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true, father,” cried Lucien; β€œit must be conquered by a civilised nation, and the Turks be driven out, or held in subjection, if Europe is to have peace. Depend on’t they will be at their old tricks ere long.”

β€œI should like to be commander-in-chief when the war of conquest begins,” said Mariano.

β€œA poor job you’d make of it, my son,” said Francisco.

β€œWhy so, father?”

β€œWhy? because hot blood and a giddy head with a revengeful spirit are not the best elements wherewith to construct a commander-in-chief.”

β€œAh! father, with every wish to be respectful I cannot refrain from reminding you of a certain pot which was reported once to have called a kettle black. Ha!” continued Mariano, turning towards the little old lady, β€œyou should have seen him, granny, in the Bagnio of Algiers, when the guards were inclined to be rather hard on some of the sick—”

β€œNo, no!” interrupted the old lady, shaking her head; β€œdon’t talk of that.”

β€œWell, I won’t, except to say that I’m thankful we are well out of it.”

β€œIt seems all like a strange dream,” returned the old lady thoughtfully.

β€œSo it does, mother,” murmured Francisco, β€œso it does,β€”an almost incredible dream.”

And so it seems to us, reader, now that we have closed the record of it; nevertheless it was no dream, but a sad and stern reality to those who played their part in itβ€”to those who sorrowed and suffered, sixty years ago, in the Pirate City.

The End.
| Chapter 1 | | Chapter 2 | | Chapter 3 | | Chapter 4 | | Chapter 5 | | Chapter 6 | | Chapter 7 | | Chapter 8 | | Chapter 9 | | Chapter 10 | | Chapter 11 | | Chapter 12 | | Chapter 13 | | Chapter 14 | | Chapter 15 | | Chapter 16 | | Chapter 17 | | Chapter 18 | | Chapter 19 | | Chapter 20 | | Chapter 21 | | Chapter 22 | | Chapter 23 | | Chapter 24 | | Chapter 25 | | Chapter 26 | | Chapter 27 | | Chapter 28 | End of the Project Gutenberg EBook of The Pirate City, by R.M. Ballantyne
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