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Strangely Liberated

           Hewassilentamoment,andhavingovercomehisemotion,hesaid,addressingtheyoungcaptain:

           "John,youhavepromisedMarywhatIpromisedLadyHelena.Whatisyourplan?"

           "Ibelieve,"saidJohn,"thatinthesightofGodIhavearighttofulfillthatpromise."

           "Yes,John;butweareunarmed."

           "No!"repliedJohn,showinghimadagger."IsnatcheditfromKara-Tetewhenhefellatyourfeet.MyLord,whicheverofussurvivestheotherwillfulfillthewishofLadyHelenaandMaryGrant."

           Afterthesewordsweresaid,aprofoundsilenceensued.AtlasttheMajorsaid:"Myfriends,keepthattothelastmoment.Iamnotanadvocateofirremediablemeasures."

           "Ididnotspeakforourselves,"saidGlenarvan."Beitasitmay,wecanfacedeath!Hadwebeenalone,Ishoulderenowhavecried,‘Myfriends,letusmakeaneffort.Letusattackthesewretches!’Butwiththesepoorgirls"

           AtthismomentJohnraisedthemat,andcountedtwenty-fivenativeskeepingguardontheWare-Atoua.Agreatfirehadbeenlighted,anditsluridglowthrewintostrongrelieftheirregularoutlinesofthe"pah."Someofthesavagesweresittingroundthebrazier;theothersstandingmotionless,theirblackoutlinesrelievedagainsttheclearbackgroundofflame.Buttheyallkeptwatchfulguardonthehutconfidedtotheircare.

           Ithasbeensaidthatbetweenavigilantjailerandaprisonerwhowishestoescape,thechancesareinfavoroftheprisoner;thefactis,theinterestoftheoneiskeenerthanthatoftheother.

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