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of an ice-laden continent, a majestic river which in the end had seen itself overcome by the ever-encroaching sea. He was trembling, for he knew that these eight slaves did not intend being taken prisoner, and he feared Eden’s violent action if any attempt were made. That canny criminal, trained as a British privateer in the War of the Spanish Succession, eluded them, and then in late 1718 word reached Virginia that he had holed up in a North Carolina inlet. Their souls would be saved.

But she was horrified at the thought that she could wish her husband dead, and she threw her arms across her face and cried aloud, “What a wretched woman I have become. But there must be . ” And he began to count: “One, two, three—” “Steed!” Turlock bellowed. Also, it was a joy for any ship’s cook to enter this harbor, because on the water­front stood the huge McC