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The brightness of these arms, and the handy way in which they were arranged in the sockets made to receive them, showed at once that they were designed for use, while the various other fixtures of the cabin and docks plainly bespoke preparation for conflict. THE BRIGHTNESS OF THESE ARMS AND THE HANDY WAY IN WHICH THEY WERE ARRANGED IN THE SOCKETS MADE TO RECEIVE THEM SHOWED AT ONCE THAT THEY WERE DESIGNED FOR USE WHILE THE VARIOUS OTHER FIXTURES OF THE CABIN AND DOCKS PLAINLY BESPOKE PREPARATION FOR CONFLICT
is heart was far distant from the scene about him, and yet a habit of watchful caution seemed ever and anon to recall his senses, and his quick, keen glance would run over the craft from stem to stern with a searching and comprehensive power that showed him master of his profession, and worthy his trust. Trust?--what was the trust he held? Surely, no legitimate commerce could warrant the outfit of such a vessel as he controlled. A man-of-war could hardly have been more fully equipped with means of offence and defence. Amidship, beneath that long boat, was a long, heavy metalled gun that worked on a traverse, and which could command nearly every point of the compass, while the ship kept her course. Just inside the rise of the low quarter-deck--the cabin being entered from the deck by the descent of a couple of steps--there were ranged boarding pikes, muskets, cutlasses and pistols, ready for instant use. In shape they formed stars, hearts and diamonds, dangerous but fantastic ornaments. OME FACE A LOOK AS THOUGH HIS HEART WAS FAR DISTANT FROM THE SCENE ABOUT HIM AND YET A HABIT OF WATCHFUL CAUTION SEEMED EVER AND ANON TO RECALL HIS SENSES AND HIS QUICK KEEN GLANCE WOULD RUN OVER THE CRAFT FROM STEM TO STERN WITH A SEARCHING AND COMPREHENSIVE POWER THAT SHOWED HIM MASTER OF HIS PROFESSION AND WORTHY HIS TRUST TRUST WHAT WAS THE TRUST HE HELD SURELY NO LEGITIMATE COMMERCE COULD WARRANT THE OUTFIT OF SUCH A VESSEL AS HE CONTROLLED A MAN OF WAR COULD HARDLY HAVE BEEN MORE FULLY EQUIPPED WITH MEANS OF OFFENCE AND DEFENSE AMIDSHIP BENEATH THAT LONG BOAT WAS A LONG HEAVY METALED GUN THAT WORKED ON A TRAVERSE AND WHICH COULD COMMAND NEARLY EVERY POINT OF THE COMPASS WHILE THE SHIP KEPT HER COURSE JUST INSIDE THE RISE OF THE LOW QUARTER DECK THE CABIN BEING ENTERED FROM THE DECK BY THE DESCENT OF A COUPLE OF STEPS THERE WERE RANGED BOARDING PIKES MUSKETS CUTLASSES AND PISTOLS READY FOR INSTANT USE IN SHAPE THEY FORMED STARS HEARTS AND DIAMONDS DANGEROUS BUT FANTASTIC ORNAMENTS
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