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Gascoyne, The Sandal Wood Trader

CHAPTER XXVIII
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And Corrie seems to like him, too, since he has come to know him better.

Besides, has he not saved my life, and Captain Montague's, and Corrie's?
Corrie tells me that he is very sorry for the wicked things he has done, and he thinks that if his life is spared he will become a good man.

Has he been very wicked, papa ?" "Yes, very wicked.

He has robbed many people of their goods, and has burnt and sunk their vessels." Alice looked horrified.
"But," continued her father, "I am convinced of the truth of his statement,--that he has never shed human blood.

Nevertheless, he has been very wicked, and the fact that he has such a powerful will, such commanding and agreeable manners, only makes his guilt the greater; for there is less excuse for his having devoted such powers and qualities to the service of Satan.


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