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`` I shall , however , leave my purse on the table , '' said the missionary ; `` as it is tolerably well filled , that may afford the poor fellow some consolation . '' `` And I shall do the same , '' said the captain . `` If that does not console him for being deprived of the pleasure of our society , I do not know what will , '' observed Willis . `` It is now two o'clock , '' said the captain , feeling his watch , `` and the warder goes his first rounds at three ; we have therefore just one hour for our preparations . '' `` I have severed one bar , '' said Willis , `` and the other is nearly through at one end , so keep your minds perfectly at ease . '' `` Your patience and equanimity , Willis , does you infinite credit , '' said the missionary . `` Minister of the Gospel though I be , I fear that I do not possess these qualities to the same extent , for , to confess the truth , I feel an inward yearning to be free , and yet am restless and anxious . ''