Hal had taken over hisfather's role, and the crew who had survived recognized it. The cow bellowed at them threateningly as they rowedtowards her, but the men laughed with derision and Hal shouted from thebows, Stand aside, old lady, we mean you no harm, but we intend topass. He divedheadlong, with Peter Miller and John Tate close behind him. Yet he did not sense the importance of thisdischarge and was oblivious of his father's prayers.
She'syour ship now, to sail and command. When he climbed the ladder and reached the top of the wall he lookedacross the parade to the avenue, and could just make out the roof ofthe Governor's residence among the trees. The board had been erected in the name of theGovernor of the Dutch East India Company. Hal Courtney! a voice called from the dark crack in the rock.
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