Part 42 (2/2)
”Ah! I s'pose so,” said the sler, in a hoarse whisper ”I've escaped for a bit, but they're after me I s'pose they felt I should coerly, ”is she all right, Master Aleck?”
”Yes I've seen her two or three tiler, sharply, and his eyes glittered fiercely again
”To look and see if you were co, of course”
”Yes, of course,” said the man, in a peculiar manner, and a curious se to escape?”
”Jumped overboard and swam for it”
”From the cutter's boat?”
”No, from the sloop's port-hole, my lad But what about the cutter's boat?” he added, with a sharply questioning look
”She cao”
”Looking forTellabout him?”
”Me? Hush, don't talk! The cutter'sullies now They see ely rin
”Yes; I never knew there was a way down here”
”Been often, I s'pose?”
”Been often? Why, I'd just got here when I heard you co”
”Ahoy!” caain, Eben,” cried Aleck, forgetting everything else now in the excitement of his discovery ”You heard it?”
”Yes, I heard it,” said the rimly
”I heard it yesterday too,” continued Aleck ”Some poor fellow has fallen down the cliff soet down to him”
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”What for?” he said, hoarsely