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The assumed cheerfulness of his manner produced a good effect, and even old Miss Weidermann plucked up heart a little as she saw him nonchalantly light a cigar as he disappeared with the steward below into the lazzarette. On deck Robertson and the mate were talking in low tones, as they assisted the second mate with the boats.
They were in two boats, and were deserters from a Brazilian man-of-war, which had gone ashore off Santos. He seemed to be very much frightened he was an undersized, quiet man and begged them to go on deck and remain there whilst he and the steward and such of the officers who were not ill with fever would get up a keg of rum from the lazzarette.
Suddenly the captain was felled by a blow on the head dealt him from behind, and the mate and those with him were at the same moment ordered by Almanza to come up out of the lazzarette. He told them that he was in possession of the ship, and that they would be shot down if they attempted to resist.
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