They have earnedthemselves the full fifty. They could hear the ship's bell tolling thewatches. God bless you, Captain, Ned Tyler called out. His father was fighting three Dutch seamen, all his attention lockedonto them.
A sailor in thebow of each boat held high a lantern to light their way, and thereflections danced like fireflies on the calm black surface of thelagoon. The curtains were closedto keep out the insects, so he could not be certain that there was onlyone person behind them. Seconds later the thunder of the cannonade and the blast ofhowling grape shot swept over them. It was a groundless superstition, but Hal humoured him in his belief.
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