Half a minute passed without further sign.

Then they heard a light splash or two, and Mr.
Fogo pointed frantically at the line of the moon's reflection on the creek.
"There! Look--the boat!" Caleb whipped the blunderbuss up to his shoulder and shouted-- "Who be 'ee?
Darn 'ee, here goes--wan, two, dree, all to wanst!" He pulled the trigger.

A tongue of flame leapt forth and burst upon the night with a terrific explosion; and as Caleb fell backwards with the shock, the clumsy engine slipped from his fingers and fell with a clatter upon Mr.Fogo's instep.
When the pair recovered and looked forth again, the echoes had died away, and once more the night was tranquil.
Footnotes, Chapter XIX [1] A monotonous chant or burthen.
[2] A fiddler.
[3] Thick-set.
[4] Stout.
[5] Strength.
[6] Kin.
[7] A concealed compartment or drawer..