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Once in the water he had only to strike out quietly for the shore, trusting the dullness of the sentries and the favoring darkness of the night to enable him to reach the land unobserved. ONCE IN THE WATER HE HAD ONLY TO STRIKE OUT QUIETLY FOR THE SHORE TRUSTING THE DULNESS OF THE SENTRIES AND THE FAVOURING DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT TO ENABLE HIM TO REACH THE LAND UNOBSERVED
to retreat and escape; but he must run the gauntlet of dangers in order to do so. This, however, he was prepared to do; as to fear, it was a sensation he knew not; but prudence was much more requisite in this instance than any especial degree of courage. As is always the case on board a man-of-war, especially when lying in port, where the escape to the shore is easy, sentinels were placed at stem, stern and waist of the English ship, at all hours, pacing their allotted round of the deck, and keeping watchful guard over every avenue of exit from the vessel. The only possible plan of escape that suggested itself to Charles Bramble, under the circumstances, was to place a few necessary articles of clothing in a small package, and confine it to the back of his neck, while he should divest himself of all garments, slip quietly into the water on the seaward side of the ship, where none of the sentries were immediately placed, the object being to guard the access to the shore more especially. D CONFINED THEM SO LONG AND HAD POINTED OUT TO HIM THE WAY TO RETREAT AND ESCAPE BUT HE MUST RUN THE GAUNTLET OF DANGERS IN ORDER TO DO SO AS TO FEAR IT WAS A SENSATION HE KNEW NOT BUT PRUDENCE WAS MUCH MORE REQUISITE IN THIS INSTANCE THAN ANY ESPECIAL DEGREE OF COURAGE AS IS ALWAYS THE CASE ON BOARD A MAN OF WAR ESPECIALLY WHEN LYING IN PORT WHERE THE ESCAPE TO THE SHORE IS EASY SENTINELS WERE PLACED AT STEM STERN AND WAIST OF THE ENGLISH SHIP AT ALL HOURS PACING THEIR ALLOTTED ROUND OF THE DECK AND KEEPING WATCHFUL GUARD OVER EVERY AVENUE OF EXIT FROM THE VESSEL THE ONLY POSSIBLE PLAN OF ESCAPE THAT SUGGESTED ITSELF TO CHARLES BRAMBLE UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES WAS TO PLACE A FEW NECESSARY ARTICLES OF CLOTHING IN A SMALL PACKAGE AND CONFINE IT TO THE BACK OF HIS NECK WHILE HE SHOULD DIVEST HIMSELF OF ALL GARMENTS SLIP QUIETLY INTO THE WATER ON THE SEAWARD SIDE OF THE SHIP WHERE NONE OF THE SENTRIES WERE IMMEDIATELY PLACED THE OBJECT BEING TO GUARD THE ACCESS TO THE SHORE MORE ESPECIALLY
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