The Smugglers.

           Danteshadnotbeenadayonboardbeforehehadaveryclearideaofthemenwithwhomhislothadbeencast.WithouthavingbeenintheschooloftheAbbeFaria,theworthymasterofTheYoungAmelia(thenameoftheGenoesetartan)knewasmatteringofallthetonguesspokenontheshoresofthatlargelakecalledtheMediterranean,fromtheArabictotheProvencal,andthis,whileitsparedhiminterpreters,personsalwaystroublesomeandfrequentlyindiscreet,gavehimgreatfacilitiesofcommunication,eitherwiththevesselshemetatsea,withthesmallboatssailingalongthecoast,orwiththepeoplewithoutname,country,oroccupation,whoarealwaysseenonthequaysofseaports,andwholivebyhiddenandmysteriousmeanswhichwemustsupposetobeadirectgiftofprovidence,astheyhavenovisiblemeansofsupport.ItisfairtoassumethatDanteswasonboardasmuggler.

           AtfirstthecaptainhadreceivedDantesonboardwithacertaindegreeofdistrust.Hewasverywellknowntothecustomsofficersofthecoast;andastherewasbetweentheseworthiesandhimselfaperpetualbattleofwits,hehadatfirstthoughtthatDantesmightbeanemissaryoftheseindustriousguardiansofrightsandduties,whoperhapsemployedthisingeniousmeansoflearningsomeofthesecretsofhistrade.

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