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'On the larboard bow�察�sir��' replied the fellow at the masthead�察�touching
his hat。 For such was the height of discipline on board of 'The Beauty��'
that�察�even at that height�察�he was obliged to mind it�察�or be shot through the
head。
'This adventure belongs to me��' said Boldheart。 'Boy�察 �my harpoon。
Let no man follow��' and leaping alone into his boat�察 �the captain rowed
with admirable dexterity in the direction of the monster。
All was now excitement。
'He nears him��' said an elderly seaman�察�following the captain through
his spy´glass。
'He strikes him��' said another seaman�察�a mere stripling�察�but also with a
spy´glass。
'He tows him towards us��' said another seaman�察 �a man in the full
vigour of life�察�but also with a spy´glass。
In fact�察 �the captain was seen approaching�察 �with the huge bulk
following。 We will not dwell on the deafening cries of 'Boldheart� �
Boldheart��' with which he was received�察�when�察�carelessly leaping on the
quarter´deck�察�he presented his prize to his men。 They afterwards made
two thousand four hundred and seventeen pound ten and sixpence by it。
Ordering the sail to be braced up�察�the captain now stood W。N。W。 'The
Beauty' flew rather than floated over the dark blue waters。 Nothing
particular occurred for a fortnight�察 �except taking�察 �with considerable
slaughter�察 �four Spanish galleons�察 �and a snow from South America�察 �all
richly laden。 Inaction began to tell upon the spirits of the men。 Capt。
Boldheart called all hands aft�察 �and said�察 �'My lads�察 �I hear there are
discontented ones among ye。 Let any such stand forth。'
After some murmuring�察�in which the expressions�察�'Ay�察�ay�察�sir��' 'Union
Jack��' 'Avast��' 'Starboard��' 'Port��' 'Bowsprit��' and similar indications of a
mutinous undercurrent�察 �though subdued�察 �were audible�察 �Bill Boozey�察�
captain of the foretop�察 �came out from the rest。 His form was that of a
giant�察�but he quailed under the captain's eye。
'What are your wrongs��' said the captain。
'Why�察 �d'ye see�察 �Capt。 Boldheart��' replied the towering manner�察 �'I've
sailed�察 �man and boy�察 �for many a year�察 �but I never yet know'd the milk
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served out for the ship's company's teas to be so sour as 'tis aboard this
craft。'
At this moment the thrilling cry�察 �'Man overboard��' announced to the
astonished crew that Boozey�察 �in stepping back�察 �as the captain ��in mere
thoughtfulness�� laid his hand upon the faithful pocket´pistol which he
wore in his belt�察�had lost his balance�察�and was struggling with the foaming
tide。
All was now stupefaction。
But with Capt。 Boldheart�察�to throw off his uniform coat�察�regardless of
the various rich orders with which it was decorated�察�and to plunge into the
sea after the drowning giant�察�was the work of a moment。 Maddening was
the excitement when boats were lowered�察�intense the joy when the captain
was seen holding up the drowning man with his teeth�察 �deafening the
cheering when both were restored to the main deck of 'The Beauty。' And�察�
from the instant of his changing his wet clothes for dry ones�察 �Capt。
Boldheart had no such devoted though humble friend as William Boozey。
Boldheart now pointed to the horizon�察�and called the attention of his
crew to the taper spars of a ship lying snug in harbour under the guns of a
fort。
'She shall be ours at sunrise��' said he。 'Serve out a double allowance
of grog�察�and prepare for action。'
All was now preparation。
When morning dawned�察 �after a sleepless night�察 �it was seen that the
stranger was crowding on all sail to come out of the harbour and offer
battle。 As the two ships came nearer to each other�察�the stranger fired a
gun and hoisted Roman colours。 Boldheart then perceived her to be the
Latin´grammar master's bark。 Such indeed she was�察 �and had been
tacking about the world in unavailing pursuit�察 �from the time of his first
taking to a roving life。
Boldheart now addressed his men�察 �promising to blow them up if he
should feel convinced that their reputation required it�察�and giving orders
that the Latin´grammar master should be taken alive。 He then dismissed
