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Thus, then, as evening fell, behold them spinning along that winding road where stood a certain ancient finger-post pointing the wayfarer: TO LONDON. TO HAWKHURST At sight of which weather-worn piece of timber. Barnabas must needs smile, though very tenderly, and thereafter fall a-sighing.
The signal muskets fired had told the pirates that they were discovered, and that, in all probability, they would meet with resistance; silence was, therefore, no longer of any advantage. "Oars, my lads! oars!" cried Hawkhurst. One boat ceased rowing, and soon afterwards the two others.
Cain narrated his fictitious disasters, but said nothing about his wound, the neglect of which would certainly have occasioned his death a very few days after he appeared at the trial, had he not fallen by the malignity of Hawkhurst.
He is my dear sister's only child, and it has been my great desire to have him brought up as a worthy successor to his brave father, as a soldier and a gentleman, and because I speak firmly and feel warmly upon the subject, you say, `Be just." "Well, well," cried the General, "you have struck me several times as being hard." "Yes, Sir Hawkhurst," assented the Doctor; "perhaps too hard."
I appeal to the whole of the crew. 'True true, replied the pirates; and Hawkhurst found himself again in the minority. 'Be it so. The chest of Francisco was handed into the boat. 'Is that all? cried Hawkhurst. 'My lads, am I to have no provisions or water? inquired Francisco. 'No, replied Hawkhurst. 'Yes yes, cried most of the pirates.
Edward Templemore gave one look at the gig as it conveyed Clara on board, and ordering Hawkhurst and Francisco to be taken to the launch, and a guard to be kept over them, went up, with the remainder of the men, in pursuit of the pirates.
The volley of musketry was more fatal: thirteen of the pirates were wounded, some of them severely. 'Well done, John Portuguese! cried Hawkhurst; 'by the holy poker! I never gave you credit for so much pluck. 'Which they shall pay dearly for, was the cool reply of Cain, as he still remained in his exposed situation.
Those on board, who were prepared to hoist in ingots of precious metal, had to receive nought but wounded men, and many of their comrades had remained dead on the shore. Their captain was melancholy and downcast. Hawkhurst was badly wounded, and obliged to be carried below as soon as he came on board.
"Why should not Hawkhurst, who knows the passage so well, be made to pilot us?" said the boatswain to those who were near him on the forecastle. "To be sure! let's have him up!" cried several of the crew; and some of them went down below. In a minute they reappeared with Hawkhurst, whom they led forward. He did not make any resistance, and the crew demanded that he should pilot the vessel.
With one blow from the pirate-captain, the head of Don Ribiera was severed to the shoulder; a second struck down the eldest son, while the sword of Hawkhurst passed through the body of the other. The Portuguese captain had already fallen, and the men no longer stood their ground. A general massacre ensued, and the bodies were thrown overboard as fast as the men were slaughtered.
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