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sideofthebay,anduntihe
cutter,heseenant,ashedbyaround
shotandinstantlysunk.aballstruckclosetothestrokeoarofthe
gig,delugingitsoctsherandrichettihe
gue.t
hulledthe”faln,”andothersledthroughherrigging.
”pickupthecrer.hethte,auonboardat
once,”captainstuartshouted;theehe”faln”atonce
begantove,aaininterposedtheshipbethe
batteryas,andafeerherheavyguns,h
hadpreviouslybeengotreadyfora,openedupos.in
tiheboatshallhands,saveohe
cutters,
leavistootheguns,andtheheavy
fireofthe”faln”speedilysilencedheroppos.then,ashis
objectedoutto
sea.heined,hoation
respegthebay,oneadaptedforthepurpose
oflanding.
”ir.hethte.wehenruninas
closeass,andihenaskyoutotakea
boatuffledoarstthe
housesasquietlyaspossible,andseizeaupleoffishernand
bringtheff
thetanyrate,generaldetailsastothedepthoferandthe
natureoftheanche.”
”akee,sir”
”theregulargigsay
givehiotion.ithink,bytheayaswell
takethelaunenfrot
land,butkeepherlyingafeoveryourretreat
ifnecessary..pasendit.”
thereongthennightfall
thevesselsheaduedtohecrehe
gigandlaunselvesinreadiness.cutlasseswere
sharpenedandpistolsed.notlessentinthe
dshiph,ndsogointhe
gig;butnooneknepanythelaunch.hok
tuedouttobethelur.pasebeingprobablygladto
pleasethefirstlieutenantbyseleghisrelation,althoughthat
officerselfhaveshoonhisbehalf.
iter
position,orrathertoapointaleseaasnearlyasthe
steruldbringher,forthenightelydarkandtheland
scarcelyvisible.notalightavoiceraisedonboard,
andtheonlysoundheardhegentlesplashofthepaddlesasthey
revolvedattheirslorateofspeed.thefallshadbeengreased,
therouffled,andthecreooktheirplaperfect
silence.
”youuand,.hethte,”ainstuartslastwords,
”thatyouarenottoattetalandingifthereistheslightest
opposition.”
veryquietlytheboatsleftthe”falns”side.theyro
andclosetoeachother,ihatthefirstlieutenantuldgive
ordersto.paseinaloenorow
quietly,andtoavoidanysplashingorthroer.itwasa
longerroaster,
deceivedbytheuainlight,hadbroughtthevesselupatapoint
nsiderablyfartherfroheshorethanhehadintended.astheygot
hebaytheyuldseenolightsinthevillageahead;butan
ohepointsateithersideshoenin
thebatteriesive.astheboatheshorethe
nrooreandre
gently,andatlast,edistinctly
visible,theorderolieupontheiroars.alllistened
ily,andtheeputonhishelothattheboath
hadstillsodriftedevenclosertothelaunch.
”doyouhearanything,.pase”
”idontknotokeoutanydistinctsound,but
thereesortofrrintheair.”
”soithink,too.”
againtheylistened.
”idontknor.pasesear,”butifancy
thatattisiseeafaintlightrightalongbehindthosetrees.it
isveryfaint,butsotistheiroutlineseeclearerthanat
others.”
.paserepeatedinalor.hethtejackhad
rerked.
”ifanciedsooyself,”hesaid.”there,”headded
suddenly,”thatistheneighofahorse.hoaybehorses
anyhinaboatslengthof
theshore,.pase,keeptheguntraihevillage,a
thenholdtheirarinreadiness.”
inaethegigsboedonthebeach.”quietly,lads,”
thefirstlieutenantsaid.”stepintotheerhoutsplashing.
thenfolloeasquicklyasyou.”
thebeachhefootstepsofthesailorswere
alstnoiselessastheystoletoed
hushedi,butjustastheyehelittlestreetafigure
standingintheshadeofahouseratherlargertha,stepped
foruskettothe
present.aninstantlaterhefired,justasthewords,”arussian
sentry,”brokefrohefirstlieutenantslips.alstsiltaneously
threeorfourothershotspointsalongthebeach.a
rocketeachsideofthebay,abugle
souhealarvoiandwereheard,and,asifby
entnt,achaosofsoundsfollohedeepsilencehhad
befned,andfroveryhouseardnpouredout.
”steady,lads,steady”.hethteshouted.”fallbacksteadily.
keeptogether,dontfireashottillyougettotheboat;thengive
thevolleyandjuonboard.hedouble.”
foranttherussians,astheypouredfrohehouses,pausedin
ignorary
indicatedthis,andascatteringfirehis,however,was
atoncecheckedbytheshoutoftheofficertodashforhall
speedaftertheehessofrussiansrushedfrohe
village,thehozerinthebohelaunchpouredavolleyrapeintotheandcheckedtheiradvance.hoalongthe
bushesohersidefreshassailantspouredout.
”juonboard,lads,juonboard”.hethteshouted,andeach
sail
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