He felt that he had waited all his lifefor this woman. He knew his hand was fairthough perhaps not as fair as his father's, he conceded as he comparedthem. The two men sprawled headlong into the shallow trench inthe sand that Cumbrae had dug specially for Almost ayear had passed since Sir Francis had received news from England.
Suddenly Schreuder shouted again, Look there! and pointed to wherethe entrance to the lagoon began to open to their view between theheads that towered on either hand. They were led facing the ship'scompany. Cumbrae saw at once that the heavily laden ship was surprisingly handy,and that they would be able to weather Robben Island on this tack. Their vast fortune in bullion and land wasconfiscated by the Crown, and most of them were tortured and burned atthe stake.
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