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;How did you find it out�察�Frere�拭�

;Oh�察�it's nothing�察─�says Frere�察�meaning that it was a great deal。 ;I've studied a good many of these things�察�and this one is clumsy to some I've seen。  But it's pious�察�isn't it�察�Meekin�拭�

Mr。 Meekin arose in wrath。

;It's very ungracious on your part�察�Captain Frere。  A capital joke�察�I have no doubt�察�but permit me to say I do not like jesting on such matters。 This poor fellow's letter to his aged father to be made the subject of heartless merriment�察�I confess I do not understand。 It was confided to me in my sacred character as a Christian pastor。;

;That's just it。  The fellows play upon the parsons�察�don't you know�察�and under cover of your 'sacred character' play all kinds of pranks。 How the dog must have chuckled when he gave you that� �

;Captain Frere�察─�said Mr。 Meekin�察�changing colour like a chameleon with indignation and rage�察 �your interpretation is�察�I am convinced�察�an incorrect one。  How could the poor man compose such an ingenious piece of cryptography�拭�

;If you mean�察�fake up that paper�察─�returned Frere�察�unconsciously dropping into prison slang�察 �I'll tell you。  He had a Bible�察�I suppose�察�while he was writing�拭�

;I certainly permitted him the use of the Sacred Volume�察�Captain Frere。  I should have judged it inconsistent with the character of my Office to have refused it to him。;

;Of course。  And that's just where you parsons are always putting your foot into it。  If you'd put your 'Office' into your pocket and open your eyes a bit;

;Maurice�  �My dear Maurice� �

;I beg your pardon�察�Meekin�察─�says Maurice�察�with clumsy apology�察 �but I know these fellows。  I've lived among 'em�察�I came out in a ship with 'em�察�I've talked with 'em�察�and drank with 'em�察�and I'm down to all their moves�察�don't you see。  The Bible is the only book they get hold of�察�and texts are the only bits of learning ever taught 'm�察�and being chockfull of villainy and plots and conspiracies�察�what other book should they make use of to aid their infernal schemes but the one that the chaplain has made a text book for 'em�拭─ �And Maurice rose in disgust�察�not unmixed with self´laudation。

;Dear me�察�it is really very terrible�察─�says Meekin�察�who was not ill´meaning�察�but only self´complacent;very terrible indeed。;

;But unhappily true�察─�said Mr。 Pounce。  ;An olive�拭�Thanks。;

;Upon me soul� ─�burst out honest McNab�察 �the hail seestem seems to be maist ill´calculated tae advance the wark o' reeformation。;

;Mr。 McNab�察�I'll trouble you for the port�察─�said equally honest Vickers�察�bound hand and foot in the chains of the rules of the services。 And so�察�what seemed likely to become a dangerous discussion upon convict discipline�察�was stifled judiciously at the birth。 But Sylvia�察�prompted�察�perhaps�察�by curiosity�察�perhaps by a desire to modify the parson's chagrin�察�in passing Mr。 Meekin�察�took up the ;confession�察─�that lay unopened beside his wine glass�察�and bore it off。

;Come�察�Mr。 Meekin�察─�said Vickers�察�when the door closed behind the ladies�察 �help yourself。  I am sorry the letter turned out so strangely�察�but you may rely on Frere�察�I assure you。  He knows more about convicts than any man on the island。;

;I see�察�Captain Frere�察�that you have studied the criminal classes。;

;So I have�察�my dear sir�察�and know every turn and twist among 'em。 I tell you my maxim。  It's some French fellow's�察�too�察�I believe�察�but that don't matterdivide to conquer。  Set all the dogs spying on each other。;   ;Oh� ─�said Meekin。  ;It's the only way。  Why�察�my dear sir�察�if the prisoners were as faithful to each other as we are�察�we couldn't hold the island a week。  It's just because no man can trust his neighbour that every mutiny falls to the ground。;

;I suppose it must be so�察─�said poor Meekin。

;It is so�察�and�察�by George�察�sir�察�if I had my way�察�I'd have it so that no prisoner should say a word to his right hand man�察�but his left hand man should tell me of it。  I'd promote the men that peached�察�and make the beggars their own warders。  Ha�察�ha� �

;But such a course�察�Captain Frere�察�though perhaps useful in a certain way�察�would surely produce harm。  It would excite the worst passions of our fallen nature�察�and lead to endless lying and tyranny。 I'm sure it would。;

;Wait a bit�察─�cries Frere。  ;Perhaps one of these days I'll get a chance�察�and then I'll try it。  Convicts�  �By the Lord Harry�察�sir�察�there's only one way to treat 'em�察�give 'em tobacco when they behave 'emselves�察�and flog 'em when they don't。;

