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sisfor
thatreasonihavegivenorderstopasstheisland,for,asyousee,the
fireisbehindus”
”butthisfire”ntinuedfranz”itseetoratherreassuringthan
otherenobeseenlightafire”
”oh,thatgoesfoothing,”saidgaetano”ifyoucanguessthe
positionoftheislandinthedarkness,youhatthefire
thesideorfroianosa,butonlyfrohesea”
”youthink,then,thisfireindicatesthepresenceofunpleasant
neighbors”
”thatisustfindout,”retuedgaetano,fixinghiseyeson
thisterrestrialstar
”ho”
”youshallsee”gaetanonsultedpanions,andafterfive
nutesdisanoeuvreedhevesselto
tackabout,theyretuedthee,andinafeinutes
thefiredisappeared,hiddenbyanelevationofthelandthepilot
againchangedtheurseoftheboat,he
island,andhinfiftypacesofitgaetanolohesail,
andtheboatcatorestallthisthe
ntthattheirurseawordwasspoken
gaetano,heexpedition,hadtakenallthe
responsibilityonhielf;thefoursailorsfixedtheireyesonhi
selvesinreadinesstorow
ahankstothedarkness,bedifficultasfor
franz,heexanedhisarostolness;hehadtwo
doublebarrelledgunsandarifle;heloadedthelookedatthe
pring,andethecaptainhadthrownoff
hisvestandshirt,andsecuredhistrousersroundhis;hisfeet
ockingstotakeoff;afterthese
preparationsheplacedhisfingeronhislips,andloself
noiselesslyintothesea,stoheshorehsuchprecaution
thatitpossibletoheartheslightestsound;heuldonly
betracedbythephosphorescentlineinhisracksoon
disappeared;itthathehadtouchedtheshoreeveryoneon
boardreinedtionlessforhalfanhour,elunoustrack
red
franzandthesailorsinunison
”theyarespanishsgglers,”saidhe;”theyhavetan
bandits”
”andugglers”
”alas,”retuedthecaptainostprofoundpity,
”alohelponeanotherveryoftenthebanditsarehard
pressedbygendarsorcarbineers;heyseeavessel,andgood
felloeanddendhospitalityofus;you
cantrefusehelptoapoorhunteddevil;,andfor
greatersecurityandouttoseathisstsusnothing,andsaves
thelife,oratleasttheliberty,ofafelloure,he
firstoesafespotwhere
houtinterruption”
”ah”saidfranz,”thenyouareasggleroccasionally,gaetano”
”yourexcellency,ustlivesohoiling
ierably
”thenyouknoenontecristo”
”oh,yes,asons,andregnizeeachotherby
signs”
”anddoyouthinkhingtofearifweland”
”nothingatall;sgglersarenotthieves”
”butthesets”saidfranz,calculatingthechancesof
peril
”itisnottheirfaultthattheyarebandits,butthatofthe
authorities”
”howso”
”beadeastiff,asifitina
rsiself”
”eanbyhavingdeastiffhavingassassinatedan”
saidfranz,ntinuinghisinvestigation
”ianthattheyhavekilledanene,
thing,”retuedthecaptain
”an,”letusdendhospitalityofthese
sgglersandbanditsdoyouthinktheyit”
”houtdoubt”
”hoanyarethey”
”four,andthetakesix”
”justouuer,sothatiftheyprovetroubleso,o
holdthene,steertontecristo”
”yes,butyourexcellencyitustotakealldueprecautions”
”byallans,beasore
thanpert,iexhortyou”
”silence,then”saidgaetano
everyoneobeyedforanionin
itstruelight,ithedarknessh
sailorshedidnotknoobedevotedto
hihathehadseveralthousandfrancsinhisbelt,andwho
hadoftenexanedhisiful,ifnoth
envy,atleasthcuriosityontheotherhand,hetoland,
en,onanislandhhad,indeed,
averyreligiousna,buttofranzlikelytoafford
hiuugglersandbanditsthehistory
ofthescuttledvessels,probableduringtheday,
seedveryprobableatnight;placedashewopossible
sourcesofdanger,hekepthiseyeonthecrew,andhisguninhis
handthesailorshadagainhoistedsail,andthevesselore
cleavingtheore
aingshorealongheboatwas
sailing,andthen,astheyroundedarockypoint,hesaore
brilliantthanever,andaboutitfiveorsixpersonsseatedtheblaze
illunedtheseaforahundredpacesaroundgaetanoskirtedthelight,
carefullykeepingtheboatintheshadohen,heye
thefire,hesteeredtothecentreofthecircle,singingafishing
song,ofpanionssungthechorusatthefirstwordsof
thesongthenseatedroundthefirearoseandapproachedthe
landingplace,theireyesfixedontheboat,evidentlyseekingto
knoersheirintentionstheysoon
appearedsatisfiedandretuedhtheexceptionofone,who
reinedattheshoretotheirfire,athecarcassofagoatwas
roastingheboatanon
thebeach,safterthennerof
asentinel,andcried,”esthere”insardinianfranzolly
ckedbothbarrelsgaetanothenexchangedafean
hetravellerdidnotunderstand,butlynceed
hi”e,orreiningnito”asked
thecaptain
”nastrestunknoerelysayiafrenchntravel
