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One wretch, indeed, seizing an axe, actually began the 132 TALES OF SHIPWRECKS. dreadful work. The officers rushed forward, and their interference was a signal for a general revolt. The mu- tineers, for the most part, were fortu- nately badly armed, and the sabres and bayonets of the opposite party kept them at bay. One fellow was discovered secretly cutting the ropes which bound their frail raft together. He was instantly flung into the sea. Others cut the ropes which supported the mast, and i...t fell on one of the offi- cers and broke his thigh. He was in- stantly seized by the mutineers and thrown overboard, but w r as saved by his friends. Finding that it was ne- cessary to make a desperate effort to put an end to the mutiny, the officers once more rushed forward, and^many of the mutineers fell. By-and-by, the effects of the wine which they had drank w r ore off, and they sank into WRECK OF THE MEDUSA. 133 calmness and servility, crying out for mercy, and begging forgiveness on their knees.
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