;Terrible� ─�says the clergyman with a shudder。  ;You speak of them as if they were wild beasts。;

;So they are�察─�said Maurice Frere�察�calmly。




CHAPTER X。

WHAT BECAME OF THE MUTINEERS OF THE ;OSPREY;



At the bottom of the long luxuriant garden´ground was a rustic seat abutting upon the low wall that topped the lane。  The branches of the English trees ��planted long ago�� hung above it�察�and between their rustling boughs one could see the reach of the silver river。 Sitting with her face to the bay and her back to the house�察�Sylvia opened the manuscript she had carried off from Meekin�察�and began to read。  It was written in a firm�察�large hand�察�and headed

;A NARRATIVE ;OF THE SUFFERINGS AND ADVENTURES OF CERTAIN OF THE TEN CONVICTS WHO SEIZED THE BRIG OSPREY�察�AT MACQUARIE HARBOUR�察�IN VAN DIEMEN'S LAND�察�RELATED BY ONE OF THE SAID CONVICTS WHILE LYING UNDER SENTENCE FOR THIS OFFENCE IN THE GAOL AT HOBART TOWN。; 

Sylvia�察�having read this grandiloquent sentence�察�paused for a moment。 The story of the mutiny�察�which had been the chief event of her childhood�察�lay before her�察�and it seemed to her that�察�were it related truly�察�she would comprehend something strange and terrible�察�which had been for many years a shadow upon her memory。  Longing�察�and yet fearing�察�to proceed�察�she held the paper�察�half unfolded�察�in her hand�察�as�察�in her childhood�察�she had held ajar the door of some dark room�察�into which she longed and yet feared to enter。  Her timidity lasted but an instant。


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;When orders arrived from head´quarters to break up the penal settlement of Macquarie Harbour�察�the Commandant ��Major Vickers�察�th Regiment�� and most of the prisoners embarked on board a colonial vessel�察�and set sail for Hobart Town�察�leaving behind them a brig that had been built at Macquarie Harbour�察�to be brought round after them�察�and placing Captain Maurice Frere in command。  Left aboard her was Mr。 Bates�察�who had acted as pilot at the settlement�察�also four soldiers�察�and ten prisoners�察�as a crew to work the vessel。  The Commandant's wife and child were also aboard。; 


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;How strangely it reads�察─�thought the girl。


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;On the 12th of January�察�1834�察�we set sail�察�and in the afternoon anchored safely outside the Gates�察�but a breeze setting in from the north´west caused a swell on the Bar�察�and Mr。 Bates ran back to Wellington Bay。 We remained there all next day�察�and in the afternoon Captain Frere took two soldiers and a boat�察�and went a´fishing。  There were then only Mr。 Bates and the other two soldiers aboard�察�and it was proposed by William Cheshire to seize the vessel。  I was at first unwilling�察�thinking that loss of life might ensue�察�but Cheshire and the others�察�knowing that I was acquainted with navigationhaving in happier days lived much on the seathreatened me if I refused to join。 A song was started in the folksle�察�and one of the soldiers�察�coming to listen to it�察�was seized�察�and Lyon and Riley then made prisoner of the sentry。  Forced thus into a project with which I had at first but little sympathy�察�I felt my heart leap at the prospect of freedom�察�and would have sacrificed all to obtain it。  Maddened by the desperate hopes that inspired me�察�I from that moment assumed the command of my wretched companions�察�and honestly think that�察�however culpable I may have been in the eyes of the law�察�I prevented them from the display of a violence to which their savage life had unhappily made them but too accustomed。; 


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;Poor fellow�察─�said Sylvia�察�beguiled by Master Rex's specious paragraphs�察 �I think he was not to blame。;


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;Mr。 Bates was below in the cabin�察�and on being summoned by Cheshire to surrender�察�with great courage attempted a defence。  Barker fired at him through the skylight�察�but fearful of the lives of the Commandant's wife and child�察�I struck up his musket�察�and the ball passed through the mouldings of the stern windows。  At the same time�察�the soldiers whom we had bound in the folksle forced up the hatch and came on deck。  Cheshire shot the first one�察�and struck the other with his clubbed musket。 The wounded man lost his footing�察�and the brig lurching with the rising tide�察�he fell into the sea。  This wasby the blessing of Godthe only life lost in the whole affair。

;Mr。 Bates�察�seeing now that we had possession of the deck�察�surrendered�察�upon promise that the Commandant's wife and child should be put ashore in safety。  I directed him to take such matters as he needed�察�and prepared to lower the jolly´boat。  A

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