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Cormorant Crag

CHAPTER THIRTY FOUR
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If you try to run _il faut_ shooter zis time." "_Parole d'honneur_ for to-day," said Vince.

"After to-day I shall try to escape." "It is _bon_--good," said the captain, laughing.

"After to-day--yais.
Zere, valk you down to ze boat.

I like you bose.

If you had been cry boy, and go down on your knees, and zay, `Oh, pray don't,' I kick you.
_En avant_!" He clapped his hand upon Vince's shoulder, and walked with both to the boat, signing to them to enter and go right forward, where they seated themselves in the bows while he took his place in the stern.
"Oh, Cinder!" whispered Mike, with a look of admiration at his friend, "I wish I'd had the heart to speak to him like that." "What ?" whispered back Vince, "why, I never felt so frightened in my life.


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