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No sooner was our anchor down than the boat was launched over the side; the felucca's hatches were whipped off, and Carera, diving below, drew forth from some mysterious recess in the little cabin a stout canvas bag containing the two hundred doubloons which he had brought with him for the purpose of trading, whilst the crew, including Courtenay and myself, who were appropriately rigged for the occasion, roused up out of the hold sundry bales of canvas and clothing, coils of rope, casks of provisions, and other etceteras which had been purchased on Giuseppe's account and to his especial order, and for which he would pay in booty.
"Take some of this pie, Frank;" said Archer, as he handed me a huge plate of leafy reeking pie-crust, with a slice of fat steak, and a plump hen quail, and gravy, and etceteras, that might have made an alderman's mouth water; "and if you don't say it's the very best thing you ever tasted, you are not half so good a judge as I used to hold you.
"Ellbery did his poor best to shake her, but the old fool is half in love with her I left him raving about her pure soul and her other celestial etceteras." Mr. Rennett stroked his iron grey beard. "She's won," he said, but the other turned on him with a snarl. "Not yet!" he said almost harshly. "She hasn't won till Jimmy Meredith is dead or " "Or ?" repeated his partner significantly.
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