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happen;itshallneverbesaidthatradelikeyou
onishedthesailors;
although;notoneopposeditthepatronrictthatthishe
firsttitheyhadeverseenhiiveupanenterprise;orevendelay
initsexecutiondantesallohatanysuchinfractionof
regularandproperrulesshouldbedeinhisfavor”no;no;”hesaid
tothepatron;”iisjustthatipaythepenaltyof
cluinessleaveasllsupplyofbiscuit;agun;powder;and
balls;tokillthekidsordefendselfatneed;andapickaxe;thati
ybuildashelterifyoudelayiningbae”
”butyoulldieofhunger;”saidthepatron
”iondreply;”thansuffertheinexpressible
agoniesoventcauses”thepatrontued
toheshelittleharbor;
and;hsailspartlyset;oilet
shouldbepleted
”arealtese”askedthecaptain”leaveyou
hereso;andyetstay”
”go;go”exclaiddantes
”atleastaust
runoutofourursetoehereandtakeyouupagain”
”es;”ifinthreedaysyouhailanyfishingboat;
desiretheoeheretoiy
passagebae”
thepatronshookhishead
”listen;captainbaldi;theresolingthis;”saidjapo
”doyougo;andian”
”andgiveupyourshareoftheventure;”saidednd;”toreinh
”
”yes;”saidjapo;”andhoutanyhesitation”
”youareagoodfelloesste;”repliedednd;
”andheavenpenseyouforyourgenerousintentions;butido
noteadayorteup;
andihopeishallfindangtherockscertainherbsstexcellentfor
bruises”
apeculiarslepassedoverdanteslips;hesqueezedjaposhand
ly;butnothinguldshakehisdeteationtoreinandrein
alonethesgglersleftondhehadrequestedandset
sail;butnotes;andeachtiking
signsofardialfareondrepliedhhishand
only;asifheuldnotvetherestofhisbodythen;hey
haddisappeared;hesaidile;”tisstrangethatitshouldbe
angsuchnthation”then
hedraggedhielfhhehad
afullviepleteher
preparationsforsailing;hor;and;balancingherselfas
gracefullyasaerfotakestothesailat
theendofanhourshepletelyoutofsight;atleast;itwas
iossiblefortheantoseeheranylongerfrohespotwhere
heoreagileandlightthanthekidangthe
rtlesandshrubsoftheseookhisguninonehand;his
pickaxeintheother;andhastenedtoarks
hehadnotedteated”andnoed;reeringthetale
ofthearabianfishe;;”now;open
sesa”
chapter24thesecretcave
thesunhadnearlyreachedtheridian;andhissrchingraysfell
fullontherocks;edtheelvessensibleoftheheat
thousandsofgrasshoppers;hiddeninthebushes;chirpedha
notonousanddullnote;theleavesofthertleandolivetreeswaved
andrustledintheondtookhedisturbed
thelizardsglitteringerald;afaroffhesaw
thecragtocraginaheislandwas
inhabited;yetedndfelthielfalone;guidedbythehandofgodhe
feltanindeseakintodreadthatdreadof
thedaylightakesusfearchedand
observedthisfeelingontondwas
abouttobeginhislabor;hestopped;laiddokaxe;seizedhis
gun;untedtothesuitofthehighestrock;andfrohencegazed
roundineverydirection
butituponrsica;theveryhousesofhheuld
distinguish;oronsardiniorontheislandofelba;hits
historiostierceptiblelihatto
theexperiencedeyeofasailoralonerevealedtheastofgenoa
theproud;andleghothercial;thathegazeditthe
brigantihathadleftintheing;andthetartanthathadjust
setsail;thatedndfixedhiseyesthefirstdisappearing
inthestraitsofbonifacio;theother;folloedirection;
he
thenlookedattheobjectsnearhihesahathehehighest
pointoftheisland;astatueonthisvastpedestalofgranite;nothing
hunappearinginsight;heblueoceanbeatagainstthebaseof
theisland;andvereditthenhedescendedh
cautiousandsloilartothat
hehadsoadroitlyfeignedshouldhappeninreality
dantes;asarksalongtherocks;andhe
hadnotiallcreek;he
bathofsoancientnyhthiscreeklyits
uth;anddeepintheitoftheentranall
vesseloftheluggerclass;
observation
thenfolloheclehat;inthehandsoftheabbefaria;had
beensoskilfullyusedtoguidehihroughthedaedalianlabyrinthof
probabilities;hethoughtthatthecardinalspada;anxiousnottobe
ched;hadenteredthecreek;ncealedhislittlebarque;followed
thelinerkedbythenotchesintherock;andattheendofithad
buriedhistreasureithisideathathadbroughtdantesbackto
theond;anddestroyedhis
theoryhohisrock;ons;havebeen
liftedtothisspot;anynsuddenlyanidea
flashedaindinsteadofraisingit;thoughthe;theyhave
lotherockinordertoinspectthebase
onerlystoodhesoonperceivedthataslopehadbeen
ford;andtherockhadslidalongthisuntilitstoppedatthespot
itnocupiedalarges
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tonehadservedasasandpebbles
hadbeeninsertedaroundit;soastoncealtheorifice;thisspecies
ofsonryhadbeenveredhearth;andgrassandweedshadgrown
there;sshadyrtlebusheshadtakenroot;and
theoldrockseedfixedtotheearth
dantesdugaheearthcarefully;anddetected;orfanciedhe
detected;theingeniousartificeheattackedthisentedbythe
handofti;inuteslaborthewallgave
es
andcutthestrongestolivetreeheuldfind;strippedoffits
branches;inserteditinthehole;anduseditasaleverbuttherock
lyovedbyanyonen;were
heherculeshielfdantessaustattackthe
hohiseyesaround;andsahehofullofpoh
hisfriendjapohadlefthihesled;theinfealinventionwould
servehiorthispurposehtheaidofhispickaxe;dantes;after
thennerofalaborsavingpioneer;duganebetheupperrock
andtheohatsupportedit;filleditadeatch
byrollinghishandkerchiefinsaltpetrehelighteditandretiredthe
explosionsoonfolloitsbasebythe
terrificforceofthepoheloopieces;thousands
ofinseed;and
ahugesnake;liketheguardiandenofthetreasure;rolledhielf
alongindarkeningils;anddisappeared
dantesapproachedtheupperrock;houtanysupport;leaned
toheseatheintrepidtreasureseeker;and;
seleostsusceptibletoattack;
placedhisleverinoneofthecrevices;andstrainedeverynerveto
vethesstherock;alreadyshakenbytheexplosion;tottered
onitsbasedantesredoubledhisefforts;heseedlikeoneofthe
ancienttitans;ountainstohurlagainstthefather
ofthegodstheropointtopoin