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Chapter 54

           Meantimethegalley,whichwasveryskilfullyhandled,hadcrossedus,letuscomeupwithher,andfallenalongside.Leavingjustroomenoughfortheplayoftheoars,shekeptalongside,driftingwhenwedrifted,andpullingastrokeortwowhenwepulled.Ofthetwosittersoneheldtherudder-lines,andlookedatusattentively,asdidalltherowers;theothersitterwaswrappedup,muchasProviswas,andseemedtoshrink,andwhispersomeinstructiontothesteererashelookedatus.Notawordwasspokenineitherboat.

           Startopcouldmakeout,afterafewminutes,whichsteamerwasfirst,andgavemetheword"Hamburg,"inalowvoice,aswesatfacetoface.Shewasnearingusveryfast,andthebeatingofherpeddlesgrewlouderandlouder.Ifeltasifhershadowwereabsolutelyuponus,whenthegalleyhailedus.Ianswered.

           "YouhaveareturnedTransportthere,"saidthemanwhoheldthelines."That’stheman,wrappedinthecloak.HisnameisAbelMagwitch,otherwiseProvis.Iapprehendthatman,andcalluponhimtosurrender,andyoutoassist."

           Atthesamemoment,withoutgivinganyaudibledirectiontohiscrew,heranthegalleyabroadofus.Theyhadpulledonesuddenstrokeahead,hadgottheiroarsin,hadrunathwartus,andwereholdingontoourgunwale,beforeweknewwhattheyweredoing.Thiscausedgreatconfusiononboardthesteamer,andIheardthemcallingtous,andheardtheordergiventostopthepaddles,andheardthemstop,butfeltherdrivingdownuponusirresistibly.

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