them to their quarters�察 �and the fight began with a broadside from 'The
Beauty。' She then veered around�察�and poured in another。 'The Scorpion'
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��so was the bark of the Latin´grammar master appropriately called�� was
not slow to return her fire�察�and a terrific cannonading ensued�察�in which the
guns of 'The Beauty' did tremendous execution。
The Latin´grammar master was seen upon the poop�察�in the midst of the
smoke and fire�察 �encouraging his men。 To do him justice�察 �he was no
craven�察�though his white hat�察�his short gray trousers�察�and his long snuff´
coloured surtout reaching to his heels ��the self´same coat in which he had
spited Boldheart���察�contrasted most unfavourably with the brilliant uniform
of the latter。 At this moment�察 �Boldheart�察 �seizing a pike and putting
himself at the head of his men�察�gave the word to board。
A desperate conflict ensued in the hammock´nettings�察 � or somewhere
in about that direction�察 � until the Latin´grammar master�察 �having all his
masts gone�察 �his hull and rigging shot through�察 �and seeing Boldheart
slashing a path towards him�察 �hauled down his flag himself�察 �gave up his
sword to Boldheart�察�and asked for quarter。 Scarce had he been put into the
captain's boat�察�ere 'The Scorpion' went down with all on board。
On Capt。 Boldheart's now assembling his men�察 �a circumstance
occurred。 He found it necessary with one blow of his cutlass to kill the
cook�察 �who�察 �having lost his brother in the late action�察 �was making at the
Latin´grammar master in an infuriated state�察�intent on his destruction with
a carving´knife。
Capt。 Boldheart then turned to the Latin´grammar master�察 �severely
reproaching him with his perfidy�察 �and put it to his crew what they
considered that a master who spited a boy deserved。
They answered with one voice�察�'Death。'
'It may be so��' said the captain�察�'but it shall never be said that Boldheart
stained his hour of triumph with the blood of his enemy。 Prepare the
cutter。'
The cutter was immediately prepared。
'Without taking your life��' said the captain�察�'I must yet for ever deprive
you of the power of spiting other boys。 I shall turn you adrift in this boat。
You will find in her two oars�察�a compass�察�a bottle of rum�察�a small cask of
water�察�a piece of pork�察�a bag of biscuit�察�and my Latin grammar。 Go� �and
spite the natives�察�if you can find any。'
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Deeply conscious of this bitter sarcasm�察�the unhappy wretch was put
into the cutter�察�and was soon left far behind。 He made no effort to row�察�
but was seen lying on his back with his legs up�察�when last made out by the
ship's telescopes。
A stiff breeze now beginning to blow�察�Capt。 Boldheart gave orders to
keep her S。S。W。�察�easing her a little during the night by falling off a point or
two W。 by W。�察�or even by W。S。�察�if she complained much。 He then retired
for the night�察 �having in truth much need of repose。 In addition to the
fatigues he had undergone�察�this brave officer had received sixteen wounds
in the engagement�察�but had not mentioned it。
In the morning a white squall came on�察�and was succeeded by other
squalls of various colours。 It thundered and lightened heavily for six
weeks。 Hurricanes then set in for two months。 Waterspouts and
tornadoes followed。 The oldest sailor on board ´ and he was a very old
one ´ had never seen such weather。 'The Beauty' lost all idea where she
was�察 �and the carpenter reported six feet two of water in the hold。
Everybody fell senseless at the pumps every day。
Provisions now ran very low。 Our hero put the crew on short
allowance�察�and put himself on shorter allowance than any man in the ship。
But his spirit kept him fat。 In this extremity�察�the gratitude of Boozey�察�the
captain of the foretop�察 �whom our readers may remember�察 �was truly
affecting。 The loving though lowly William repeatedly requested to be
killed�察�and preserved for the captain's table。
We now approach a change of affairs。 One day during a gleam of
sunshine�察�and when the weather had moderated�察�the man at the masthead ´
too weak now to touch his hat�察 �besides it
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