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  CHAPTER I.A Mysterious Visitation 15

  CHAPTER II.The Absconding Man-servant 26

  CHAPTER III.Christy Passford is utterly confounded 37

  CHAPTER IV.The Sick Officer in the Stateroom 48

  CHAPTER V.Lieutenant Passford and his Apparent Double 59

  CHAPTER VI.The Conference in the Captain's Cabin 70

  CHAPTER VII.The Announcement of the Decision 81

  CHAPTER VIII.The Prisoner of War 92

  CHAPTER IX.A Moral Philosopher 103

  CHAPTER X.A Change of Quarters in the Confusion 114

  CHAPTER XI.Laying out a Plan of Operations 125

  CHAPTER XII.A Lesson in Ordinary Politeness 136

  CHAPTER XIII.The Opening of the Secret Orders 147

  CHAPTER XIV.The Affray on the Quarter-deck of the Bronx 158

  CHAPTER XV.A Rebellious and Prejudiced Prisoner 169

  CHAPTER XVI.The Disposal of the Prisoners 180

  CHAPTER XVII.The Second and Third Lieutenants 191

  CHAPTER XVIII.A Battle on a Small Scale 202

  CHAPTER XIX.The Skipper of the Sloop Magnolia 213

  CHAPTER XX.An Expedition to St. Andrew's Bay 224

  CHAPTER XXI.A Non-combatant on Board the Bronx 235

  CHAPTER XXII.The Stranger in the Captain's Cabin 246

  CHAPTER XXIII.A Very Impudent Declaration 257

  CHAPTER XXIV.A Critical Situation in the Cabin 268

  CHAPTER XXV.The Destruction of a Prominent Facial Member 279

  CHAPTER XXVI.The Meeting with the Bellevite at Night 290

  CHAPTER XXVII.The Planning of an Expedition 301

  CHAPTER XXVIII.The Negro Village on the Isle Grande Terre 312

  CHAPTER XXIX.A Professional Visit to the Fort 323

  CHAPTER XXX.The Attack upon the Fort 334

  CHAPTER XXXI.A Wounded Commander 345

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