The merchant vessel : a sailor boy's voyages around the world . ^•^Sfe^. viewih^Uge. JIMS ESCAPE. 219 heart grew faint with fear that some unthought-of accidentmight defeat his well-laid scheme. Should the natives concludeto put some one else in the boat, and retain him ashore, orshould the wind fail, or, worse yet, the fleet of boats suddenlyheave in sight, he knew that his first, perhaps his only, chancefor deliverance was gone. But luckily the breeze held, the boatsdid not make their appearance, and the natives appeared tothink of anything else but his escape. When yet full two canoe loads
The merchant vessel : a sailor boy's voyages around the world . ^•^Sfe^. viewih^Uge. JIMS ESCAPE. 219 heart grew faint with fear that some unthought-of accidentmight defeat his well-laid scheme. Should the natives concludeto put some one else in the boat, and retain him ashore, orshould the wind fail, or, worse yet, the fleet of boats suddenlyheave in sight, he knew that his first, perhaps his only, chancefor deliverance was gone. But luckily the breeze held, the boatsdid not make their appearance, and the natives appeared tothink of anything else but his escape. When yet full two canoe loads remained upon the beach,Jim determined that he would venture no more. While along-side, and slowly passing in the wood, the anchor was silently runup to the bows, and, overturning the canoe with his foot, with ashout of exultation my friend jumped aboard, and wTith heartyswigs pulled up the mainsail, while the captain steered thevessel out of the harbor. For some moments the savages did not comprehend thedrift of the manoeuvre, so completely had Jims actions of thepre
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