Chapter 22
Jim slips away from the stockade on his own scheme, beginning his most independent action sequence.
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Chapter 28
Jim faces down the mutineers with composure: 'I'm not afraid of you. Death, when it comes, is a small thing.' His defiant speech marks his arrival at manhood.
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