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rope,andaboveallinthepper,thereisabigshrinkage.iwill
readyouthefiguresofsoofthe”
johnsfacegrehetotalsread.
”jiggered”hesaid,helistoncluded.”iuld
havesa.well,
captain,allisayis,ifthaterelistberrect,thebest
thingyoueadriftasablindfool.ihavekept
talliesasrrearkeddownevery
packagethathaslefttheship,aheysthavebeenpassing
outprettynighinyveryeyes,andiknehing
aboutit.”
”idontblayou,johhaniblaself.iaenerally
aboutondedhadnoreideathatthecargoeddled
attersgoonsolong
ahatit;buti
neversaesoftakingtoatrade
youknohingabout;beehinking
thatithathingtodo
buttoselloodsandtofillupagainpty.
isofalkihatpartofthebusiness.we
havegottodoistofindoutthisleakandstopit.ty
e,thatthethingsdontgooutoftheshop
bydaylight.thequestionis,hoheygooutatnight”
”ialhehatchesagtoorders,captain.”
”yes,ihavenodoubtyoudo,john;butybethefasteningshave
beentaeredh.theonlyhavebeen
hatsoonehasbeeninthehabitofgettihe
heyardandthelane,atingintothe
ehousthavebeendoneveryoften,forifthe
thingshadbeentakeninnsiderablequantitiesyouwouldhave
noticedthatthesto.now
iproposethesetesihavegothere,andthatwego
dohehold.”
lightingthedles,theydoairs.thecaptaintookoutthe
keyahelock.itgratedloudlyashedidso.
”thatisanoisylock,”cyrilsaid.
”itsoiling,”johnreplied.”ihavebeenthinkingofdoingit
forthelastnth,butithasalynd.”
”atanyrate,”cyrilsaid,”itiscertainthatthievesuldnothave
gotintotheshopthishenoisewouldhavebeenheardall
overthehouse.”
thedoorbetheshopandtheunlocked.the
fasteningsoftheshuttersanddoorsiherewas
nosignoftheirhaviaeredh.eachboltandhaspwas
tried,andthesed.thentheyroundtryingeveryone
ofthestoutplanksthatfordtheside;allandingood
ndition.
”itbeatsaltogether,”thecaptainsaid,heyhadfinished
theirexanation.”thethingsotselves;they
havegottobecarried.buthogetinis
rethanisay.thereisnoolook,isthere,john”
”notthatisee,captain.”
theytothedoorintotheshop,andtocloseit,when
cyrilsaid,
”soofthethingsthataregenerallykeptinhere,
captaintheropeuptotple,andagooddealof
allerpperfittings;sothat,he
thiefis,hesthavebeeninthehabitofinginhereaswellas
intothewarehouse.”
”thatisso,lad.perhapstheyenteredfrohisside.”
”helantehere,john”cyrilsaid.
thesailorheldthelahelock.
”therearenoscratnsoftoolshavingbeenusedhere,”
cyrilsaid,exaningboththelodthedoorpost.”herthe
thieftotheusthavehadakey.”
thecaptainnodded.
”thievesgenerallycarryalotofkeys,cyril;andifone
doesnotquitefittheyfileituntilitdoes.”
theshuttersoftheshopsfastenings,andthoseofthe
door,pletely
puzzled,thepartyupstairsagain.
”therestbesotinginandout,althoughfind
it,”selves.”
”itybe,ay
beloose.”
”butall,john.”
”ay,theyseeirnough,butitybethatoheswedged
in,andthatheakenoutituldbepulledoff.”
”ithinkyouicedit,john.iftherehingof
thatsortitstbeoutside.hoakeagoodlookround
theyardtlybuilt,andidont
believethatanyplankuldbetakenoffandputbackagain,ti
afterti,akingahehouse.
doyouthink,cyril”
”iagreeakearyi
tigiidontbelievethatitisthroughthehe
nvinusthavebeenvery
frequent.hadalargeauakenatati,johnwilkeswould
havebeeonoticeit.then,agaihievese
sooften,andeaallauntofbooty,
uuldbenagedhoutanyseriousriskortrouble.
hoe,weshallhave,ishould
think,verylittledifficultyinfindingouthoisdone.”
”youy,”johnwilkessaid
savagely.”iftheattheback
ofthehouse,youybesureishantcloseaillihavegot
tothebottofthetter.iaesponsibleforthecargobelow,
andifihadkeptassharpahestoresasioughttohave
dohisecatchtheryingto
board,andisuchareceptionthatiethey
.ihavegotthatpairof
bpistols,andaybed.”
”youstnotdothat,john,”thecaptainsaid.”itisntatterof
beatingoffthepiratesbypabroadsideintotheybeyhtcrippletherelikelytheyakeoff,andto
capturethetherefore,isay,letusdfindouthohey
doit.,uring
theheitheye.iakedchhyou.”
”goesonlong,captain,isaynotothat;butfor
tonightanyhoupalone.”
”veryind,everyousee,youke
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