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Among them came a chief called Kahoora, who was pointed out as the leader of those who attacked the crew of the Adventure's boat, and was said actually to have killed Mr Rowe, the officer in command.
'Then that's all right. Do I understand that you propose to come in with me? 'Of course I do, what do you suppose I've come for? What nonsense you are talking. 'I hope that you will still continue to consider it nonsense by the time this little adventure's done.
One of their constant visitors was a man Cook calls Kahoura, who was pointed out as having been the leader at the massacre of the Adventure's men, and it was a matter of surprise to the natives that having him in his power Cook did not kill him; but after the fullest possible enquiry Cook believed it was best to let matters rest, as the attack had evidently arisen out of a sudden quarrel, and was totally unpremeditated.
I liked adventure for adventure's sake, and cared nothing for the constant peril of detection. Strange how easily one can be enticed from a life of honesty into one of fraud, especially if the inducements held out are an adequate recompense for any qualm of conscience. The actions of our friend, Sir Charles Blythe, were also rather puzzling.
Dick Chichester to let the reader into a secret had, upon the first appearance of the Spanish ship, been greatly exercised in his mind lest he should fail in courage when the two ships came to blows; but with the discharge of the first shot the queer agitated feeling which he had mistaken for fear completely passed away, and was instantly forgotten; and now, his services being no longer required at the helm, he armed himself with a handspike snatched from the deck, and, watching his opportunity, flung himself from the Adventure's poop into the enemy's mizzen chains, climbing thence to the Spaniard's poop, where was no one to oppose him.
"I fear me, Cuthbert, this is far from the spirit in which we awhile ago agreed that men should go to the holy war." Cuthbert hung his head a little. "Ay, Father Francis, men; but I am a boy," he said, "and after all, boys are fond of adventure for adventure's sake.
But it was only when he came to Sir Launcelot that he heard the other news that he could go forth with the other two on adventure's way. He was glad that he could go with these two who were also young for he could himself adventure so much the more readily. He would have been abashed to do so with knights such as his own lord or Sir Launcelot and Sir Gawaine.
The Arthur of history was engaged in a life-long struggle with an enemy that threatened to rob his people of home, of country, and of freedom; in the stories, the king and his knights, like Richard Coeur-de-Lion, sought adventure for adventure's sake, or, as in the case of Sir Peredur, took fantastic vows for the love of a lady.
"I take back those words of mine about poetry and romance. You've got the right point of view, after all. And you are the kind of man the Legion wants, the born soldier, lover of adventure for adventure's sake. That's the Legion's motto, for the Legion itself must be Dieu et Patrie for most of its sons. I've done my duty as a friend in warning you to go where life is easier.
Finding that several of the Adventure's crew were very sick, Cook immediately sent out boats for a supply of scurvy grass, and: "gave orders that it should be boiled with wheat and portable broth every morning for breakfast, and with peas and broth for dinner, knowing from experience that these vegetables, thus dressed, are extremely beneficial in removing all manner of scorbutic complaints."
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