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Dick, who had meanwhile been listening to all that was being said, without intruding on the conversation, busying himself in picking up shells for Miss Nell, and, occasionally, diverting Rover's attention by throwing a stick for him into the sea, happened to come across, just at this juncture, a queer-looking dark-coloured object that resembled an india-rubber tobacco-pouch more than anything else.
Their efforts had not been in vain, and each lad had been promoted to the next higher class, much to Randolph Rover's satisfaction and the joy of their tender-hearted Aunt Martha. "The boys are all right, even if they do love to play pranks," was Randolph Rover's comment, when he heard of the promotions. "I trust they improve their time during the term to come."
Their cabin was not altogether safe, for a shot might come through the rover's side and reach them; but, at the same time, they could from thence easily spring upon deck. They waited anxiously.
We'll set our course for the Spanish Main Where the great plate-galleons steer for Spain. Sing ho, sing hey, this life's but a day, Then live it free as a rover may. Then leave toil and cold to the lubbers that will bear it. The world's fat with gold, and we're the lads to share it. What though swift death is the rover's lot? We've played the game and we'll pay the shot.
It was Rover's fault, Mr. Grinder. He started the boys, and they all began to make fun of me. He wouldn't stop " "And then you fought like a pair of young tigers. Disgraceful! I will have to make an example of both of you." "I'd like to see Captain Putnam about the matter," said Sam boldly. At these words Jasper Grinder fairly trembled with suppressed anger.
Their eyes at once followed those of the smith, and no sooner did they see Ruby being led in irons to the boat, which lay in Port Hamilton, close to Sir Ralph the Rover's Ledge, than they uttered a yell of execration, and rushed with one accord to the rescue.
For the remainder of the night we kept anxiously looking over the taffrail, lest our enemy should have again made sail in chase. More than once I thought I saw the rover's shadowy form stealing up towards us through the darkness; but just as I expected to make it out clearly, to my great relief it dissipated into mist.
"They certainly don't look sad," was the noncommittal answer; and then the carriage swept up to the horse-block and the three boys alighted. "All of you, eh?" were Randolph Rover's first words. "Well, perhaps it is just as well so." "We simply couldn't stay behind, uncle," said Sam. "And we are dying to know what it all means."
"Never say die," shouted another, earnestly. "Three cheers for Ruby Brand!" exclaimed Forsyth, "hip! hip! hip! The cheer was given with the most vociferous energy, and then the men stood in melancholy silence on Ralph the Rover's Ledge, watching the boat that bore their comrade to the shore. That night our hero was lodged in the common jail of Arbroath.
Charley saw and heard all this during the whole of that long, exciting afternoon, and as he heard and saw it his heart swelled as if it would burst its prison-bars, his voice rang out wildly in the choruses, regardless alike of tune and time, and his spirit boiled within him as he quaffed the first sweet draught of a rover's life a life in the woods, the wild, free, enchanting woods, where all appeared in his eyes bright, and sunny, and green, and beautiful!
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