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I Saw Three Ships and Other Winter Tales

CHAPTER IX
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You begin to excite my admiration.
I shall undoubtedly shoot you before I'm taken, but it shall be your comfort to die amid expressions of esteem." "You'm mistaken.

I came to save 'ee, if you'll be quick." "How ?" "I've a load of ore-weed outside, in the cart.

By the lie o' the cottage none can spy ye while you slip underneath it; but I'll fetch a glance round, to make sure.

Underneath it you'll be safe, and I'll drive 'ee past the sailors, and send 'em on here to search." "You develop apace.

But perhaps you'll admit a flaw in your scheme.
What on earth induced you to imagine I should trust you ?" "Man, I reckoned all that.


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