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A pirate would hardly have dared to lay the course he steered in these latitudes, where an English or French cruiser was very likely to cross his track. A PIRATE WOULD HARDLY HAVE DARED TO LAY THE COURSE HE STEERED IN THESE LATITUDES WHERE AN ENGLISH OR FRENCH CRUISER WAS VERY LIKELY TO CROSS HIS TRACK
k--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. 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. A strong and lofty boarding-netting being stowed, also, told of the readiness of the "Sea Witch" to repel boarders. That all these preparations had been made merely as ordinary precautions in a peaceful trade was by no means probable; and yet there they were, and there stood the bright-eyed, handsome and youthful commander upon the quarter-deck, but he did not look the desperado--such a term would have poorly accorded with his open and manly countenance, hie quiet and gentlemanly mien. SE 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 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 A STRONG AND LOFTY BOARDING NETTING BEING STOWED ALSO TOLD OF THE READINESS OF THE SEA WITCH TO REPEL BOARDERS THAT ALL THESE PREPARATIONS HAD BEEN MADE MERELY AS ORDINARY PRECAUTIONS IN A PEACEFUL TRADE WAS BY NO MEANS PROBABLE AND YET THERE THEY WERE AND THERE STOOD THE BRIGHT EYED HANDSOME AND YOUTHFUL COMMANDER UPON THE QUARTER DECK BUT HE DID NOT LOOK THE DESPERADO SUCH A TERM WOULD HAVE POORLY ACCORDED WITH HIS OPEN AND MANLY COUNTENANCE HIS QUIET AND GENTLEMANLY MIEN
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