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fentment, which was fmothered for 

 the prefent, would fiiortly fliew itfelf 

 in fome defperate enterprife. The un- 

 happy vidlim, who lay weltering in his 

 blood on the ground before them, feemed 

 to abforb their whole attention ; the eyes 

 of all were fixed upon him ; and vifible 

 marks of the deepeft concern appeared in 

 the countenances of the fpeftators. The 

 perfuafion the captain was under, at the 

 time he flipt Mr. Cozens, that his inten- 

 tions were mutinous, together with a 

 jealoufy of the diminution of his au- 

 thority, occafioned alfo his behaving with 

 lefs compaffion and tendernefs towards 

 him afterwards than was confiftent with 

 the unhappy condition of the poor fuf- 

 ferer : for when it was begged as a fa- 

 vour by his mefs-mates, that Mr. Cozens 

 might be removed to their tent, though a 

 neceflary thing in his dangerous fitua- 

 tion, yet it was not permitted ; but the 

 poor wretch was fufFered to languifli on 

 I the 