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sisfor
thatreasonihavegivenorderstopasstheisland,for,asyousee,the
fireisbehindus”
”butthisfire”ntinuedfranz”itseetoratherreassuringthan
otherenobeseenlightafire”
”oh,thatgoesfoothing,”saidgaetano”ifyoucanguessthe
positionoftheislandinthedarkness,youhatthefire
thesideorfroianosa,butonlyfrohesea”
”youthink,then,thisfireindicatesthepresenceofunpleasant
neighbors”
”thatisustfindout,”retuedgaetano,fixinghiseyeson
thisterrestrialstar
”ho”
”youshallsee”gaetanonsultedpanions,andafterfive
nutesdisanoeuvreedhevesselto
tackabout,theyretuedthee,andinafeinutes
thefiredisappeared,hiddenbyanelevationofthelandthepilot
againchangedtheurseoftheboat,he
island,andhinfiftypacesofitgaetanolohesail,
andtheboatcatorestallthisthe
ntthattheirurseawordwasspoken
gaetano,heexpedition,hadtakenallthe
responsibilityonhielf;thefoursailorsfixedtheireyesonhi
selvesinreadinesstorow
ahankstothedarkness,bedifficultasfor
franz,heexanedhisarostolness;hehadtwo
doublebarrelledgunsandarifle;heloadedthelookedatthe
pring,andethecaptainhadthrownoff
hisvestandshirt,andsecuredhistrousersroundhis;hisfeet
ockingstotakeoff;afterthese
preparationsheplacedhisfingeronhislips,andloself
noiselesslyintothesea,stoheshorehsuchprecaution
thatitpossibletoheartheslightestsound;heuldonly
betracedbythephosphorescentlineinhisracksoon
disappeared;itthathehadtouchedtheshoreeveryoneon
boardreinedtionlessforhalfanhour,elunoustrack
red
franzandthesailorsinunison
”theyarespanishsgglers,”saidhe;”theyhavetan
bandits”
”andugglers”
”alas,”retuedthecaptainostprofoundpity,
”alohelponeanotherveryoftenthebanditsarehard
pressedbygendarsorcarbineers;heyseeavessel,andgood
felloeanddendhospitalityofus;you
cantrefusehelptoapoorhunteddevil;,andfor
greatersecurityandouttoseathisstsusnothing,andsaves
thelife,oratleasttheliberty,ofafelloure,he
firstoesafespotwhere
houtinterruption”
”ah”saidfranz,”thenyouareasggleroccasionally,gaetano”
”yourexcellency,ustlivesohoiling
ierably
”thenyouknoenontecristo”
”oh,yes,asons,andregnizeeachotherby
signs”
”anddoyouthinkhingtofearifweland”
”nothingatall;sgglersarenotthieves”
”butthesets”saidfranz,calculatingthechancesof
peril
”itisnottheirfaultthattheyarebandits,butthatofthe
authorities”
”howso”
”beadeastiff,asifitina
rsiself”
”eanbyhavingdeastiffhavingassassinatedan”
saidfranz,ntinuinghisinvestigation
”ianthattheyhavekilledanene,
thing,”retuedthecaptain
”an,”letusdendhospitalityofthese
sgglersandbanditsdoyouthinktheyit”
”houtdoubt”
”hoanyarethey”
”four,andthetakesix”
”justouuer,sothatiftheyprovetroubleso,o
holdthene,steertontecristo”
”yes,butyourexcellencyitustotakealldueprecautions”
”byallans,beasore
thanpert,iexhortyou”
”silence,then”saidgaetano
everyoneobeyedforanionin
itstruelight,ithedarknessh
sailorshedidnotknoobedevotedto
hihathehadseveralthousandfrancsinhisbelt,andwho
hadoftenexanedhisiful,ifnoth
envy,atleasthcuriosityontheotherhand,hetoland,
en,onanislandhhad,indeed,
averyreligiousna,buttofranzlikelytoafford
hiuugglersandbanditsthehistory
ofthescuttledvessels,probableduringtheday,
seedveryprobableatnight;placedashewopossible
sourcesofdanger,hekepthiseyeonthecrew,andhisguninhis
handthesailorshadagainhoistedsail,andthevesselore
cleavingtheore
aingshorealongheboatwas
sailing,andthen,astheyroundedarockypoint,hesaore
brilliantthanever,andaboutitfiveorsixpersonsseatedtheblaze
illunedtheseaforahundredpacesaroundgaetanoskirtedthelight,
carefullykeepingtheboatintheshadohen,heye
thefire,hesteeredtothecentreofthecircle,singingafishing
song,ofpanionssungthechorusatthefirstwordsof
thesongthenseatedroundthefirearoseandapproachedthe
landingplace,theireyesfixedontheboat,evidentlyseekingto
knoersheirintentionstheysoon
appearedsatisfiedandretuedhtheexceptionofone,who
reinedattheshoretotheirfire,athecarcassofagoatwas
roastingheboatanon
thebeach,safterthennerof
asentinel,andcried,”esthere”insardinianfranzolly
ckedbothbarrelsgaetanothenexchangedafean
hetravellerdidnotunderstand,butlynceed
hi”e,orreiningnito”asked
thecaptain
”nastrestunknoerelysayiafrenchntravel
... </P></TD>