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Title: The three midshipmen
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Kingston, William Henry Giles, 1814-1880
Subjects: Slave trade Africa -- Fiction
Publisher: New York, E.P. Dutton & Co
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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t off and alarm the town, sothey stood under the dark shade of a wall, deliberating what was to bedone. They watched him for some time, and ascertained that, like aclock-work figure, he always made the same round at the same pace. We shall have time to get across the square and to seize him beforehe makes his round, observed Murray. Adair signified that he thoughtthe same, as did Wasser. Then, added Murray, you and I, Paddy, will seize him, whileWasser lets Jack out of the prison, and he can come and help us bindand gag the sentry. Now is our time, whispered Murray. One, two, three, andaway! Down the square they dashed at full speed. Paddy leapedlike a wild man of the woods on a sudden on the astonished sentrysback, and pressed his hand tightly over his mouth, while Murraygrasped his musket, putting his hand on the pan, to prevent it going off(he need not have taken so much trouble, as it had no flint in it), whileWasser climbed up to the top of the hut, where he had ascertained there
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PADDY LEAFED ON THE ASTONISHED SENTRYS BACK. THE THREE MIDSHIPMEN. 203 was a hole. It was his honest countenance Jack saw looking down uponhim. Jack little thought all the time how near his friends were, and whatessential service they were rendering him. Wasser put down his hand,and Jack catching it, Wasser, with a strong tug, enabled him to graspSome of the rafters. Jack very quickly was on the roof, and seeing twonegro lads struggling with the sentry, guessing that they were in someway trying to serve him, leapt down to help them. The sentry had verylittle chance against four stout lads, and so they soon had him down andgagged, and dragged inside the hut. JSTow run, run, whispered Wasser, no moment lose. Away they all ran as hard as they could pelt. They reached the pali-sade and began to scramble over it. Jack had not recognized any of hisdeliverers, but he was much obliged to the little black fellows for the helpthey had afforded him. Just then a dog barked, then a mans voice wash

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