He returned in minutes. When he reachedthe place where the ledge widened and the cleft split the face, hepaused to examine the rocks that blocked the entrance. The reprieve? she asked. Mister Winterton! he roared at Vincent, who crouched below thehatch-coaming close at hand with a halfdozen sailors sheltering on thecompanion behind him.
Jiti had told Aboli they were holding thefrigate's loyal crew in the main hold. One or two more emerged from where they had been skulking in theforest. Signal from theshore! Hal turned quickly with the cloak swirling about him. Cut her loose! he ordered.
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