Max Pemberton

Name: The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA
Author: Max Pemberton

The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

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“The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA”, published in 1901, is a work by Max Pemberton. It explores elements such as Fisher, Messenger and thicket.

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ At any other time he would have deemed a man who attempted to climb it nothing less than a lunatic; but now, with a desperation which was born of the position, he clutched at this straw and dared the hazard.
"Hal," said he, "I'm going up the cliff, there. Will you come?"
"I'll try," said Fisher laconically; but the Prince gave him no opportunity for answer. He had already sprung up at the rock, clutching it with a fierce, nervous grip, and pulling himself from bush to bush with a frenzy which reckoned with no danger and was swift in its success. ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ Indeed, before the lad himself could move, the other was half-way to the summit, hanging, as it seemed, against the perpendicular face of the rock, and above a precipice two hundred feet in depth; and still he went on where one would have said no man could go—on where a false step would have sent him reeling down to death on the crags below—and Fisher's head whirled at the sight, and be declared to himself that he could not follow, though his life hung upon the venture. ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ When at length they came to the woods, the pursuing party was two-thirds of a mile away; but Messenger still held on, forcing his way through untrodden brushwood and thick coverts of thorns, until at last they came within view of the sea, and both stood to pant like horses that have run a race. Then they doubled back through the wood, but kept parallel with the shore, until at last they plunged into the dry bed of that which was never more than a rivulet; and finding it roofed with a thick canopy of leaves, they followed its course for some quarter of a mile. ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ Yet the time for action had come, nor could it be delayed any longer, as both of them knew.
"Hal," whispered Messenger, when he had crawled once right round the pit, "I've lost my bearings altogether, man. There's north right between the thickets yonder, and the cove should lie a little to the east of it—but we're to find a path, God knows."
"And the place will swarm with men," said fisher. ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ During the whole of the heat of the mid-day hour, and on through the terrible afternoon, the two lay in their place of concealment, the furze thick above them, their bodies flat upon the ground as the bodies of the dead. ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ They are still watching upon the beach, but that is a mile from here."
She extinguished the lantern with her words, but not before he had asked her—
"Why do you do this for us?"
"I do it for you," she replied quite simply; "you cannot understand, but I have never had a friend. My own people are a shame to me. My life is all loneliness. God only knows what it is——"
She spoke with such an infinite tenderness that Fisher caught her hand in his, and held it to his lips ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ But she, going on with quick steps, led him at last to the hill, and to the man who was already coming towards the thicket for an understanding of the delay.
"Well," said Messenger, observing the two, "you appear to be occupied. Is this the young lady you spoke of a week ago?"
"Yes," said Fisher simply; "this is the second time she has done us a service. She has just promised to take us through the private garden to the beach, which she thinks is free of men." ”

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Max Pemberton, The Sea Wolves — XXI. FLIGHT TO THE SEA (1901)

“ At this he clutched, and three minutes after he was upon the bank above, lying flat, and feeling the ground with his hands to be sure that fancy had not cheated him.
"I'll give you a minute to get your head, and no more," said Messenger, who bent over him. "You should send a letter of thanks to the woman who owns this place for roping in the cliff with lines and posts. I pulled the last post up, and let the cord swing down to you. But we'll have to run for it; I can see men moving in the woods already." ”

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