Re: most dangerous situation


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Posted by allym on October 01, 2009 at 02:40:28 user allym.

In Reply to: most dangerous situation posted by John W on October 01, 2009 at 23:01:10:

Well that would have to be the time they were shot at.

"They were all sitting round the fire, which was now burning low. The saucepan full of water was standing among the embers

. . .

At that moment something hit the saucepan with a loud ping, and ashes flew up out of the fire. A long arrow with a green feather stuck, quivering, among the embers.

. . .

Susan, Titty, and Roger were full length on the ground in a moment. An arrow passed harmlessly over their heads.

. . .

"Hands up yourselves," cried Captain John, and made as if to leap to his feet. Both the pirates shot off their arrows."


That's at least 4 arrows shot directly at them. Very easy for something to have gone wrong.


Another honorable mention:

"They had seen the man snatch the gun, leap to his feet to aim at the dogs and feel that the boat was slipping from under him. Then, like a felled tree, he was falling. They saw his arm fly up with the gun. They heard the bang as the gun went off. They saw the gun, loose, in the air."

While not aimed at them, uncontrolled gunfire is always very dangerous

However as Dave mentioned, the collapsing mine shaft and resulting trek probably had the greatest potential for total disaster


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