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When he captured a prisoner, it seemed to delight his soul as much to torture and mutilate him before killing him as to take away whatever valuables he possessed. His reputation for ingenious wickedness spread all over the West Indies, so that the crews of Spanish ships, attacked by this demon, would rather die on their decks or sink to the bottom in their ships than be captured by L'Olonnois.
I hailed, I waved, I shouted, and I fear even cursed. Perhaps they thought some drunken fisherman was disporting himself; but certainly, a few moments later, we were rocking on the roll of the river, and the yacht was out of sight and sound around the next great bend. "It shall go hard but we overhaul yon varlet yet," said L'Olonnois grimly.
The canoes were hailed, and after having given an account of themselves they were asked if they knew anything about the pirate ship upon the coast. L'Olonnois understood very well that it would not do for him or his men to make answer to these inquiries, for their speech would have shown they did not belong to those parts.
He wished to give Spain a lesson which would make her understand that he was not to be interfered with in the execution of his enterprises, and he determined to allow himself the pleasure of personally teaching this lesson. As soon as a prisoner was brought to L'Olonnois he struck off his head, and this performance he continued, beginning with number one, and going on until he had counted ninety.
When L'Olonnois returned from the chase of the squirrel, he was all L'Olonnois and none Jimmy Henderson. The spell of his drama was upon him once more. "What ho, mate," he began, scowling most vilely at me, "the sun is high in the heavens, yet we linger here. Let us up anchor, hoist the top-gallant mast and set sail for the enemy."
Well, then, hardly had we three, Black Bart, Jean Lafitte and Henri L'Olonnois, seated ourselves at table for luncheon that day before I became sensible of a faint shadow at the saloon stair.
"We have everything we need for a long stay here. We can live chiefly by hunting and fishing for a month or so, until " "Until the fair captive has gave her consent," broke in L'Olonnois, also with enthusiasm. "Yes," said I, endeavoring a like enthusiasm. "Or, at least, until we find it needful to go inland to one of the live-oak islands. There are houses there.
"Wasn't he a awful desper't sort of pirate?" "He is said to have been." "It sounds like a awful desper't name," said Jimmy: "like as though he'd fill up his ship with captured maidens, an' put all rivals to the sword." "Such, indeed, shipmate," said I, "was his reputation." "Well," concluded L'Olonnois, "we couldn't think o' any better name'n that, because we know that is just what you would do."
Even thus equipped, I found them looking enviously at my walls, where hung weapons of many lands. I sent them to bed happier by telling them that, in the morning, they should select such as they chose for the equipment of our vessel. "Gee!" said Jean Lafitte again. "Gee! Gee!" He was so happy that I, too, was happy. It was L'Olonnois who changed that.
We sat silent, almost solemn for a moment, so sincere was my speech and so startling to them. But thanks to L'Olonnois and his saving book, illusion came to us once more in time. "Will ye be good brother and true pirate?" demanded L'Olonnois. "And will ye take the oath of blood?" "That I will!" said I. "Brothers and good shipmates all" broke in Jean Lafitte in a deep voice "what say ye?
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