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Title: The great quest; a romance of 1826, wherein are recorded the experiences of Josiah Woods of Topham, and of those others with whom he sailed for Cuba and the Gulf of Guinea
Year: 1921 (1920s)
Authors: Hawes, Charles Boardman, 1889-1923
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Publisher: Boston : The Atlantic Monthly Press
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
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move, the cool-ness with which they ignored the wild clamor, all helpedto compose the rest of us, and by their example they madeus ashamed of revealing to one another the fears we werestruggling against. Neil, said OHara suddenly,— his harsh, hoarsevoice startled even the chess-players,— shall we have aturn at cards? I do believe theres a wonderful solace insuch hazards. Cards! Gleazen echoed. His own voice was strangerthan OHaras. We have no cards. From the pocket of the blue coat on the skeleton OHaradrew out a dingy old pack, which a dead mans fingers hadplaced there. Sure, and I know where to find them, he said. Neverdid Bull travel without them. With that the two squatted on the floor, and shuffledthe cards with a pleasant whir, and dealt and played anddealt again. It was as if our party had suddenly been transportedback to Topham. Such nonchalance was almost beyondmy understanding. Matterson, by his cool, bold defianceof danger, seemed to have aroused emulation in every one
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And with tltat the two sat down by the board . . . and began perhaps themost extraordinary game of chess that ever two men played. CARDS AND CHESS 259 of us; and Gleazen, always reckless, now talked as lightlyand gayly of the games as if it were a childs play to whileaway the dull hours of a holiday afternoon. For the time, abandoning the agreement that neitherside should trespass on the others half of the hut, Abe andI watched from window to window lest the blacks take usby surprise, and now and then we would see someone ob-serving the hut from under the trees a long gunshot away.But although the wails and yells and moans and the con-stant drumming over the dead wizard never ceased, noman came from the cover of the vines into the clearing. Now Arnold precisely and clearly said, Check. Matterson swore and snapped his fingers and moved. Again Arnold moved, and again he said, Check! Matterson bent over the board and frowned. After along delay he moved once more. Instantly Arnold moved a

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