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"Well," said the boatswain, "this was how it happened. I did all in my power to prevent, but    " "I am sure of that, Johnson; and what's more, I have no doubt the ringleaders had been hatching their plans for some time." WELL SAID THE BOATSWAIN THIS IS HOW IT HAPPENED I DID ALL IN MY POWER TO PREVENT BUT I'M SURE OF THAT JOHNSON AND WHAT'S MORE I HAVE NO DOUBT THE RINGLEADERS HAD BEEN HATCHING THEIR PLANS FOR SOME TIME
merican was in less pain, and was evidently gradually coming back to life. He opened his eyes, but could not yet speak, for his lips were so affected by the scurvy that articulation was impossible, but he could hear and understand all that was said to him. On learning what had passed, and the circumstances of his discovery, he expressed his thanks by gestures, and the Doctor was too wise to let him know how brief his respite from death would prove. In three weeks at most every vestige of food would be gone. About noon Hatteras roused himself, and going up to his friends, said-- "We must make up our minds what to do, but I must request Johnson to tell me first all the particulars of the mutiny on the brig, and how this final act of baseness came about." "What good will that do?" said the Doctor. "The fact is certain, and it is no use thinking over it." "I differ from your opinion," rejoined Hatteras. "Let me hear the whole affair from Johnson, and then I will banish it from my thoughts. RY WORN OUT ADVENTURERS THE AMERICAN WAS IN LESS PAIN AND WAS EVENT EVIDENTLY GRADUALLY COMING BACK TO LIFE HE OPENED HIS EYES BUT COULD NOT YET SPEAK FOR HIS LIPS WERE SO AFFECTED BY THE SCURVY THAT ARTICULATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE BUT HE COULD HEAR AND UNDERSTAND ALL THAT WAS SAID TO HIM ON LEARNING WHAT HAD PASSED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DISCOVERY HE EXPRESSED HIS THANKS BY GESTURES AND THE DOCTOR WAS TOO WISE TO LET HIM KNOW HOW BRIEF HIS RESPITE FROM DEATH WOULD PROVE IN THREE WEEKS AT MOST EVERY VESTIGE OF FOOD WOULD BE GONE ABOUT NOON HATTERAS ROUSED HIMSELF AND GOING UP TO HIS FRIENDS SAID WE MUST MAKE UP OUR MINDS WHAT TO DO BUT I MUST REQUEST JOHNSON TO TELL ME FIRST ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MUTINY ON THE BRIG AND HOW THIS FINAL ACT OF BASENESS CAME ABOUT WHAT GOOD WILL THAT DO SAID THE DOCTOR THE FACT IS CERTAIN AND IT IS NO USE THINKING OVER IT I DIFFER FROM YOUR OPINION REJOINED HATTERAS LET ME HEAR THE WHOLE AFFAIR FROM JOHNSON AND THEN I WILL BANISH IT FROM MY THOUGHTS
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