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Christy understood the character of Captain Flanger well enough to be confident he meant mischief to him in getting him into the boat. He concluded that this movement was the result of the conference with the mate. He had a suspicion that his terrible enemy intended to drown him, or get rid of him in some other manner.
"May I ask where I am to be taken in the boat, Mr. Dawbin? " asked the prisoner, suppressing as much as he could the excitement that disturbed him.