Five chests stoodagainst the back wall. Earsbuzzing, Hal scrambled upright again and stared down in awe at thedevastation they had created. Fright them with cannon, Hal's father had instructed him, but sweeptheir decks with the cutlass, and he voiced his scorn for the rowdybut ineffectual art of naval gunnery. Keep quiet! he yelled, and kept on stabbing until her screams andsobs died away.
Gathered along thewaterfront were several hundred men, women and children. Gasping and choking, half-drowned and doused to the skin, Schreuderdragged himself across the deck to the shelter of the companionway. Hepaused before taking another step, steeling himself for the terribledisappointment of finding the anchorage deserted. I understand, Kleinhans agreed.
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