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How My Sea Adventure Began

           Itookmywaystraightfortheeastcoastoftheisland,forIwasdeterminedtogodowntheseasideofthespittoavoidallchanceofobservationfromtheanchorage.Itwasalreadylateintheafternoon,althoughstillwarmandsunny.AsIcontinuedtothreadthetallwoods,Icouldhearfromfarbeforemenotonlythecontinuousthunderofthesurf,butacertaintossingoffoliageandgrindingofboughswhichshowedmetheseabreezehadsetinhigherthanusual.Sooncooldraughtsofairbegantoreachme,andafewstepsfartherIcameforthintotheopenbordersofthegrove,andsawthesealyingblueandsunnytothehorizonandthesurftumblingandtossingitsfoamalongthebeach.

           IhaveneverseentheseaquietroundTreasureIsland.Thesunmightblazeoverhead,theairbewithoutabreath,thesurfacesmoothandblue,butstillthesegreatrollerswouldberunningalongalltheexternalcoast,thunderingandthunderingbydayandnight;andIscarcebelievethereisonespotintheislandwhereamanwouldbeoutofearshotoftheirnoise.

           Iwalkedalongbesidethesurfwithgreatenjoyment,till,thinkingIwasnowgotfarenoughtothesouth,Itookthecoverofsomethickbushesandcreptwarilyuptotheridgeofthespit.

           Behindmewasthesea,infronttheanchorage.Theseabreeze,asthoughithadthesoonerblownitselfoutbyitsunusualviolence,wasalreadyatanend;ithadbeensucceededbylight,variableairsfromthesouthandsouth-east,carryinggreatbanksoffog;andtheanchorage,underleeofSkeletonIsland,laystillandleadenaswhenfirstweenteredit.TheHispaniola,inthatunbrokenmirror,wasexactlyportrayedfromthetrucktothewaterline,theJollyRogerhangingfromherpeak.

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