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"Pick that insolent fellow off, one of you," was the order; and in an
instant a dozen rifles were lifted, but the man was gone. A hat
appearing above the cliff, was bored with several bullets; and the
speaker, who laughed heartily at the success of his trick, now resumed
his position on the cliff, with the luckless hat perched upon the staff
on which it had given them the provocation to fire. He laughed and
shouted heartily at the contrivance, and hurled the victim of their
wasted powder down among them. Much chagrined, and burning with
indignation, Fullam briefly cried out to his men to advance quickly. The
person who had hitherto addressed him was our old acquaintance
Forrester, to whom, in the division of the duties, this post had been
assigned. He spoke again:--
"You'd better not, captain, I advise you. It will be dangerous if you
come farther. Don't trouble us, now; and be off, as soon as you can, out
of harm's way. Your bones will be all the better for it; and I declare I
don't like to hurt such a fine-looking chap if I can possibly avoid it.
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