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    friday,8thnoveer

    intherudeshipyardbeh,under.sykess

    direr.berrt&he

    bragsofhisyearsasastershipbuilderinliverpool.iaowversedenoughin

    antipodeseetiquettetoletsueaireweekisneeded

    toreheprophetess“bristolfashion.”sevendaysholedupiseeagribr >

    senteherinerslostoerboard&

    presentsfortunefeelslessacute.

    itdr.gooseoairsthising&ookbreakfasttogether.hehaslodgedatthe

    sketsinertn,narados,

    froeejee,ission.orasalongoverdue

    australiansealer,thenellie,tonveyhiosydney.frohelonyheion

    aboardapassengershipforhisnativelondon.

    judgntooseature.obeicalasdiogeo

    prosperinprofession,butiblindoosubtlervirtues.thedoctorhashis

    euesepisoexcess,buti

    vouanonthislatitudeeastofsydney&ofvalparaiso.

    iyevenposeforhiletterofintroduforthepartridgesinsydney,fordr.

    goose&dearfredareofthesacloth.

    poutifire&thehoursspedby

    likenutes.ispokeatlengthoftilda&jayfearsof“goldfever”insan

    franhotoyreotarialdutiesin

    ives.

    attentiveionisanellientilacksorelyaboardtheprophetess&thedoctorisa

    veritablepolyth.reover,hepossessesahandsoarofscrihanderedchessn

    ileithertheprophetesssdepartureorthenelliesarrival.

    saturday,9thnoveer

    sunrisebrightasasilverdollar.ourserstilllooksaureoutinthebay.an

    indianheshore.henry&istruckoutfor“baersbeach”

    inholydayod,blithelysalutingtheidisswas

    hanginglaundryonashrub&ignoredus.shehasatingeofblaother

    isnotfarrevedfrohejunglebreed.

    aslet,a“huing”arousedourcuriosity&o

    loentisay

    gainiadozenplaces.ahairlessbitchraisedherhead,butsheoothless&dying

    &didnotbark.anofpongahutsfashionedfroranches,earthenatted

    ceilingsgroveledintheleesof“grandee”dructureshcarvedlintel

    pieces&rudintaryporches.inthehubofthisvillage,apublicfloggingwasunderway.

    henry&iheonlytespresent,butthreecastesofspectatingindianswerede

    rked.thechieftainoccupiedhisthrone,iheredcloak,hetattooedgentry&

    theirenfolk&beringsothirtyintotal.theslaves,

    duskier&sootierthabroasters&lessthanhalftheiuer,squattedinthe

    d.suarked&pustularhhakihaki,theseches

    ent,kingnorespohatbizarre,beelike“hu”eathyor

    ion,asterhwhose

    physiqueighty&sllattooedover

    everyinusculature:hispeltchafineprice,thoughishouldnot

    bethenassigorelievehifitforallthepearlsofohaeousprisoner,

    hoarfrostedanyharshyears,e.hisbodyshudderedh

    eachexriatinglash,hisbackofbloodyrunes,buthisinsensiblefacebespoke

    theserenityofartyralreadyinthecareofthelord.

    infess,ishelash.thenapeculiarthingoccurred.thebeaten

    savageraisedhissluedhead,foundeye&shonealookofuny,acable

    knoersafriendintheroyalboxand,ued

    bytheaudienicatedhisregnition.atattooed“blackfella”approachedus&

    flickedhisnephritedaggertoindicatethate.iinquiredafterthenatureof

    theprisonerse.“e,adaaastep

    beteat.”

    sunday,10thnoveer

    .boerhaavesatadsthiscabaloftrustedruffianslikelordananda&hisgartersnakes.

    theirsabbath“celebrations”doairshadbegunereihadrisen.iinsearchofshaving

    er&fouaveshtarsaiuhthosepoorindiangirls

    protubordello.rafaelinthedebauchers

    nuer.

    idonotbreaksabbathfastinay

    oaidlessbeingpressedintoalteativeservice

    &setoutforthechapeltohourfastsunbroken.

    eeredthisjoual,

    lyingoableinrootthesket,visibletoanydrunkensailhtbreakin.

    fearfulforitssafety&oy

    stepstreetedretu&iassudihedevil

    beingspokenof,”butileaedthetruereasonydoor:tor.

    boerhaavesursioybedinflagrante

    delianapologizefarfrothejudgedhielftheinjuredparty&

    roared,“getyehence,.quillckodsbd,ishallsnapyourtricksyyankee

    nibintwo”

    is&ridiculefrohe

    onstratedtohati&

    iexpeainprivateevenduringabsethatsundrelrelyofferedaone

    thirddisunton“aquarterhallopontheeliestfillyinstable”disgusted,i

    retortedthatiydignity&

    deyofhispoxedo“de

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