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Now I must get off shore again . '' The orders were given , and the Trois Freres was soon running out to sea . They stood far out and then lowered the sails and drifted until late in the afternoon , when they again made sail for the land . At ten o'clock the signal lights were again exhibited , and this time the answer was made by one light low down by the water 's edge . `` The coast is clear , '' the captain said , rubbing his hands . `` We 'll take her in as close as she will go , the less distance there is to row the better . '' The Trois Freres was run on until within a hundred yards of the shore , then a light anchor was dropped .