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Chapter 7

           No,senor;thereisnoresttillwefindanorth-boundsteamer,orelsesomeshipfindsusdriftingaboutstretchedoutdeadupontheEnglishman’ssilver.Orratherno;porDios!Ishallcutdownthegunwalewiththeaxerighttothewater’sedgebeforethirstandhungerrobmeofmystrength.ByallthesaintsanddevilsIshalllettheseahavethetreasureratherthangiveituptoanystranger.SinceitwasthegoodpleasureoftheCaballerostosendmeoffonsuchanerrand,theyshalllearnIamjustthemantheytakemefor.”

           Decoudlayonthesilverboxespanting.Allhisactivesensationsandfeelingsfromasfarbackashecouldrememberseemedtohimthemaddestofdreams.EvenhispassionatedevotiontoAntoniaintowhichhehadworkedhimselfupoutofthedepthsofhisscepticismhadlostallappearanceofreality.Foramomenthewasthepreyofanextremelylanguidbutnotunpleasantindifference.

           “Iamsuretheydidn’tmeanyoutotakesuchadesperateviewofthisaffair,”hesaid.

           “Whatwasit,then?Ajoke?”snarledtheman,whoonthepay-sheetsoftheO.S.N.Company’sestablishmentinSulacowasdescribedas“Foremanofthewharf”againstthefigureofhiswages.“Wasitforajoketheywokemeupfrommysleepaftertwodaysofstreetfightingtomakemestakemylifeuponabadcard?Everybodyknows,too,thatIamnotaluckygambler.

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