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That the same purpose guided the course of either boat was apparent from the fact that both were headed for the same jutting point of land that formed a sort of cape on the harbor's southern side. THAT THE SAME PURPOSE GUIDED THE COURSE OF EITHER BOAT WAS APPARENT FROM THE FACT THAT BOTH WERE HEADED FOR THE SAME JUTTING POINT OF LAND THAT FORMED A SORT OF CAPE ON THE HARBOUR'S SOUTHERN SIDE
ands of the lady whom you have named; but I repeat, sir, that my respect for her renders her friend safe from any injury that I might otherwise, in just indignation, inflict." Little did either know that the object of their remarks had been a silent but trembling witness of the entire scene, from the first taunting word Captain Bramble had spoken. Early the subsequent morning, even before the sun had risen, a boat might have been seen pulling from the side of the English sloop-of-war, propelled by the stout arms of a couple of seamen, while two persons sat in the stern, a closer examination of whom would have revealed them to be the captain of the ship and surgeon. At the same moment there shot out from a little nook or bay in the rear of the barracoons, a light skiff propelled by a single oarsman, who rowed his bark in true seamen style, cross-handed, while a second party sat in the stern. The rower was Captain Ratlin, and his companion was the swarthy and fierce-looking Don Leonardo. SPECIAL FAVOUR AT THE HANDS OF THE LADY WHOM YOU HAVE NAMED BUT I REPEAT SIR THAT MY RESPECT FOR HER RENDERS HER FRIEND SAFE FROM ANY INJURY THAT I MIGHT OTHERWISE IN JUST INDIGNATION INFLICT LITTLE DID EITHER KNOW THAT THE OBJECT OF THEIR REMARKS HAD BEEN A SILENT BUT TREMBLING WITNESS OF THE ENTIRE SCENE FROM THE FIRST TAWNING WORD CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HAD SPOKEN EARLY THE SUBSEQUENT MORNING EVEN BEFORE THE SUN HAD RISEN A BOAT MIGHT HAVE BEEN SEEN PULLING FROM THE SIDE OF THE ENGLISH SLOOP OF WAR PROPELLED BY THE STOUT ARMS OF A COUPLE OF SEAMEN WHILE TWO PERSONS SAT IN THE STERN A CLOSER EXAMINATION OF WHOM WOULD HAVE REVEALED THEM TO BE THE CAPTAIN OF THE SHIP AND SURGEON AT THE SAME MOMENT THERE SHOT OUT FROM A LITTLE NOOK OR BAY IN THE REAR OF THE BARRACOONS A LIGHT SKIFF PROPELLED BY A SINGLE OARSMAN WHO RODE HIS BARQUE IN TRUE SEAMAN STYLE CROSS HANDED WHILE A SECOND PARTY SAT IN THE STERN THE ROWER WAS CAPTAIN RATLIN AND HIS COMPANION WAS THE SWARTHY AND FIERCE LOOKING DON LENARDO
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