Farout beyond the low rocks of the island a sail glinted on the dark tingwaters, and then another and, as the circle of their vision expanded, adozen more. one flew a Spanish flag and the other wasFrench, but Hal recognized neither. He led prayers twice a day and exhorted his seamen to gentle anddignified behaviour when they put into port although Hal knew that thisadvice was seldom followed. Do not lose patience.
In the silence, Hop cleared his throat noisily and read from thetranscript of the judgement passed upon Sir Francis by the Companycourt. I will obey the code of myKnighthood. They climbed down to the deck, and Hal went directly to the helm. leness of apes and swarming overthe gunwale, screened from the Dutch gunners by the rolling cloud ofsmoke.
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