Excerpts from the Book 'Among Malay Pirates A Tale Of Adventure And Peril':

... of the vessel, until he had passed beyond her. Then there was a sudden shout and a yell from a dozen throats, as the two canoes came into collision, the ...
... will find that you won't get much of that, the mate, who was president of the mess, said, after listening to their anticipations of sport. I have been ...
... he felt at their arrival, they were conducted to the captain's cabin. Compliments were exchanged through the medium of the interpreter, and a bottle ...
... intended to be guided by the advice so given. He said that it was thoroughly necessary this should be understood, for that the allegiance offered to the ...
... iron chains from side to side among the branches, that passage would be securely sealed. Thank you, gentlemen that is all I have to ask at present. ...
... it would be dangerous to call or whistle. It will enable me to join you. Leave your muskets behind, lads they would only be in the way in the jungle, ...
... the shore than there have been before. I think things will come to a crisis before many hours have passed. We have made out that men keep coming and ...
... led to the captain's cabin, and there examined through the medium of the interpreter. He refused to answer any questions until, by the captain's orders, ...
... placed a strip of the cloth over the shoulder, crossed it under the arm, and then took the ends of the bandage across the chest and back, and tied ...
... and although they met with no wild beasts, they secured a large number of bird skins for the doctor. On the fifth day a native ran in and said that ...
... castles. Some are absolutely inaccessible others can only be scaled by experienced climbers and, although possible for the natives with their bare ...
... At some places the face fell sheer away from the edge, and so evident was the impracticability of escape that the only place which I glanced at twice ...
... we advanced and took up a position to command the door of the underground chamber while one of the police waved a white cloth from his bayonet ...
... said, with a laugh. I should think so, his friend agreed this is not a day for a fair weather sailor. Look what a sea is breaking on the shingles! Yes, ...
... who had been swept overboard or crushed by the funnel, up into the bow of the ship, and there we waited. There was nothing to be done. No boat would ...
... they never once recurred to us and even when the news of the actual mutiny reached us we were just as confident as were the others of the fidelity ...
... Are you man enough to do that to a man? You bet, the gambler, who was a new arrival at Pine Tree Gulch, replied and picking up an empty glass, ...
... all you have got to do is to take no notice of me. When the boat is lowered I think they will hardly make me out from the deck, especially as you will ...
... moment who do not see anything funny in the affair at all. Here we are clamber up. The crew soon set to work under Fothergill's orders. The sails were ...
... feet, caught up their matchlocks, and ran to aid in the defense of the wall. Two minutes later a man ran up to the cage. All lightee, he said just ...