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The Ebb-tide Runs

           Thisbroughtmetoafullstop,andiffortunehadnotagainparticularlyfavouredme,Ishouldhavehadtoabandonmydesign.Butthelightairswhichhadbegunblowingfromthesouth-eastandsouthhadhauledroundafternightfallintothesouth-west.JustwhileIwasmeditating,apuffcame,caughttheHispaniola,andforcedherupintothecurrent;andtomygreatjoy,Ifeltthehawserslackeninmygrasp,andthehandbywhichIhelditdipforasecondunderwater.

           WiththatImademymindup,tookoutmygully,openeditwithmyteeth,andcutonestrandafteranother,tillthevesselswungonlybytwo.ThenIlayquiet,waitingtosevertheselastwhenthestrainshouldbeoncemorelightenedbyabreathofwind.

           AllthistimeIhadheardthesoundofloudvoicesfromthecabin,buttosaytruth,mymindhadbeensoentirelytakenupwithotherthoughtsthatIhadscarcelygivenear.Now,however,whenIhadnothingelsetodo,Ibegantopaymoreheed.

           OneIrecognizedforthecoxswain’s,IsraelHands,thathadbeenFlint’sgunnerinformerdays.Theotherwas,ofcourse,myfriendoftherednight-cap.Bothmenwereplainlytheworseofdrink,andtheywerestilldrinking,forevenwhileIwaslistening,oneofthem,withadrunkencry,openedthesternwindowandthrewoutsomething,whichIdivinedtobeanemptybottle.Buttheywerenotonlytipsy;itwasplainthattheywerefuriouslyangry.Oathsflewlikehailstones,andeverynowandthentherecameforthsuchanexplosionasIthoughtwassuretoendinblows.Buteachtimethequarrelpassedoffandthevoicesgrumbledlowerforawhile,untilthenextcrisiscameandinitsturnpassedawaywithoutresult.

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