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human beings could have existed a minute in it,
much less the many hours during which those
unhappy people had been shut up during the gale.
How fearful would have been their sufferings had
they been compelled thus to make the passage
across the Atlantic. How enormous a proportion
of them would have died. As it was, many of
them had their limbs broken, and many were sadly
crushed and bruised.

At length I went up to the lieutenant and put
out my hand. ‘ You don’t know me, cousin Jack,’
I said.

‘What, Harry!’ he exclaimed, looking at me
hard. ‘Iam delighted to see youmy boy. The
negro sailor told me that there was a young
Englishman on board, but I did not expect to find
you. You will be welcome on board the ‘ Triton,’
and if you have a fancy for continuing at sea, I
think the captain will be able to enter you as a
supernumerary, and get you regularly appointed
when we return to England.

I told him that above all things it was what
T should like.

T now accompanied him to the ‘ Triton,’ carry-
ing with us the surviving officers of the slaver.