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thatreasonihavegiveopasstheisland,for,asyousee,the
fireisbehindus.”
”butthisfire”ntinuedfranz.”itseetoratherreassuringthan
otherenobeseenlightafire.”
”oh,thatgoesfoothing,”saidgaetano.”ifyouguessthe
positionoftheislandinthedarkness,youhatthefire
thesideorfroianosa,butonlyfrohesea.”
”youthink,then,thisfireindicatesthepresenceofunpleasant
neighbors”
”thatisustfindout,”retuedgaetano,fixinghiseyeson
thisterrestrialstar.
”ho”
”youshallsee.”gaetanonsultedpanions,andafterfive
nutesdisanoeuvreedhevesselto
tackabout,theyretuedthee,andies
thefiredisappeared,hiddenbyaionoftheland.thepilot
againgedtheurseoftheboat,he
island,andhinfiftypacesofit.gaetanolohesail,
acatorest.allthisthe
ntthattheirurseawordoken.
gaetano,heexpedition,hadtakenallthe
responsibilityohefoursailorsfixedtheireyesonhi
selvesinreadiorow
ahankstothedarkness,bedifficult.asfor
franz,heexanedhisarostolness;hehadtwo
doublebarrelledgunsandarifle;heloadedthelookedatthe
pring,ahecaptainhadthrownoff
hisvestandshirt,andsecuredhistrousersroundhis;hisfeet
ogstotakeoff;afterthese
preparationsheplacedhisfingeronhislips,andloself
noiselesslyintothesea,stoheshorehsuchprecaution
thatitpossibletoheartheslightestsound;heuldonly
betracedbythephosphorestlineinhisracksoon
disappeared;itthathehadtouchedtheshore.everyoneon
boardreiionlessforhalfanhour,elunoustrack
red
franzandthesailorsinunison.
”theyarespanishsgglers,”saidhe;”theyhavetan
bandits.”
”andugglers”
”alas,”retuedthecaptainostprofoundpity,
”alohelpoher.veryoftenthebanditsarehard
pressedbygendarsorcarbineers;heyseeavessel,andgood
felloeanddendhospitalityofus;you
trefusehelptoapoorhunteddevil;,andfreatersecurityandouttosea.thisstsusnothing,andsaves
thelife,oratleasttheliberty,ofafelloure,he
firstoesafespotwhere
houtinterruption.”
”ah”saidfranz,”thenygleroccasionally,gaetano”
”yourexcellency,ustlivesohoiling
ierably.
”thenyoukecristo”
”oh,yes,asons,andregnizeeachotherby
signs.”
”anddoyouthinkhingtofearifweland”
”nothingatall;sgglersarenotthieves.”
”butthesets”saidfranz,calculatingthecesof
peril.
”itisnottheirfaultthattheyarebandits,butthatofthe
authorities.”
”howso”
”beadeastiff,asifitina
rsiself.”
”eanbyhaviiffhavingassassinatedan”
saidfranz,ntinuinghisiigation.
”ianthattheyhavekilledanene,
thing,”retuedthecaptain.
”ausdendhospitalityofthese
sgglersandbandits.doyouthi”
”houtdoubt.”
”hoahey”
”four,aakesix.”
”justouuer,sothatiftheyprovetroubleso,o
holdtheeertontecristo.”
”yes,butyourexcellencyitustotakealldueprecautions.”
”byallans,beasore
tha,iexhortyou.”
”silehen”saidgaetano.
everyoneobeyed.foranionin
itstruelight,ithedarknessh
sailorshedidnotknoobedevotedto
hihathehadseveralthousandfranhisbelt,andwho
hadoftenexanedhisiful,ifnoth
envy,atleasthcuriosity.oherhaoland,
en,onanislandhhad,indeed,
averyreligiousna,buttofranzlikelytoafford
hiuugglersandbandits.thehistory
ofthescuttledvessels,probableduringtheday,
seedveryprobableatnight;placedashewopossible
sourcesofdanger,hekepthiseyeonthecrew,andhisguninhis
hand.thesailorshadagainhoistedsail,andthevesselore
cleavingtheore
aingshorealowas
sailing,andthen,astheyroundedarockypoint,hesaore
brilliantthanever,andaboutitfiveorsixpersoed.theblaze
illuheseaforahundredpacesaround.gaetanoskirtedthelight,
carefullykeepiintheshadohen,heye
thefire,hesteeredtothetreofthecircle,singingafishing
song,ofpanionssungthechorus.atthefirstwordsof
thesongtheedroundthefirearoseandapproachedthe
landingplace,theireyesfixedo,evidentlyseekingto
knoersheiriions.theysoon
appearedsatisfiedauedhtheexceptionofone,who
reiheshoretotheirfire,athecarcassofagoatwas
roastianon
thebeach,safterthennerof
asentinel,andcried,”esthere”insardinian.franzolly
ckedbothbarrels.gaetanothenexgedafean
hetravellerdidnotuand,butlynceed
hi”e,orreiningnito”asked
thecaptain.
”nastrestunknoerelysayiafrentravel
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