Batten downthe hatches on the lower decks! We have a cargo of cowards andtraitors hiding in our holds. Jacobus Hop must have taken pleasure in spreadingthe news, Schreuder decided, and he rounded on the grinning sentry. However, when Hal looked back again he could see that the massive outerwalls of the castle were untouched by the detonation. A standing bank of high clouds twenty leagues ahead of their bowsmarked the island of Zanzibar.
Ezekiel lifted the Tabernacle onto the pack saddle of thespare horse, and lashed it securely in place. He sank down and leaned against the doorpost of rough cedar wood. At dusk he anchored for the night in the teeof one of the larger islands. Schreuder led them forward at a trot, theirranks neatly dressed and their weapons advanced.
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