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"Curse his luck; I am sure I had him full in the breast  such a miss, and I, who am so sure at a dozen paces;" and the English officer continued to chafe and growl until he had got into his boat, and was out of hearing from the shore. CURSE HIS LUCK I AM SURE I HAD HIM FULL IN THE BREAST SUCH A MISS AND I WHO AM SO SURE AT A DOZEN PACES AND THE ENGLISH OFFICER CONTINUED TO CHAFE AND GROWL UNTIL HE HAD GOT INTO HIS BOAT AND WAS OUT OF HEARING FROM THE SHORE
tedly, though hopelessly loved. Captain Bramble paced back and forth like a caged lion, until at last, coming opposite and near to his adversary, he coarsely remarked: "It is much easier for a trembling hand to retain a perpendicular position than to assume a horizontal one!" Captain Ratlin understood the taunt, and stepping to where the English officer had thrown his discharged weapon, he threw it high in the air, and at the exact moment when the power of gravitation turned the piece towards the earth, he quickly raised his arm and fired, sending the bullet in his own pistol completely through the wooden stock of the other. Then turning coolly to Captain Bramble, he said: "A trembling hand, sir, is hardly so sure of its aim as that." "This fellow is the evil one himself," whispered the surgeon to his principal. "Come, let us on board, if he should insist upon at second shot, we should be obliged to give him the chance, since he did not fire at you, and he would drop you spite of fate. ULY RESPECTED AND EARNESTLY DEVOTEDLY THOUGH HOPELESSLY LOVED CAPTAIN BRAMBLE PACED BACK AND FORTH LIKE A CAGED LION UNTIL AT LAST COMING OPPOSITE AND NEARER TO HIS ADVERSARY HE COARSELY REMARKED IT IS MUCH EASIER FOR A TREMBLING HAND TO RETAIN A PERPENDICULAR POSITION THAN TO ASSUME A HORIZONTAL ONE CAPTAIN RATLIN UNDERSTOOD THE TAUNT AND STEPPING TO WHERE THE ENGLISH OFFICER HAD THROWN HIS DISCHARGED WEAPON HE THREW IT HIGH IN THE AIR AND AT THE EXACT MOMENT WHEN THE POWER OF GRAVITATION TURNED THE PIECE TOWARD THE EARTH HE QUICKLY RAISED HIS ARM AND FIRED SENDING THE BULLET IN HIS OWN PISTOL COMPLETELY THROUGH THE WOODEN STOCK OF THE OTHER THEN TURNING COOLLY TO CAPTAIN BRAMBLE HE SAID A TREMBLING HAND SIR IS HARDLY SO SURE OF ITS AIM AS THAT THIS FELLOW IS THE EVIL ONE HIMSELF WHISPERED THE SURGEON TO HIS PRINCIPAL COME LET US ON BOARD IF HE SHOULD INSIST UPON IT SECOND SHOT WE SHOULD BE OBLIGED TO GIVE HIM THE CHANCE SINCE HE DID NOT FIRE AT YOU AND HE WOULD DROP YOU SPITE OF FATE
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