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"Why, if you knew what it was I dreamed, you would think it was something to you," continued the other, with assumed mystery and seriousness. "Look ye, Leonard Hust," said the marine, "do you know you arc talking to a sentry on duty, and that it's clearly against the rules of the ship to do so?" WHY IF YOU KNEW WHAT IT WAS I DREAMED YOU WOULD THINK IT WAS SOMETHING TO YOU CONTINUED THE OTHER WITH ASSUMED MYSTERY AND SERIOUSNESS LOOK YENODUST SAID THE MARINE DO YOU KNOW YOU'RE TALKING TO A SENTRY ON DUTY AND IT'S CLEARLY AGAINST THE RULES OF THE SHIP TO DO SO
t to enable him to reach the land unobserved. He had the most to fear from the sentry placed on the top-gallant forecastle of the ship, as that post was so near to his line of passage. He would have to swim around the bows far enough out to clear the land tackle, and when he got on an even line with the ship's bows, this sentry, if he happened to be on the lookout at the moment, could hardly fail to see him on the surface of the water. To obviate this difficulty, Leonard Hust, who was a sort of privileged person on board, being the captain's confidential servant and man of all work, undertook to engage the sentry's attention by sonic device, for a few moments, just at the opportune period, while the prisoner should get fairly clear of the ship. "See here, Bill," said Leonard Hust, carelessly, as he emerged from the fore hatch; "look ye, old boy, I have had such a dream, hang me if I can sleep a wink." "What's that to me?" growled the sentry, morosely, and not much more than half awake. RIES AND THE FAVOURING DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT TO ENABLE HIM TO REACH THE LAND UNOBSERVED HE HAD THE MOST TO FEAR FROM THE SENTRY PLACED ON THE TOP GALLANT FORECASTLE OF THE SHIP AS THAT POST WAS SO NEAR TO HIS LINE OF PASSAGE HE WOULD HAVE TO SWIM AROUND THE BOWS FAR ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE LAND TACKLE AND WHEN HE GOT ON AN EVEN LINE WITH THE SHIP'S BOWS THIS SENTRY IF HE HAPPENED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AT THE MOMENT COULD HARDLY FAIL TO SEE HIM ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER TO OBVIATE THIS DIFFICULTY LEONARD HUST WHO WAS A SORT OF PRIVILEGED PERSON ON BOARD BEING THE CAPTAIN'S CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT AND MAN OF ALL WORK UNDERTOOK TO ENGAGE THE SENTRY'S ATTENTION BY SONIC DEVICE FOR A FEW MOMENTS JUST AT THE OPPORTUNE PERIOD WHILE THE PRISONER SHOULD BE FAIRLY CLEAR OF THE SHIP SEE HERE BILL SAID LEONARD HUSTE CARELESSLY AS HE EMERGED FROM THE FORE HATCH LOOK YE OL BOY I'VE HAD SUCH A DREAM ANG ME IF I CAN SLEEP A WINK WHAT'S THAT TO ME GROWLED THE SENTRY MOROSELY AND NOT MUCH MORE THAN HALF AWAKE
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