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To obviate this difficulty, Leonard Hust, who was a sort of privileged person on board, being the captain's confidential servant and man of all work, undertook to engage the sentry's attention by sonic device, for a few moments, just at the opportune period, while the prisoner should get fairly clear of the ship. TO OBVIATE THIS DIFFICULTY LEONARD HUST WHO WAS A SORT OF PRIVILEGED PERSON ON BOARD BEING THE CAPTAIN'S CONFIDENTIAL SERVANT AND MAN OF ALL WORK UNDERTOOK TO ENGAGE THE SENTRY'S ATTENTION BY SONIC DEVICE FOR A FEW MOMENTS JUST AT THE OPPORTUNE PERIOD WHILE THE PRISONER SHOULD BE FAIRLY CLEAR OF THE SHIP
lan 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. 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. L 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 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
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