It went up in avast tower of black smoke, shot through with flaring red flames asthough the devil had flung open the doors of hell. He unleashed and, with thestrength of his legs, arms and upper body, hurled Schreuder backwards. Take the prisoners back to the dungeons. From the deck Sir Francis watched him, his expression stern andforbidding.
They'll get no help from me. His hand beat fast but not as fastas his heart. With a few hefty blows they knocked in their bottom timbers, leavingonly one unscathed. Sir Francis struck him a blow with the hilt of hissword across the side of his head and the fellow collapsed in thesand.
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