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Ten minutes later I stood in the captain's cabin. There I unfolded my story, and wound up by asking him if, under the circumstances, my "first papers" might not entitle me to protection. As I spoke I could see the struggle that was going on within him. TEN MINUTES LATER I STOOD IN THE CAPTAIN'S CABIN THERE I UNFOLDED MY STORY AND WOUND UP BY ASKING HIM IF UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES MY FIRST PAPERS MIGHT NOT ENTITLE ME TO PROTECTION AS I SPOKE I COULD SEE THE STRUGGLE THAT WAS GOING ON WITHIN HIM
boat a little nutshell on the tossing waves. But I was relieved; the elements did not frighten me; on the contrary, I felt secure and refreshed in the midst of the sea. When morning began to dawn, scores of little boats came out of the harbor and circled about waiting for the cruiser. This was our chance. I crouched in the bottom of our boat and to all appearances my boatman was engaged merely in fishing. After I had lain there over an hour with my heart beating like a drum and with small hopes for the success of my undertaking, I heard at last the whistle of the approaching cruiser followed by a Babel of mad shouting and cursing among the boatmen. In the confusion I felt it safe to sit up. No one paid the slightest attention to me. All were engaged in a wild race to reach and mount the Tennessee's ladder. I scrambled up with the rest, and when, on the deck, an officer demanded my passport, I put on a bold front and asked him to tell Captain Decker that Mr. Aaronsohn wished to see him. WED OUT QUIETLY OUR BOAT A LITTLE NUTSHELL ON THE TOSSING WAVES BUT I WAS RELIEVED THE ELEMENTS DID NOT FRIGHTEN ME ON THE CONTRARY I FELT SECURE AND REFRESHED IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA WHEN MORNING BEGAN TO DAWN SCORES OF LITTLE BOATS CAME OUT OF THE HARBOUR AND CIRCLED ABOUT WAITING FOR THE CRUISER THIS WAS OUR CHANCE I CROUCHED IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR BOAT AND TO ALL APPEARANCES MY BOATMAN WAS ENGAGED MERELY IN FISHING AFTER I HAD LAIN THERE OVER AN HOUR WITH MY HEART BEATING LIKE A DRUM AND WITH SMALL HOPES FOR THE SUCCESS OF MY UNDERTAKING I HEARD AT LAST THE WHISTLE OF THE APPROACHING CRUISER FOLLOWED BY A BABBLE OF MAD SHOUTING AND CURSING AMONG THE BOATMEN IN THE CONFUSION I FELT IT SAFE TO SIT UP NO ONE PAID THE SLIGHTEST ATTENTION TO ME ALL WERE ENGAGED IN A WILD RACE TO REACH AND MOUNT THE TENNESS LADDER I SCRAMBLED UP WITH THE REST AND WHEN ON THE DECK AN OFFICER DEMANDED MY PASSPORT I PUT ON A BOLD FRONT AND ASKED HIM TO TELL CAPTAIN DECKER THAT MISTER ARANSON WISHED TO SEE HIM
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