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Title: Dick Sands : the boy captain
Year: 1882 (1880s)
Authors: Verne, Jules, 1828-1905
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Publisher: London : Sampson Low, Marston, Searle, & Rivington
Contributing Library: Information and Library Science Library, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Digitizing Sponsor: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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m so much had been expected, had nopower above the rest. Disappointment every moment grewmore keen, and soon there was a positive display of irritation.The natives pressed around him with closed fists and threat-ening gestures. A frown gathered on Moenas face, and herlips opened with muttered words clear enough to make themagician understand that his ears were in jeopardy. Hisposition was evidently becoming critical. An unexpected incident suddenly altered the aspect ofaffairs. The mganga was quite tall enough to see over the headsof the crowd, and all at once pausing in the midst of hisincantations, he pointed to a distant corner of the enclosure.All eyes were instantly turned in that direction. Mrs.Weldon and Jack had just come out of their hut, and catch-ing sight of them, the mganga stood with his left handpointing towards them and his right upstretched towards theheavens. Intuitively the multitude comprehended his meaning.Here was the explanation of the mystery. It was this white
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The entire crowd joined in. A MAGICIAN. 351 woman with her child that had been the cause of all theirmisery, it was owing to them that the clouds had poureddown this desolating rain. With yells of execration thewhole mob made a dash towards the unfortunate lady who,pale with fright and rigid as a statue, stood clasping herboy to her side. The mganga, however, anticipated them.Having pushed his way through the infuriated throng, heseized the child and held him high in the air, as thoughabout to hurl him to the ground, a peace-offering to theoffended gods. Mrs. Weldon gave a piercing shriek, and fell senseless tothe earth. Lifting her up, and making a sign to the queen that allwould now be right, the mganga retreated carrying bothmother and child through the crowd, who retreated beforehim and made an open passage. Alvez now felt that it was time to interfere. Already oneof his prisoners had eluded his vigilance, and was he now tosee two more carried off before his eyes ? was he to loset

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