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shelter.thesefellootouchusthere.”
hadtheracebeensilybetdiatepursuer,
itisprobablethatthey,forthey,
ahad
alreadybeentravellingforfivehours,ataratensiderablyabove
thespeedtoed.theroad,however,wasan
exceediheesofthe
ledrivertokeashortcut,and,astheboystuedasharp
er,theysaenbarringtheroadinfront.
”itsallup,jack,”hasnouse
kingaance.ourthroatscutstraight
off.”
jackagreed,andtheyeninfrontjustasthe
leteercagallopinguphhistroupe.
”doyouen.
therealedi.the
boysoney
roughlytakenfrohetheirartiedtotheirsidesbytheropes
takenfroheles,aiooaytheir
captors.theseatoheroadandstruckupthehill,the
leteerproceedingalongtheroadals.
stied,theboysfoundithardokeepuph
theircaptors,rodealonghlohesunhadbythis
tisunk,alytheyheardthedistantboofthesugun
froibraltar.
”thatgueenlesarysaid.”foolswe
havebeen,jack,tobesure”
ihethreenpaheheyreghe
peasaeeroaccepttheir
firstoffer,andtheyhadnodoubtthathehadarrangedan
toleadtheoacertainspot,to,
byacircuitousroute.
theyongthe
hills,untiltheyatlastreachedasortofplateau,upone
sixhtnheredroundafire.uponthreesidesthehill
roseabruptly,onthefourththegroundslopeda,
seenglyalstattheirfeet,so2000feetbelostretched
aoonlight.
”theyhavegotsothihatsllsnice,”jacksaid,asthey
approachedthefire.”ihopetogoodheyaregoingtogiveus
so.ifeelakish.”
thengatheredroundthefireroseattheapproachofthe
neers,andananitediontookplace.thentheboys
otioositdoselvesroundthe
fire.soatinghspitoveritaken
off,ahenundidtherdss,anda
shareoftheat.
”thisisstunning,”jacksaid.”ohisititdoesnottaste
toliketton,orbeef,orpork,orveal.”
”ifancyitskid,”haisevidenttheyhaveno
ideaofcuttingourthroats.iftheyhadbeengoingtodothat,they
ileaftertheroad.i
supposetheyaregoingtetaransoorus.s
ingfrosfarasiceed,idontknoyfatherisa
akee,forthere
areeightofusandiheeldest.”
”itsaher,”jacksaid.”andanyhow,weshalllose
ourshipahtfulroebodypayour
ransoisupposetheyheheadfinally.thebest
thing,youknoakeourescape.”
”buthohareodothat”haenof
theandiseealotofgunspiledthere.”
”oh,idaresayece,”jacksaidcheerfully.”we
stthinkitover.jackeasy,petersile,andallthosefellows
usedtogetintoaetoutoftheohothingis,just
tothinke.
iewhere;he
e.”
haselftohiskid.
presentlyjackspokeagain.
”lookhere,haethattobeginhhpretendtobein
ahinkthatenedboys,
theykeepassharpachoverusasiftheythoughtwewere
deternedfelloptourescape.thereisthesea
dohereinfrontofus,andtherearesuretobevillagesonthe
ast.thereforeao
escape,and,ifthe
proteaninthevillage,orakeaboatand
keofftosea.”
ealeheleader,
roseaheboys.pointingtohielf,hesaid,”pedro,”to
another”sancho,”toathird”garcia.”
”hees,”jacksaid,andpointingtohis
panion,hesaid,”haself”archer.”
thespaniardnoddedandresudhisseat,ated
iontookplace.jatheanti,begathe
partes
kingaloud,sobbingnoise.
haeti,sendedhiseffortsby
buryinghisfahishands,andappearingalsotogiveo
violentgrief.
chapteriii.
theescape
shortlyafterthealhebrigandsrose.theboyswere
againbound,andhegrouhefire.oneof
thebrigandsthentookhisseatbesidetheahers,rolling
theelvesintheircloaks,thefire.theboys,
tiredastheyhelongandfatiguingdaythroughhey
hadpassed,etigettingofftosleep.iheir
arboundbytheirside,theonly
upontheirbacks.
htheearlydaheywereawake.
”iexpecttheyaregettingupsteanboardthefaln,”hawtry
said,”andnodoubtthereisaniceroissing.id
giveagoodsuifihadittogive,tobebaherdecksagain.”
thebandehoursnothinghey
eone,asoherof
thebanditsfrequentlytotheedgeoftheplateauandlooked
down.
atlastohennouohisradesthatthepersoed
uleteerofthepreviousday
appeared.overhisshoulderhungaheavyskinofwine.inhishandhe
carriedalargebasket,inhoarsebread.
hisarrivalwashai
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