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Symzonia: Voyage of Discovery
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Captain Adam Seaborn
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While
this
war
of
words
was
going
on,
Mr.
Boneto,
who
was
below,
hearing
high
words
on
deck,
came
up
with
his
hanger
and
pistols;
and
the
steward
brought
me
mine,
but
I
ordered
him
to
put
them
up
again,
saying,
if
the
men
will
not
listen
to
reason,
we
will
give
up
the
voyage.
The
truth
was,
I
felt
sensible
that
had
I
been
possessed
of
my
pistols
at
the
outset,
I
should
certainly
have
shot
Mr.
Slim;
but
at
this
time
the
irritation
of
the
first
impulse
had
subsided
a
little.
I
had
had
time
to
cool.
Mr.
Albicore
was
standing
by
my
side,
as
mute
as
a
fish,
waiting
for
orders.
The
boatswain,
Jack
Whiffle
his
mate,
and
a
number
of
the
best
men,
had
joined
Will
Mackerel's
party;
while
those
who
adhered
to
Slim
were
the
poorest
seamen,
and
most
timid
men
in
the
ship,
though
at
the
same
time
the
most
noisy.
How
the
matter
would
have
terminated
but
for
a
lucky
occurrence
is
doubtful.
The
vessel
was
running
on
her
course
during
this
contest,
with
no
one
on
the
look
out:
a
splash
in
the
water,
close
aboard
to
windward,
drew
my
attention
that
way;
it
was
a
seal.
At
the
same
moment
I
observed
the
water
to
be
discoloured,
and
instantly
ordered
the
engine
to
be
stopped,
and
a
cast
of
the
lead
to
be
made.
Some
of
the
faithful
hastened
to
execute
this
order
under
the
direction
of
Albicore
and
Will
Mackerel:
but
Slim
and
his
malcontents
kept
up
their
vociferation,
Slim
telling
them
that
it
was
only
a
manoeuvre
of
mine
to
divert
them
from
their
purpose.
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