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"That's a bold step, Mr. Somers," said Tom Longstone, as the whale-boat dashed on towards the intended prize.
"If it were less bold, it would be more dangerous," replied Somers, easily; for he entered so fully into the spirit of the affair, that he felt quite at home, and was hardly disturbed by a doubt of final success.