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Outward Bound

CHAPTER X
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Can't you understand that ?" "Hush up! Some one is coming," said Wilton, as he walked away from the brig.
"Here! who is that ?" demanded Mr.Lowington, as he saw Wilton moving away from the lock-up.
"No.

59, sir--Wilton," replied he.

"I was just going on deck to find you, sir." "To find me ?" asked the principal.
"Yes, sir.

Shuffles called me when I was passing, and wished me to tell you he wanted to see you very much.

I was just going after you, sir." "If there is any blame, sir, it rests on me," interposed Shuffles, through the bars of his prison.
Mr.Lowington unlocked the door of the brig, and entered, followed by Mr.Agneau, leaving Wilton to congratulate himself on the result of the lies he had uttered.
"I am told you wish to see me, Shuffles," said the principal.
"Yes, sir; I wish to say that I am extremely sorry for what I have done." "I thought you were crazy when you refused to obey; and now I find you were." "I had been drinking, sir, I confess." "Mr.Agneau has told me your story; it is not necessary to repeat it now.


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