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    thepatronshookhishead

    ”listen;captainbaldi;theresolingthis;”saidjapo

    ”doyougo;andian”

    ”andgiveupyourshareoftheventure;”saidednd;”toreinh

    ”

    ”yes;”saidjapo;”andhoutanyhesitation”

    ”youareagoodfelloesste;”repliedednd;

    ”andheavenpenseyouforyourgenerousintentions;butido

    noteadayorteup;

    andihopeishallfindangtherockscertainherbsstexcellentfor

    bruises”

    apeculiarslepassedoverdanteslips;hesqueezedjaposhand

    ly;butnothinguldshakehisdeteationtoreinandrein

    alonethesgglersleftondhehadrequestedandset

    sail;butnotes;andeachtiking

    signsofardialfareondrepliedhhishand

    only;asifheuldnotvetherestofhisbodythen;hey

    haddisappeared;hesaidile;”tisstrangethatitshouldbe

    angsuchnthation”then

    hedraggedhielfhhehad

    afullviepleteher

    preparationsforsailing;hor;and;balancingherselfas

    gracefullyasaerfotakestothesailat

    theendofanhourshepletelyoutofsight;atleast;itwas

    iossiblefortheantoseeheranylongerfrohespotwhere

    heoreagileandlightthanthekidangthe

    rtlesandshrubsoftheseookhisguninonehand;his

    pickaxeintheother;andhastenedtoarks

    hehadnotedteated”andnoed;reeringthetale

    ofthearabianfishe;;”now;open

    sesa”

    chapter24thesecretcave

    thesunhadnearlyreachedtheridian;andhissrchingraysfell

    fullontherocks;edtheelvessensibleoftheheat

    thousandsofgrasshoppers;hiddeninthebushes;chirpedha

    notonousanddullnote;theleavesofthertleandolivetreeswaved

    andrustledintheondtookhedisturbed

    thelizardsglitteringerald;afaroffhesaw

    thecragtocraginaheislandwas

    inhabited;yetedndfelthielfalone;guidedbythehandofgodhe

    feltanindeseakintodreadthatdreadof

    thedaylightakesusfearchedand

    observedthisfeelingontondwas

    abouttobeginhislabor;hestopped;laiddokaxe;seizedhis

    gun;untedtothesuitofthehighestrock;andfrohencegazed

    roundineverydirection

    butituponrsica;theveryhousesofhheuld

    distinguish;oronsardiniorontheislandofelba;hits

    historiostierceptiblelihatto

    theexperiencedeyeofasailoralonerevealedtheastofgenoa

    theproud;andleghothercial;thathegazeditthe

    brigantihathadleftintheing;andthetartanthathadjust

    setsail;thatedndfixedhiseyesthefirstdisappearing

    inthestraitsofbonifacio;theother;folloedirection;

    he

    thenlookedattheobjectsnearhihesahathehehighest

    pointoftheisland;astatueonthisvastpedestalofgranite;nothing

    hunappearinginsight;heblueoceanbeatagainstthebaseof

    theisland;andvereditthenhedescendedh

    cautiousandsloilartothat

    hehadsoadroitlyfeignedshouldhappeninreality

    dantes;asarksalongtherocks;andhe

    hadnotiallcreek;he

    bathofsoancientnyhthiscreeklyits

    uth;anddeepintheitoftheentranall

    vesseloftheluggerclass;

    observation

    thenfolloheclehat;inthehandsoftheabbefaria;had

    beensoskilfullyusedtoguidehihroughthedaedalianlabyrinthof

    probabilities;hethoughtthatthecardinalspada;anxiousnottobe

    ched;hadenteredthecreek;ncealedhislittlebarque;followed

    thelinerkedbythenotchesintherock;andattheendofithad

    buriedhistreasureithisideathathadbroughtdantesbackto

    theond;anddestroyedhis

    theoryhohisrock;ons;havebeen

    liftedtothisspot;anynsuddenlyanidea

    flashedaindinsteadofraisingit;thoughthe;theyhave

    lotherockinordertoinspectthebase

    onerlystoodhesoonperceivedthataslopehadbeen

    ford;andtherockhadslidalongthisuntilitstoppedatthespot

    itnocupiedalarges
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    tonehadservedasasandpebbles

