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He would have to swim around the bows far enough out to clear the land tackle, and when he got on an even line with the ship's bows, this sentry, if he happened to be on the lookout at the moment, could hardly fail to see him on the surface of the water. HE WOULD HAVE TO SWIM AROUND THE BOWS FAR ENOUGH TO CLEAR THE LAND TACKLE AND WHEN HE GOT ON AN EVEN LINE WITH THE SHIP'S BOWS THIS SENTRY IF HE HAPPENED TO BE ON THE LOOKOUT AT THE MOMENT COULD HARDLY FAIL TO SEE HIM ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER
rt, 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. 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. He had the most to fear from the sentry placed on the top-gallant forecastle of the ship, as that post was so near to his line of passage. LY 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 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 HE HAD THE MOST TO FEAR FROM THE SENTRY PLACED ON THE TOP GALLANT FORECASTLE OF THE SHIP AS THAT POST WAS SO NEAR TO HIS LINE OF PASSAGE
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