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"Captain," says he, "what notions can I have which wouldn't be in any sane head? This island's a death-trap, and the sooner we're off it the better for our healths. What's happened to the ship, the Lord only knows! At a guess I would say that an accident's overtook her. Why should a man leave his shipmates if it isn't by an accident?
Mister Jacob is not the one to go psalm-singing when he knows we're short of victuals and cooped up here like rats in a trap! Not he, as I'm a living man! Then an accident's overtook him; he doesn't come, because he can't come, which, as my old father used to say, was the best of reasons. Putting two and two together, I should speak for sailing away without him, which is plain reason anyway."
"Oh, no, it wasn't," cried Bob; "an accident's where you can't help it where a boat upsets, or a horse falls down, or a wheel falls off, or you slip over the edge of the cliff." "Well, that was an accident too," I said; "wasn't he nearly drowned?" "No," cried Bob, "not nearly; and how could it be an accident when he crept into the hole, and turned round and stuck fast when he tried to get out?"
"I'm goin' to get out," announced Peletiah, in a tone that convinced Joel that remonstrance was useless. "No, you mustn't," cried Joel, "and you can't, either, for th' accident's comin' now," he added cheerfully.
You understand why it is necessary that it should be restored to her Highness. I need say no more." "You shall have it to-night, sir," said the man. "Of course your Excellency will hold me harmless in case of accident." "Psha!" answered the Minister; "I will pay you half the money beforehand; such is my confidence in you. Accident's impossible if you take your measures properly.
"Do you understand?" she said, still in a sharp voice. "Understand what?" "That I'm altered, that the accident's altered me very much?" "I know. The doctor said something. But you look all right." "From there." The trembling seized her again. "Well, but it can't be so bad " "It is. Don't move! Fritz " "Well?" "You do you care for me?" "Of course I do, old girl. Why, you know "
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