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Cain _Frontispiece_

'Coco ab ten finger, and take long while suck em all dry' 7

Coco shouted to his utmost, and fortunately attracted notice 9

'That will do, Jonathan; I'll ring for coffee presently' 18

Oswald Bareth gained the helm, which he put hard up 23

'I'll cleave to the shoulder the first man who attempts to break
into the spirit-room' 32

Found his green morocco easy-chair already tenanted by William
the footman 35

'Antony, for shame! fie, for shame!' 41

He walked with his coat flying open, his thumbs stuck into
the arm-holes of his waistcoat 44

A general discharge from a broadside of carronades, and a heavy
volley of muskets, was the decided answer 62

'Take that, babbler, for your intelligence; if these men are
obstinate, we may have worked for nothing' 72

'_Blood for blood!_' cried Francisco, as he fired his pistol at
Cain, who staggered, and fell on the deck 82

Before Francisco had gained the sand-bank she was hull-down
to the northward 85

At last he snatched up the haulyards of his boat's sail, and
hastened down to the spot to afford such succour as might
be possible 95

The flames increased in violence, mounting up to the masts
and catching the sails one after another 101

Don Felix de Maxos de Cobas de Manilla d'Alfarez, too busy
with his cigar to pay attention to his daughter 107

Francisco fixed the glass against the sill of the window, and
examined the vessel some time in silence 113

The ball entered the left shoulder of Hawkhurst, and he
dropped his hold 122

'God bless you, boy! God bless you!' said Cain; 'but leave
me now' 129

'Blood for blood I will have,' continued the mate, holding up his
clenched hand, and shaking it almost in the pirate captain's face 139

The pirate captain