Jack Harkaway in China (Classic Reprint)

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Excerpt from Jack Harkaway in China "Now, boy, " said Hunston to young Jack, when once they were fairly on deck, "your father saved my life off Cuba, I have saved yours." Young Jack smiled bitterly. Hunston had saved his life at last, it is true, but it was to his treachery that they owed their disastrous defeat and the terrible massacre of the boats crew. "You see, boy, " continued Hunston, in the same contemptuous tone, "we are equal now, so look to yourselves." Young Jack made no reply. He simply acknowledged the speech by a haughty inclination of the head, and Hunston walked off to get his hurts, which were few and trifling, attended to. Presently several of the crew came and helped young Jack to take his companion, poor Harry Girdwood, below, where the wounded pirates were being cared for. The unfortunate orphan boy had got some ugly cuts in the skirmish, and only great care, combined with skilful treatment, could possibly bring him through. They had a doctor on board, who was an American, and a man of some knowledge and experience. So there was a fair chance for everybody. The doctor looked hard at the two boys when they were brought down to the cockpit, and it was evident that their presence there excited his curiosity. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.