    hadbeeninsertedaroundit;soastoncealtheorifice;thisspecies

    ofsonryhadbeenveredhearth;andgrassandweedshadgrown

    there;sshadyrtlebusheshadtakenroot;and

    theoldrockseedfixedtotheearth

    dantesdugaheearthcarefully;anddetected;orfanciedhe

    detected;theingeniousartificeheattackedthisentedbythe

    handofti;inuteslaborthewallgave

    es

    andcutthestrongestolivetreeheuldfind;strippedoffits

    branches;inserteditinthehole;anduseditasaleverbuttherock

    lyovedbyanyonen;were

    heherculeshielfdantessaustattackthe

    hohiseyesaround;andsahehofullofpoh

    hisfriendjapohadlefthihesled;theinfealinventionwould

    servehiorthispurposehtheaidofhispickaxe;dantes;after

    thennerofalaborsavingpioneer;duganebetheupperrock

    andtheohatsupportedit;filleditadeatch

    byrollinghishandkerchiefinsaltpetrehelighteditandretiredthe

    explosionsoonfolloitsbasebythe

    terrificforceofthepoheloopieces;thousands

    ofinseed;and

    ahugesnake;liketheguardiandenofthetreasure;rolledhielf

    alongindarkeningils;anddisappeared

    dantesapproachedtheupperrock;houtanysupport;leaned

    toheseatheintrepidtreasureseeker;and;

    seleostsusceptibletoattack;

    placedhisleverinoneofthecrevices;andstrainedeverynerveto

    vethesstherock;alreadyshakenbytheexplosion;tottered

    onitsbasedantesredoubledhisefforts;heseedlikeoneofthe

    ancienttitans;ountainstohurlagainstthefather

    ofthegodstheropointtopoint;

    andfinallydisappearedintheocean

    onthespotithadoccupiedircularspace;exposinganironring

    letintoasquareflagstonedantesutteredacryofjoyandsurprise;

    neverhadafirstattetbeencrooreperfectsuccesshe

    bled;andhisheartbeat

    soviolently;andhissightbe;thatheopause

    thisfeelinglastedbutforantedndinsertedhisleverinthe

    ringandexertedallhisstrength;theflagstoneyielded;anddisclosed

    stepsthatdescendeduntiltheyintheobscurityofa

    subterraneousgrottoanyoneelsehacryof

    joydantestuedpale;hesitated;andreflected”e;”saidheto

    hielf;”beaniaustnotbecast

    dohedisverythatihavebeendeceived;then;wouldbe

    theuseofallihavesufferedtheheartbreakserhavingbeen

    elatedbyflatteringhopes;itseesallitsillusionsdestroyedfaria

    hasdreadthis;thecardinalspadaburiednotreasurehere;perhapshe

    nevercahere;orifhedid;caesarborgia;theintrepidadventurer;

    thestealthyandindefatigableplunderer;hasfollo;disvered

    histraces;pursuedthesihavedone;raisedthestone;and

    dese;hasleftnothing”hereinedtionlessand

    pensive;hiseyesfixedontheglooaperturethathis

    feet

    ”nohatiexpectnothing;nohatinolongerentertaintheslightest

    hopes;theendofthisadventurebeessilyatterofcuriosity”

    andhereinedagaintionlessandthoughtful

    ”yes;yes;thisisanadventurehyaplaceinthevariedcareerof

    thatroyalbanditthisfabulouseventfordbutalinkinalongchain

    ofrvelsyes;borgiahasbeenhere;atorchinonehand;aswordin

    theother;andhintypaces;atthefootofthisrock;perhaps

    tasterdescended;as

    iabouttodescend;dispellingthedarknessbeforehisaweinspiring

    progress”

    ”buthefateoftheguardshuspossessedhissecret”

    askeddantesofhielf

    ”thefate;”repliedhe;sling;”ofthose”

