{"product_id":"2940014055093","title":"The White Wolf and more","description":"Scarcely had the soldiers performed their task, and thrown down their\u003cbr\u003eshovels, when they commenced an altercation. It appeared that this\u003cbr\u003emoney was to be again the cause of slaughter and bloodshed. Philip and\u003cbr\u003eKrantz determined to sail immediately in one of the peroquas, and\u003cbr\u003eleave them to settle their disputes as they pleased. He asked\u003cbr\u003epermission of the soldiers to take from the provisions and water, of\u003cbr\u003ewhich there was ample supply, a larger proportion than was their\u003cbr\u003eshare; stating, that he and Krantz had a long voyage and would require\u003cbr\u003eit, and pointing out to them that there were plenty of cocoa-nuts for\u003cbr\u003etheir support. The soldiers, who thought of nothing but their newly-\u003cbr\u003eacquired wealth, allowed him to do as he pleased; and, having hastily\u003cbr\u003ecollected as many cocoa-nuts as they could, to add to their stock of\u003cbr\u003eprovisions, before noon, Philip and Krantz had embarked and made sail\u003cbr\u003ein the peroqua, leaving the soldiers with their knives again drawn,\u003cbr\u003eand so busy in their angry altercation as to be heedless of their\u003cbr\u003edeparture.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There will be the same scene over again, I expect,\" observed Krantz,\u003cbr\u003eas the vessel parted swiftly from the shore.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I have little doubt of it; observe, even now they are at blows and\u003cbr\u003estabs.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"If I were to name that spot, it should be the 'Accursed Isle .'\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Would not any other be the same, with so much to inflame the passions\u003cbr\u003eof men?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Assuredly: what a curse is gold!\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And what a blessing!\" replied Krantz. \"I am sorry Pedro is left with\u003cbr\u003ethem.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It is their destiny,\" replied Philip; \"so let's think no more of\u003cbr\u003ethem. Now what do you propose? With this vessel, small as she is, we\u003cbr\u003emay sail over these seas in safety, and we have, I imagine, provisions\u003cbr\u003esufficient for more than a month.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"My idea is, to run into the track of the vessels going to the\u003cbr\u003ewestward, and obtain a passage to Goa.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"And if we do not meet with any, we can, at all events, proceed up the\u003cbr\u003eStraits, as far as Pulo Penang without risk. There we may safely\u003cbr\u003eremain until a vessel passes.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I agree with you; it is our best, nay our only, place; unless,\u003cbr\u003eindeed, we were to proceed to Cochin, where junks are always leaving\u003cbr\u003efor Goa.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"But that would be out of our way, and the junks cannot well pass us\u003cbr\u003ein the Straits, without their being seen by us.\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThey had no difficulty in steering their course; the islands by day,\u003cbr\u003eand the clear stars by night, were their compass. It is true that they\u003cbr\u003edid not follow the more direct track, but they followed the more\u003cbr\u003esecure, working up the smooth waters, and gaining to the northward\u003cbr\u003emore than to the west. Many times they were chased by the Malay proas\u003cbr\u003ewhich infested the islands, but the swiftness of their little peroqua\u003cbr\u003ewas their security; indeed, the chase was, generally speaking,\u003cbr\u003eabandoned as soon as the smallness of the vessel was made out by the\u003cbr\u003epirates, who expected that little or no booty was to be gained.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThat Amine and Philip's mission was the constant theme of their\u003cbr\u003ediscourse, may easily be imagined. One morning, as they were sailing\u003cbr\u003ebetween the isles, with less wind than usual, Philip observed:\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Krantz, you said that there were events in your own life, or\u003cbr\u003econnected with it, which would corroborate the mysterious tale I\u003cbr\u003econfided to you. Will you now tell me to what you referred?\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Certainly,\" replied Krantz; \"I've often thought of doing so, but one\u003cbr\u003ecircumstance or another has hitherto prevented me; this is, however, a\u003cbr\u003efitting opportunity. Prepare, therefore, to listen to a strange story,\u003cbr\u003equite as strange, perhaps, as your own:--\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"I take it for granted, that you have heard people speak of the Hartz\u003cbr\u003eMountains,\" observed Krantz.","brand":"WDS Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47173737480432,"sku":"2940014055093","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940014055093_p0.jpg?v=1763599776","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940014055093","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}