. The pearl divers of Roncador Reef, and other stories . n. She came through the lagoon very quickly,and, as she passed us. Captain Pasquale Zambra,standing on the after-deck, assailed us with a torrentof the foulest abuse, and his ruffianly crew brandishedtheir knives and threatened to cut our hearts out ifwe did not lift anchor and clear out of the lagoonwithin an hour. And, to emphasise their threats, oneof them jumped into the lower fore-rigging and firedsix shots at us with a revolver, badly wounding oneof our native sailors in the knee. Then, with achorus of foul gibes and curses from th
. The pearl divers of Roncador Reef, and other stories . n. She came through the lagoon very quickly,and, as she passed us. Captain Pasquale Zambra,standing on the after-deck, assailed us with a torrentof the foulest abuse, and his ruffianly crew brandishedtheir knives and threatened to cut our hearts out ifwe did not lift anchor and clear out of the lagoonwithin an hour. And, to emphasise their threats, oneof them jumped into the lower fore-rigging and firedsix shots at us with a revolver, badly wounding oneof our native sailors in the knee. Then, with achorus of foul gibes and curses from the motleyswarm of blackguards on her decks, the Margtieritewent ahead and brought to and anchored about twohundred yards distant. At this moment, all of the ships company, excepttwo, were on board, for we were engaged in turningin our lower rigging afresh, and the suddennessof this treacherous attack threw us into only for a few minutes. Almost choking with fury, old Hedriott—generallyso calm and quiet—bade me attend to the wounded i66. OXK OF THKM JUMTED INTO HUE LOWER FORE-RIGGING ANU I-IRKI) SIX SHOTS AT US WITH A REVOLVER. The Manurua and ^^ Marguerite man, and then his voice came to him, and it soundedlike the bellowing of a bull, as, striking his clenchedfist on the fife-rail, he thundered out: Men, come aft, and get your arms. Steward,pass up all the Sniders and a box of cartridges. Godhelping me, men, I shall show these bloody-mindedDago swine that though I am nigh on seventyyears of age, Lucas Hedriott is not afraid of agang of cut-throats. All the fighting blood of our semi-savage crewresponded to the old mans appeal, and they rushedaft to receive their Sniders, and at the same time Iheard the mate call for four hands to man a boatand bring off the two men who were on shore. The wounded man was a Gilbert Islander. Thepistol bullet had struck him on the knee-cap,fracturing it, then passed round to the back, andlodged just within the skin. Cutting it ou
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