luminous crests and plumes of pale fire lifted 

themselves察      ghost´    like察 at   our   bows察   sank察   swept    by   us   with    long察



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shimmering察undulating trails察broke on the beach in silvery crescents察or 

shattered their brightness on the black rocks of the promontory。 The whole 

vast   sea   shone   and   twinkled   like   another   firmament察  against   which   the 

figures of our men察sitting with their faces toward us察were outlined darkly。 

The   grim察  set   features   of   our   first   mate察  sitting   beside   me察  were   faintly 

illuminated。      There     was    no   sound    but   the  whisper     of  passing    waves 

against our lap´streak察and the low察 murmuring conversation of the men。 

I   had   my    face   toward    the  shore。    As     I  looked   over    the  glimmering 

expanse察  I   suddenly   heard   the   whispered   name   of   our   first   mate。       As 

suddenly察 by  the  phosphorescent   light   that surrounded   it察  I  saw   the   long 

trailing    hair  and    gleaming     shoulders     of  a  woman      floating    beside   us。 

Legrande察      you   are   positively    drinking     nothing。     Lightbody察     you    are 

shirking the Burgundyyou used to like it ─

     He paused察but no one spoke。 

     ;Ilet me see where was I拭          Oh察yes      Well察I saw the woman察and 

when   I   turned   to   call   the   attention   of   the   first   mate   to   this   fact察  I   knew 

instantly察  by   some   strange   instinct察  that   he   had   seen   and   heard   her察  too。 

So察from that moment to the conclusion of our little drama察we were silent察

but enforced spectators。 

     ;She   swam   gracefullysilently         I   remember   noticing   through   that 

odd察half´weird察phosphorescent light which broke over her shoulders as 

she rose and fell with each quiet stroke of her splendidly rounded arms察

that she was a mature察perfectly´formed woman。                   I remember察also察that 

when she reached the boat察and察supporting herself with one small hand on 

the gunwale察she softly called the mate in a whisper by his Christian name察

I had a boyish idea that she wastheererfemale of his specieshis 

er natural wife       I'm boring youam I not拭─

     Two   or   three   heads   shook   violently   and   negatively。       The   youngest察

and察    I  regret    to   say察  the   OLDEST察       Miss     Jones    uttered     together 

sympathetically察 Go onplease察do ─

     ;Thewoman told him in a few rapid words that he had been betrayed察

that the two men sent ashore were now in the hands of the authorities察that 

a force was being organized to capture the vessel察that instant flight was 

necessary察and that the betrayer and traitor wasmy friend察the Portuguese察



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Fernandez 

     ;The    mate    raised   the  dripping察   little  brown    hand   to  his   lips察 and 

whispered some undistinguishable words in her ear。                  I remember seeing 

her turn a look of ineffable love and happiness upon his grim察set face察and 

then she was gone。        She dove as a duck dives察and I saw her shapely head察

after   a   moment's   suspense察  reappear   a   cable's   length   away   toward   the 

shore。 

     ;I   ventured    to  raise  my    eyes   to  the  mate's   face察  it  was  cold   and 

impassive。      I   turned   my  face   toward   the   crew察  they  were   conversing   in 

whispers with each other察with their faces toward us察yet apparently utterly 

oblivious of the scene that had just t

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