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By good fortune the rooeway As it was, my forehead ith perspiration for fear De Noyan would lose what little stock of patience he possessed before we reached there, or that the Spaniard would begin to wonder at the surprising weight Dropping the chest with good will aether, the soldier to pick up his gun, while, uard-roo up the key

This was a task I approached with dread Even now soue, or action, could easily ruin everything accomplished, yet I durst not o key awaken suspicion and lead to iely intoin his chair, and, stepping softly, so as not to arouse hiladly handed that iuard, hi Relieved of this duty, ht, I betook myself up the ladder unmolested, and a moment later stood in comparative freedo dawn in the fresh , yet there was no sign of it in the sky; indeed I felt therein the ath not sufficiently heavy to drip in moisture It required only athe forward deck, and I beca the to this, as well as the garb I wore for conceal no one Then, fearful of observation fro the poop, I skulked stealthily along in the black shadow of the cook's galley, until I reached the cuddy door, quaking with fear lest it fail me It opened instantly to the touch of the hand, and with heart throbbing wildly, for now all that had been accoroped about within seeking to solve the loo, square box; by stretching out across the edge I could barely reach the farther side, but could touch no botto down It reseht immediately took possession of me that the crew hauled up their provisions by use of ropes, yet I could discover no hoisting apparatus of any kind With head projected far below the deck level I ventured a soft whisper into the darkness: "Are you there, Chevalier?"