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The Last of the Blind Man

           Thentherefollowedagreatto-dothroughallouroldinn,heavyfeetpoundingtoandfro,furniturethrownover,doorskickedin,untiltheveryrocksre-echoedandthemencameoutagain,oneafteranother,ontheroadanddeclaredthatwewerenowheretobefound.Andjustthesamewhistlethathadalarmedmymotherandmyselfoverthedeadcaptain’smoneywasoncemoreclearlyaudiblethroughthenight,butthistimetwicerepeated.Ihadthoughtittobetheblindman’strumpet,sotospeak,summoninghiscrewtotheassault,butInowfoundthatitwasasignalfromthehillsidetowardsthehamlet,andfromitseffectuponthebuccaneers,asignaltowarnthemofapproachingdanger.

           "There’sDirkagain,"saidone."Twice!We’llhavetobudge,mates."

           "Budge,youskulk!"criedPew."Dirkwasafoolandacowardfromthefirstyouwouldn’tmindhim.Theymustbecloseby;theycan’tbefar;youhaveyourhandsonit.Scatterandlookforthem,dogs!Oh,shivermysoul,"hecried,"ifIhadeyes!"

           Thisappealseemedtoproducesomeeffect,fortwoofthefellowsbegantolookhereandthereamongthelumber,buthalf-heartedly,Ithought,andwithhalfaneyetotheirowndangerallthetime,whilethereststoodirresoluteontheroad.

           "Youhaveyourhandsonthousands,youfools,andyouhangaleg!You’dbeasrichaskingsifyoucouldfindit,andyouknowit’shere,andyoustandthereskulking.Therewasn’toneofyoudaredfaceBill,andIdiditablindman!AndI’mtolosemychanceforyou!I’mtobeapoor,crawlingbeggar,spongingforrum,whenImightberollinginacoach!Ifyouhadthepluckofaweevilinabiscuityouwouldcatchthemstill."

           "Hangit,Pew,we’vegotthedoubloons!"grumbledone.

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