    ”yet;hadhee;”thoughtdantes;”hehetreasure;

    andborgia;hepareditalytoanartichoke;hheulddevour

    leafbyleaf;kneetoeitinreplacing

    thisrockiwillgodown”

    thenhedesurringthatlastwordof

    hunphilosophy;”perhaps”butinsteadofthedarkness;andthethick

    andphiticatspherehehadexpectedtofind;dantessaand

    bluishlight;erelybythe

    aperturehehadjustford;butbytheintersticesandcrevicesof

    therockhout;andthroughhheuld

    distinguishtheblueskyandtheheevergreenoaks;

    andthetendrilsofthecreepersthatgretherocksafterhaving

    stoodafeinutesinthecave;theatsphereofher

    thanda;danteseye;habituatedasitodarkness;uld

    pierotestanglesofthecave;e

    thatsparkledlikediands”alas;”saidednd;sling;”theseare

    thetreasuresthecardinalhasleft;andthegoodabbe;seeingina

    dreaheseglitteringioushopes”

    buthecalledtondthehe”in

    thefarthestangleofthesendopening;”saidthecardinalswillhe

    hadonlyfoundthefirstgrotto;hehadnooseekthesend

    dantesntinuedhissearust

    peratedeeperintotheisland;heexanedthestones;andsounded

    onepartoftheaskedfor

    preonthadullsound

    thatdreofdantesforeheadlargedropsofperspirationatlast

    itseedtohihatonepartoftheorehollowand

    deeperecho;heeagerlyadvanced;andhthequicknessofperception

    thatnoonebutaprisonerpossesses;sahatthere;inall

    probability;theopeningstbe

    hoe;and;in

    ordertoavoidfruitlesstoil;hesoundedalltheotherhhis

    pickaxe;strucktheearthhthebuttofhisgun;andfindingnothing

    thatappearedsuspicious;retuedtothatpartofthee

    issuedthensolingsoundhehadbeforeheardheagainstruckit;and

    hgreaterforcethenasingularthingoccurredashestruckthe

    ilarto
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    thatusedinthegroundworkof

    arabesquesbrokeoff;andfelltothegroundinflakes;exposingalarge

    estonetheapertureoftherockhadbeenclosedhstones;then

    thisstuitategranitedantes

    struckeween

    theintersticesitustdigbutbysostrangeplayof

    etion;inproportionastheproofsthatfaria;hadnotbeen

    deceivedbecastronger;sodidhisheartgiveway;andafeelingof

    disuragentstoleoverhithislastproof;insteadofgivinghibr 》

    freshstrength;deprivedhifit;thepickaxedescended;orrather

    fell;heplaceditontheground;passedhishandoverhisbrow;and

    reuntedthestairs;allegingtohielf;asanexcuse;adesireto

    beassuredthatnoone;butinrealitybecausehefelt

    thatheed

    toveritallfishingboats

    studdedthebosoftheblueocean

    danteshadtastednothing;buthethoughtnotofhungeratsucha

    nt;hehastilys;andagainenteredthe

    cavethepickaxethathadseedsoheavy;herin

    hisgrasp;heseizedit;andattackedtheerseveralblowshe

    pererelyplaced

    oneupontheother;andveredhstuc;heinsertedthepointof

    hispickaxe;andusingthehandleasalever;hjoysoonsahe

    stouasifonhinges;andfallathisfeethehadnothingre

    todonohtheirontoothofthepickaxetodrahestones

    toonebyonetheaperturelylargefor

    hioenter;butbying;heuldstillclingtohope;andretard

    thecertaintyofdeceptionatlast;afterreneation;dantes

    enteredthesendgrottothesendgrottooregloo

    thanthefirst;theairthatuldonlyenterbytheneed

    openinghadthephiticslldantestofindinthe

    outercaveheedinordertoalloodisplacethefoul

    atsphere;andthenonattheleftoftheopeningwasadarkand

    deepanglebuttodanteseyethereedaround

    thissendgrotto;itpty

    thetreasure;ifitexisted;ehad

    atlengtharrived;toved;anddantesfatewould

    bedecidedheadvancedtoningallhis

    resolution;attackedthegroundhthepickaxeatthefifthorsixth

    blohepickaxestruckagainstanironsubstanceneverdidfuneral

    knell;neverdidalarell;produceagreatereffectonthehearer

    haddantesfoundnothingheuldnothavebeereghastlypale

    heagainstrue

    resistanesound”itisacasketofh

    iron;”thoughtheatthisntashadohe

    opening;dantesseizedhisgun;sprangthroughtheopening;andunted

    thestairaouthofthecave;andwas

    feedingatalittledistancethiscasion

    tosecurehisdinner;butdantesfearedlestthereportofhisgun

    shouldattractattention

    hethoughtant;cutabranchofaresinoustree;lighteditatthe

    fireatugglershadpreparedtheirbreakfast;anddescended

    h
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