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”ikneugglers；butithoughtthatsincethecaptureof
algiers；andthedestructionoftheregency；piratesexistedonlyinthe
ronarryat”
”yourexcellencyisstaken；therearepirates；likethebanditswho
inatedbypopeleoxii；and；
everyday；robtravellersatthegatesofrohasnotyourexcellency
heardthatthefrenchchargedaffairesonthsagohin
fivehundredpacesofvelletri”
”oh；yes；iheardthat”
”hen；if；likeus；yourexcellencylivedatlegho；youwould
hear；froitoti；thatalittlerchantvessel；oranenglish
yachtthatedatbastia；atportoferrajo；oratcivita
vecchia；hasnotarrived；nooneknoeofit；but；
doubtless；ithasstruckonarockandfounderednohisrockithas
thasbeenalongandnarroannedbysixoreightn；who
havesurprisedandplunderedit；sodarkandstoight；nearso
desertandglooisland；asbanditsplunderacarriageintherecesses
ofaforest”
”but；”askedfranz；ofthe
boat；”plaintothefrench；
sardinian；ortusents”
”anoile
”yes；why”
”because；inthefirstplace；theytransferfrohevesseltotheirown
boatevertheythinkhtaking；thentheybindthecrewhandand
foot；theyattachtoeveryonesneckafourandtypoundball；a
largeholeis；andthentheyleaveher
attheendoftennutesthevesselbeginstorollheavilyandsettle
doonegunlgoesunder；thentheotherthentheyliftand
sinkagain；andbothgounderatonceallatoncetheresanoiselike
acannonthatstheairblohedecksoontheerrushes
outofthescupperholeslikeaing；thevesselgivesalast
groan；spinsroundandround；anddisappears；fogavastwhirlpool
intheoinutesnothingbut
theeyeofgodcanseethevesselofthe
seadoyouunderstandnoplaintsare
detothegovent；andhevesselneverreachesport”
itisprobablethatifgaetanohadrelatedthisprevioustoproposing
theexpedition；franzated；butnohattheyhad
started；hethoughtitodrakhewasoneof
thosenrashlyurtdanger；butifdangerpresentsitself；
batitostunalterableolnesscalndresolute；he
treatedanyperilasheed
itsprobablethodofapproach；retreated；ifatall；asapointof
strategyandnotfroseeanopeningforattack；
andoryatasinglethrust”bah”saidhe；”ihavetravelled
throughsicilyandcalabriaihavesailedtonthsinthe
archipelago；andyetineversaheshadoora
pirate”
”ididnottellyourexyourproject；”
repliedgaetano；”butyouquestioned；andihaveanshats
all”
”yes；andyouversationisstinteresting；andasioenjoy
itaslongaspossible；steerfotecristo”
theadesixorsevenknotsanhour；and
theyheendoftheirvoyageastheydrewnear
theislandseedtoliftfrohesea；andtheairhat
theyuldalreadydistinguishtherocksheapedononeanother；like
cannonballsinanarsenal；hgreenbushesandtreesgrohe
crevicesasforthesailors；althoughtheyappearedperfectlytranquil
yetitthattheyhealert；andthattheycarefully
chedtheglassysurfaceoverheyha
fes；htheiresails；heywere
ilesofntecristohesunbegantosetbehind
rsica；ountainsappearedagainstthesky；shoheirrugged
peaksinboldrelief；thisssofrock；likethegiantadastor；rose
deadahead；afordablebarrier；andinterceptingthelightthatgilded
itsssivepeakssothatthevoyagerstlebylittle
theshadoedtodrivebeforeitthelastraysof
theexpiringday；atlasttherefletofthe
untain；pausedaninstant；likethefierycrestofavolcano；
thenglooraduallyveredthesuitasithadveredthebase；and
theislandnoountainthatgreinually
darker；halfanhourafter；thenightedark
fortunately；therinersotheselatitudes；andknewevery
roidstofthisobscurityfranz
houtuneasinessrsicahadlongsincedisappeared；and
ntecristoitselfed；likethe
lynx；toseeinthedark；andthepiloteereddidnotevincethe
slightesthesitationanhourhadpassedsincethesunhadset；when
franzfanass；
butheuldnotpreciselykeoutitoexcite
therthofthesailorsbystakingafloatingcloudforland；he
reinedsilent；suddenlyagreatlightappearedonthestrand；land
ghtreseleacloud；butthefireeteor”isthis
light”askedhe
”hush”saidthecaptain；”itisafire”
”butyoutoldtheislanded”
”isaidthereationsonit；butisaidalsothatit
servedsotisasaharborforsgglers”
”andforpirates”
”andforpirates；”retuedgaetano；repeatingfranz
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sisfor
thatreasonihavegivenorderstopasstheisland；for；asyousee；the
fireisbehindus”
”butthisfire”ntinuedfranz”itseetoratherreassuringthan
otherenobeseenlightafire”
”oh；thatgoesfoothing；”saidgaetano”ifyoucanguessthe
positionoftheislandinthedarkness；youhatthefire
thesideorfroianosa；butonlyfrohesea”
”youthink；then；thisfireindicatesthepresenceofunpleasant
neighbors”
”thatisustfindout；”retuedgaetano；fixinghiseyeson
thisterrestrialstar
”ho”
”youshallsee”gaetanonsultedpanions；andafterfive
nutesdisanoeuvreedhevesselto
tackabout；theyretuedthee；andinafeinutes
thefiredisappeared；hiddenbyanelevationofthelandthepilot
againchangedtheurseoftheboat；he
island；andhinfiftypacesofitgaetanolohesail；
andtheboatcatorestallthisthe
ntthattheirurseawordwasspoken
gaetano；heexpedition；hadtakenallthe
responsibilityonhielf；thefoursailorsfixedtheireyesonhi
selvesinreadinesstorow
ahankstothedarkness；bedifficultasfor
franz；heexanedhisarostolness；hehadtwo
doublebarrelledgunsandarifle；heloadedthelookedatthe
pring；andethecaptainhadthrownoff
hisvestandshirt；andsecuredhistrousersroundhis；hisfeet
ockingstotakeoff；afterthese
preparationsheplacedhisfingeronhislips；andloself
noiselesslyintothesea；stoheshorehsuchprecaution
thatitpossibletoheartheslightestsound；heuldonly
betracedbythephosphorescentlineinhisracksoon
disappeared；itthathehadtouchedtheshoreeveryoneon
boardreinedtionlessforhalfanhour；elunoustrack
red
franzandthesailorsinunison
”theyarespanishsgglers；”saidhe；”theyhavetan
bandits”
”andugglers”
”alas；”retuedthecaptainostprofoundpity；
”alohelponeanotherveryof