Beadle's Dime Novels No. 87: On the Deep — page 29: what you’re looking at

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LEFT BEHIND. | 81 “Tm of opinion that itll be a useless ambassadorship,” re- turned the first officer. “'Two boats ag’in one—” | “ No,” interrupted Capstan, “the boat is so far ahead of the one astern that it won’t get any assistance from its companion during the fight. I think Ican wind up the combat before the rear boat comes up. Jump in here—four more men from the cutter!” he added, turning toward the erew of that vessel. Up sprung the professor of languages, but before he could advance a step, four of his shipmates had leaped into the launch, “Oh, my!” exclaimed Quill, much disappointed, “this is really too bad! Don’t you want another man, captain? You'll find me quite serviceable—you will, really.” _ “Them spectacles of your’n are too ‘valleble’ to get smashed,” returned Capstan, “so you'd better stay where you are.” : “Tam to go with you, of course,’ said Block, as the skip- per, motioned him toward the cutter. ‘ Surely you don’t in- tend to leave me behind ?” . “ Ay, ay; you must take charge of the other boat.” “Yd rather make one of your party,’ answered Block, “Why not let Loring stay with the cutter, It strikes me that this is another ‘new-for-wrong!’” . “JT can’t take you,” returned the captain, decidedly. “ Your knowledge of womankind makes it necessary, of a sartainty, that you, of all others, shouldn’t get hurt. Miss Greenville needs somebody that ‘surmises’ her, and you're the man, Block—ay, ay, you’re the man.” “My knowledge of woman isn’t to be imputed,” said Block, bowing low to Grace; “and, of course, much as I'd like to Commingle in the fray, ?m bound to be observant to the Wishes of them that requires me.” , So saying, he: stepped into the cutter, and, whirling the head of the launch around, Capstan ordered his men to pull. Away went the boat with arrowy speed, and, in a few minutes, it was within a fathom of the one occupied by the astonished Malays, “ Now, then, lads!” gritted the skipper, through his teeth, “now, then, stand up !” . cConniclooks.com