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The conflict, which was very brief, was also a very sanguinary, and five of the slaver's people had been either mortally wounded or killed outright; but from the habit of constantly wearing their arms, even to pistols, when on the coast, they had been found in a very good situation at even the shortest notice for defending themselves. THE CONFLICT WHICH WAS VERY BRIEF WAS ALSO VERY SANGUINARY AND FIVE OF THE SAILOR'S PEOPLE HAD BEEN EITHER MORTALLY WOUNDED OR KILLED OUTRIGHT BUT FROM THE HABIT OF CONSTANTLY WEARING THEIR ARMS EVEN TO PISTOLS WHEN ON THE COAST THEY HAD BEEN FOUND IN A VERY GOOD SITUATION AT EVEN THE SHORTEST NOTICE FOR DEFENDING THEMSELVES
ing 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. 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. 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 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
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