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Captain Bramble rushed forward to the attack, followed by his men, and was soon on the deck of the vessel; but though he took Mr. Faulkner and his crew by surprise, he did not find them entirely unprepared, and after dropping eight of his people upon the slaver's deck, and being himself, severely wounded in the arm, Captain Bramble thought it best to beat a retreat, at least for a few moments, and so sought again the shelter of the jungle. CAPTAIN BRAMBLE RUSHED FORWARD TO THE ATTACK FOLLOWED BY HIS MEN AND WAS SOON ON THE DECK OF THE VESSEL BUT THOUGH HE TOOK MISTER FAULKNER AND HIS CREW BY SURPRISE HE DID NOT FIND THEM ENTIRELY UNPREPARED AND AFTER DROPPING EIGHT OF HIS PEOPLE UPON THE SLAVER'S DECK AND BEING HIMSELF SEVERELY WOUNDED IN THE ARM CAPTAIN BRAMBLE THOUGHT IT BEST TO BEAT A RETREAT AT LEAST FOR A FEW MOMENTS AND SO SOUGHT AGAIN THE SHELTER OF THE JUNGLE
ot important," continued the Englishman, turning to his followers, and in a low voice bidding them look to their weapons, for the game was near at hand. A few more steps brought the party to the skirts of the thicket, where it bordered on a small clearing, opening upon the river, and looking across which--while they were themselves screened by the jungle--they discovered the dark hull of the "Sea Witch," with her lower masts and their standing rigging. The vessel was moored close to the shore, with which a portable gangway connected it. Shallow as the water was, yet so light was her draft that she evidently floated upon its sluggish current. Voices were heard issuing from the fore hatch, and two or three petty officers were seated about the entrance to the cabin, smoking cigars and pipes, all unconscious of any danger. "There is your prey! Spring upon it, and be quick, for they will fight like mad, and he will lay a dozen of you by the heels before you take the 'Sea Witch!'" said Maud. DO THEY NUMBER I KNOW NOT IT IS NOT IMPORTANT CONTINUED THE ENGLISHMAN TURNING TO HIS FOLLOWERS AND IN A LOW VOICE BIDDING THEM LOOK TO THEIR WEAPONS FOR THE GAME WAS NEAR AT HAND A FEW MORE STEPS BROUGHT THE PARTY TO THE SKIRTS OF THE THICKET WHERE IT BORDERED ON A SMALL CLEARING OPENING UPON THE RIVER AND LOOKING ACROSS WHICH WHILE THEY WERE THEMSELVES SCREENED BY THE JUNGLE THEY DISCOVERED THE DARK HALL OF THE SEA WITCH WITH HER LOWER MASTS AND THEIR STANDING RIGGING THE VESSEL WAS MOORED CLOSE TO THE SHORE WITH WHICH A PORTABLE GANGWAY CONNECTED IT SHALLOW AS THE WATER WAS YET SO LIGHT WAS HER DRAFT THAT SHE EVIDENTLY FLOATED UPON ITS SLUGGISH CURRENT VOICES WERE HEARD ISSUING FROM THE FORE HATCH AND TWO OR THREE PETTY OFFICERS WERE SEATED ABOUT THE ENTRANCE TO THE CABIN SMOKING CIGARS AND PIPES ALL UNCONSCIOUS OF ANY DANGER THERE IS YOUR PREY SPRING UPON IT AND BE QUICK FOR THEY WILL FIGHT LIKE MAD AND HE WILL LAY A DOZEN OF YOU BY THE HEELS BEFORE YOU TAKE THE SEA WITCH SAID MAUD
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