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Newton Forster

CHAPTER XII
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At ten o'clock the double lights on the Lizard were on their starboard bow.

They hauled up upon the larboard tack with the ebb-tide, and having passed the Lizard, kept away for Mount's Bay, to avoid the chance of falling in with any of the king's vessels, and being again impressed.

At daylight they ran in under St Michael's Mount, and once more stepped upon English ground.

Here, as by previous agreement, they divided the provisions, and took farewell of each other.
"Good-bye, gentlemen," said Collins; "allow me to observe that, for once, you may think yourselves fortunate in having been placed in my very respectable company!".


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