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Chapter 4

           Buttheyvowed,insilence,astheywalked,tostandbyeachotherandcarryoutthegreatcompacttoresisttyrannytothedeath.Sotheretheywouldsit,oneatoneendoftheboat,oneattheother,insilence.Theywouldsaynothing,onlylookathimnowandthenwherehesatwithhislegstwisted,frowningandfidgeting,andpishingandpshawingandmutteringthingstohimself,andwaitingimpatientlyforabreeze.Andtheyhopeditwouldbecalm.Theyhopedhewouldbethwarted.Theyhopedthewholeexpeditionwouldfail,andtheywouldhavetoputback,withtheirparcels,tothebeach.

           Butnow,whenMacalister’sboyhadrowedalittlewayout,thesailsslowlyswunground,theboatquickeneditself,flatteneditself,andshotoff.Instantly,asifsomegreatstrainhadbeenrelieved,Mr.Ramsayuncurledhislegs,tookouthistobaccopouch,handeditwithalittlegrunttoMacalister,andfelt,theyknew,foralltheysuffered,perfectlycontent.Nowtheywouldsailonforhourslikethis,andMr.RamsaywouldaskoldMacalisteraquestionaboutthegreatstormlastwinterprobablyandoldMacalisterwouldanswerit,andtheywouldpufftheirpipestogether,andMacalisterwouldtakeatarryropeinhisfingers,tyingoruntyingsomeknot,andtheboywouldfish,andneversayawordtoanyone.Jameswouldbeforcedtokeephiseyeallthetimeonthesail.Forifheforgot,thenthesailpuckeredandshivered,andtheboatslackened,andMr.Ramsaywouldsaysharply,"Lookout!Lookout!"andoldMacalisterwouldturnslowlyonhisseat.

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