[Cutlass and Cudgel by George Manville Fenn]@TWC D-Link bookCutlass and Cudgel CHAPTER THIRTY THREE 5/9
Not hurt, are you ?" "No," said Archy hoarsely. "Who are you? What were they going to do with you ?" "Don't you know me, Mr Gurr ?" "Mr Raystoke!" The rest of his speech, if he said anything, was drowned in a hearty cheer as the men pressed round. "Well, I am glad!" cried the master.
"We've been ashore a dozen times, my lad, and searched everywhere, till the skipper thought you must have run away." "Run away!" cried Archy huskily.
"I've been a prisoner." "Those were smugglers, then ?" "Yes," cried Archy; "but they shall smart for all this.
I know where all their hiding-places are, and we'll hunt them down." "Hooray!" shouted the men. "Were you looking for me ?" "Well, not to-night, my lad.
Making a bit of a patrol," said Gurr. "The skipper thought that perhaps we might run against something or another, and we have and no mistake.
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