Out Of The Primitive is a novel by Robert Ames Bennet that tells the story of a young man named David who is stranded on a deserted island in the South Pacific. David is forced to survive on his own, using only his wits and the resources available to him on the island. As time goes on, David becomes more and more adept at living off the land and begins to develop a deep connection with the natural world around him. However, his idyllic existence is shattered when a group of sailors arrive on the island and threaten to disrupt his peaceful way of life. David is forced to confront the harsh realities of civilization and the destructive impact it can have on the environment. Out Of The Primitive is a thrilling adventure story that explores themes of survival, nature, and the clash between modern society and the natural world.""Then--But I can't leave you here in this hell-hole! You've no right to ask me to do that, Tom. If I could bring my guns ashore and stay with you--But she'll never be more in need of some one, if you insist upon your plan. I say! I have it--We'll slip you aboard after dark. You can lie in covert till we reach Port Mozambique. I trust I'm clever enough to keep her diverted that long. Can put it that you're outfitting--all that, y' know.""This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.
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"Then--But I can't leave you here in this hell-hole! You've no right to ask me to do that, Tom. If I could bring my guns ashore and stay with you--But she'll never be more in need of some one, if you insist upon your plan. I say! I have it--We'll slip you aboard after dark. You can lie in covert till we reach Port Mozambique. I trust I'm clever enough to keep her diverted that long. Can put it that you're outfitting--all that, y' know."
CHAPTER I THE CASTAWAYS T HE second night north of the Zambezi, as well as the first, the little tramp rescue steamer had run out many miles into the offing and laid-to during the hours of darkness. The vicinity of the coral reefs that fringe the southeast coast of Africa is decidedly undesirable on moonless nights. When the Right Honorable the Earl of Avondale came out of his close, hot stateroom into the refreshing coolness that preceded the dawn, the position of the Southern Cross, scintillating in the blue-black sky to port, told him that the steamer was headed in for the coast. The black surface of the quiet sea crinkled with lines of phosphorescent light under the ruffling of the faint breeze, which crept offshore heavy with the stench of rotting vegetation. It was evident that the ship was already close in again to the Mozambique swamps. Lord James sniffed the rank odor, and hastened to make his way forward to the bridge. As he neared the foot of the ladder, his resilient step and the snowy whiteness of his linen suit attracted the attention of the watcher above on the bridge. Good-morning, m lord, the officer called down in a bluff but respectful tone. You re on deck early. Hullo, Meggs That you replied his lordship, mounting the steps with youthful agility. It seems you re still earlier. Knowing your lordships anxiety, I decided to run in, so that - we could renew the search with the first glimmer of daylight explained the skipper. We re now barely under headway. According to the smell, we re as near those reefs as I care to venture in the dark. Right-o We l1 lose no time, approved the young earl. D you still think to-day is apt to tell the tale, one way or the other Aye, your lordship. I may be mistaken but, as I told you, reckoning together all the probabilities, we should to-day cover the spot where the Impala must have been driven on the coral-that is, unless she foundered in deep water...
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