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it is seldom indeed that a chance ever comes to any of us. It is the one thing
except death to look forward to, and there is not a man among us who does

not think of it scores of times a day; but, small as the chance is, it is greatest
for those who behave best. For instance, it is they only who man small

boats; and when a small boat rows ashore, it is always possible that the
guard may be careless -- that he will keep the boat at the landing place,
instead of pushing off at once into deep water, as he ought to do -- and that

in this way a chance will, sooner or later, come for springing ashore and
making a dash for liberty."