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Israel Potter

CHAPTER XVI
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I thought that was his voice hailing.

It was Captain Paul's voice that somehow put me up to this deed." "Captain Paul is the devil for putting men up to be tigers.

But where are the rest of the crew ?" "Overboard." "What ?" cried the officer; "come on board the Ranger.

Captain Paul will use you for a broadside." Taking the moaning man along with them, and leaving the cutter untenanted by any living soul, the boat now left her for the enemy's ship.

But ere they reached it the man had expired.
Standing foremost on the deck, crowded with three hundred men, as Israel climbed the side, he saw, by the light of battle-lanterns, a small, smart, brigandish-looking man, wearing a Scotch bonnet, with a gold band to it.
"You rascal," said this person, "why did your paltry smack give me this chase?
Where's the rest of your gang ?" "Captain Paul," said Israel, "I believe I remember you.


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