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In the confusion I felt it safe to sit up. No one paid the slightest attention to me. IN THE CONFUSION I FELT IT SAFE TO SIT UP NO ONE PAID THE SLIGHTEST ATTENTION TO ME
ain and again, I heard a very low and muffled answer. My boatman was there! I had some fear that he might have betrayed me and that I should presently see a soldier or policeman leap out of the little boat, but my fears proved groundless, the man was faithful. [ILLUSTRATION: STORMY SEA BREAKING OVER ROCKS OFF JAFFA] We rowed out quietly, our boat a little nutshell on the tossing waves. But I was relieved; the elements did not frighten me; on the contrary, I felt secure and refreshed in the midst of the sea. When morning began to dawn, scores of little boats came out of the harbor and circled about waiting for the cruiser. This was our chance. I crouched in the bottom of our boat and to all appearances my boatman was engaged merely in fishing. After I had lain there over an hour with my heart beating like a drum and with small hopes for the success of my undertaking, I heard at last the whistle of the approaching cruiser followed by a Babel of mad shouting and cursing among the boatmen. VE THE SIGNAL AGREED UPON THE WHINE OF A JACKAL AND AFTER REPEATING IT AGAIN AND AGAIN I HEARD A VERY LOW AND MUFFLED ANSWER MY BOATMAN WAS THERE I HAD SOME FEAR THAT HE MIGHT HAVE BETRAYED ME AND THAT I SHOULD PRESENTLY SEE A SOLDIER OR POLICEMAN LEAP OUT OF THE LITTLE BOAT BUT MY FEARS PROVED GROUNDLESS THE MAN WAS FAITHFUL WE ROWED OUT QUIETLY OUR BOAT A LITTLE NUTSHELL ON THE TOSSING WAVES BUT I WAS RELIEVED THE ELEMENTS DID NOT FRIGHTEN ME ON THE CONTRARY I FELT SECURE AND REFRESHED IN THE MIDST OF THE SEA WHEN MORNING BEGAN TO DAWN SCORES OF LITTLE BOATS CAME OUT OF THE HARBOUR AND CIRCLED ABOUT WAITING FOR THE CRUISER THIS WAS OUR CHANCE I CROUCHED IN THE BOTTOM OF OUR BOAT AND TO ALL APPEARANCES MY BOATMAN WAS ENGAGED MERELY IN FISHING AFTER I HAD LAIN THERE OVER AN HOUR WITH MY HEART BEATING LIKE A DRUM AND WITH SMALL HOPES FOR THE SUCCESS OF MY UNDERTAKING I HEARD AT LAST THE WHISTLE OF THE APPROACHING CRUISER FOLLOWED BY A BABBLE OF MAD SHOUTING AND CURSING AMONG THE BOATMEN
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