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He accordingly set out in search of the pirate captain , but , to his chagrin , was quite unable to find him or to learn his whereabouts . He searched for him in vain the whole evening , venturing even on board the brig ; and it was not until after eleven o'clock that night that he gave up the search in disgust with a strong impression that Johnson had been purposely avoiding him . On the following morning , however , he was more successful , having risen before daylight in order that he might catch his bird on his first appearance in the open air . At six o'clock the bell rang as usual for the hands to turn to , and a few minutes afterwards the whole place was astir . Lance walked down to the landing-place with Captain Staunton and the others , and saw them embark in the boats detailed to convey the working party to the new shipyard . He then whispered a word or two of explanation to his friends and allowed the boats to go away without him . They had been gone about ten minutes or a quarter of an hour when Lance saw the man he sought emerge from the capstan-house and walk hurriedly down toward the beach , where a boat , fully manned , appeared to be awaiting him .