| "The quartermaster fired his two pistols, and the man fell" | Frontispiece |
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| "The two valets had at night carried off his body" | 4 |
| "Lower your flag or I will sink you" | 10 |
| "It is I, Peter Vignerolles" | 14 |
| "Running forward, stepped into the water" | 29 |
| "Open the cover a little way to look at the compass" | 36 |
| "At them, lads" | 39 |
| "We buried them at the spot that we agreed on" | 48 |
| "Stab you under the shoulder in a dark alley" | 61 |
| "Kiss my hand—do something lover-like" | 68 |
| "I want your company" | 74 |
"Fighting across the body of a third who lay prone and prostrate
with Giles' foot upon his body" | 83 |
| "This is the son of your king. I charge you with his care" | 96 |
| "Master Peel," she cried; "the house is empty and all in disorder" | 108 |
| "I shouted, and tried to reach my dagger" | 116 |
| "I got a fair blow at him from aloft" | 119 |
| "Knocked him fairly off his legs" | 131 |
| "I shall try to stop them" | 137 |
| "Major Warrington?" he said | 146 |
| "You are our prisoner" | 155 |
"The sight and sounds that met him were such as he had never
before encountered" | 167 |
| "The woman shrank from him" | 174 |
| "The quartermaster fired his two pistols, and the man fell" | 180 |
| "You have come back to your senses, eh?" | 189 |
| "That hand no good—cut thumb off" | 198 |
| "Jist tie my 'ands agin, will yer, Tom?" | 203 |
| "The two men met like conflicting whirlwinds" | 215 |
| "Is it a h'angel?" | 222 |
| "Kittie, who played a much stronger game" | 230 |
| "You may have a visit from the blackguards before the night's out" | 235 |
"The passing of a body of Mashona or Matabele warriors
on the warpath" | 245 |
"Bruce felt impelled to look upon Uncle Ben's body once
more before leaving it" | 255 |
| "The lad picked up a stone to throw at the evil-looking creature" | 265 |
| "Suddenly there arose a wild yell aloft of 'Man overboard!'" | 272 |
"Ned seemed to stumble or throw himself backwards over the
gunwale of the boat" | 285 |
| "I met with nothing remarkable until I reached its farther extremity" | 291 |
| "You'll know me when you next see me" | 305 |
| "Good sport! good sport!" | 310 |
| "In a second he would have torn Lindsay to pieces" | 315 |
| "He sh
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