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We can choose a certain date from among them -- the one to draw this date first from beneath a piece of cloth will be the first . '' `` I shall have nothing to do with any such diabolical plan , '' muttered Clayton ; `` even yet land may be sighted or a ship appear -- in time . '' `` You will do as the majority decide , or you will be ` the first ' without the formality of drawing lots , '' said Monsieur Thuran threateningly . `` Come , let us vote on the plan ; I for one am in favor of it . How about you , Spider ? '' `` And I , '' replied the sailor . `` It is the will of the majority , '' announced Monsieur Thuran , `` and now let us lose no time in drawing lots .