Blueskin drew the knife
across his throat a second time, widening and deepening the wound; and
wrenching back the head to get it into a more favourable position, would
infallibly have severed it from the trunk, if the officers, who by this time had
recovered from their terror, had not thrown themselves upon him, and withheld
him. Bribed by a
certain Sir Rowland Trenchard, Jonathan kidnapped the carpenter's adopted son,
Thames Darrell, and placed him in the hands of a Dutch Skipper, with orders to
throw him overboard when he got out to sea; and though this was proved as clear
as day, the rascal managed matters so adroitly, and gave such a different
complexion to the whole affair, that he came off with flying colours. "When a man reaches the lowest scale through drink,
we call him a beachcomber. Why should you wish to forget
it? Unless it is that you did not enjoy it. . Selling out of the Army to take up his inheritance had spelled boredom to Gerald
Alderley. His
manner, however, was as stern and haughty as ever, and his glances retained
their accustomed fire. "
Here a murmur of amazement arose from the assemblage outside.
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