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O'er Many Lands, on Many Seas
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“The ship we had left lying at anchor in a little wooded creek. We returned to find it gone.
“‘Massa, massa; we too late,’ cried Sweeba. ‘Now de Arab men come quick and kill us all for true.’
“‘Where is the nearest village, Sweeba?’
“‘Long way, sah; long way, and no good. Dey kill Englishman. No gib mooch time to tink.’
“‘Well, we’re in a fix, I think,’ I said.
“‘Not a bit of it,’ cried a cheery voice close behind us; and looking round there stood little Midshipman Leigh, of the starboard watch. The young rascal had heard us coming, and hidden his boat among the trees, making his men lie close, as he expressed it, to see how we’d look.
“‘Massa, massa; we too late,’ cried Sweeba. ‘Now de Arab men come quick and kill us all for true.’
“‘Where is the nearest village, Sweeba?’
“‘Long way, sah; long way, and no good. Dey kill Englishman. No gib mooch time to tink.’
“‘Well, we’re in a fix, I think,’ I said.
“‘Not a bit of it,’ cried a cheery voice close behind us; and looking round there stood little Midshipman Leigh, of the starboard watch. The young rascal had heard us coming, and hidden his boat among the trees, making his men lie close, as he expressed it, to see how we’d look.
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