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Chapter 42

           

           "IhadsaidtoCompeysonthatI’dsmashthatfaceofhis,andIsworeLordsmashmine!todoit.Wewasinthesameprison-ship,butIcouldn’tgetathimforlong,thoughItried.AtlastIcomebehindhimandhithimonthecheektoturnhimroundandgetasmashingoneathim,whenIwasseenandseized.Theblack-holeofthatshipwarn’tastrongone,toajudgeofblack-holesthatcouldswimanddive.Iescapedtotheshore,andIwasahidingamongthegravesthere,envyingthemaswasin’emandallover,whenIfirstseemyboy!"

           Heregardedmewithalookofaffectionthatmadehimalmostabhorrenttomeagain,thoughIhadfeltgreatpityforhim.

           "Bymyboy,IwasgivtounderstandasCompeysonwasoutonthemmarshestoo.Uponmysoul,Ihalfbelieveheescapedinhisterror,togetquitofme,notknowingitwasmeashadgotashore.Ihuntedhimdown.Ismashedhisface.‘Andnow,’saysI‘astheworstthingIcando,caringnothingformyself,I’lldragyouback.’AndI’dhaveswumoff,towinghimbythehair,ifithadcometothat,andI’dagothimaboardwithoutthesoldiers.

           "Ofcoursehe’dmuchthebestofittothelasthischaracterwassogood.Hehadescapedwhenhewasmadehalfwildbymeandmymurderousintentions;andhispunishmentwaslight.Iwasputinirons,broughttotrialagain,andsentforlife.Ididn’tstopforlife,dearboyandPip’scomrade,beinghere

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