The pilot: a tale of the sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper.

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hasty tem)pcrament,.1But fr this cursed, utnnatwb
ral rebelt llion, n ain the young man would, ait tthis
10(omentt have been dlifhisinw its hlessin(s from a
jtiicmial. itiii, in ne01 ot tl he colonie... —-ay and'i I
)pledge myself, to all alike, black and whIite, red
andl yellow, with such) proper dietiifctious as nalre has made between the oflieer and the privatl.e.
ice]) a go~,od heart is n; we sllmt ) yet find a
tine! the'royal arims htave many hands, and (things
look better at the last aOlvices.'I-m1.t ('ontc, we. will
procee d to the uard-room a put these sti:ra>glees to the question; run)aways, I'll venture to
predict, friom one of his iajicssty's cruisers, or, per..
haps, ho:nest.subltti. es tgagt.'td iii supplyi (esngettI,
vicet witth men. Caine, )itconc tlt us go., and........re wN then to lose the eoi')pany of Colonel
H'oward so soon 2' sahid Klaitherine', advanc:ing. to
her gardiatin, with an air of bla.dishinent and plcmasanrty. " i. know that he tot:o soon frtets the
hasty language of ourt little distputes to part in alnger, if, indeed, he wNill even qu it us tli he has
taiste(.d of' 0our cot')f ec'.:.'l}e veteran turned to the speakter of this unox.,
peted adldress, inud listen(:( wit pli)rotfoundt at t.ition. Wheln shet had (tone, lt e relliedt with a ~good
tdeal of softness inll his t:ncs.......
".Ah;I provokiin one! you know mic too well,
o ^ d1 ul}t illy f{ ltV4 {l(.3(,/SS l).\\<l t()\Nt. dou.I)t niny t iveness; but duty must hbe attentlded to thoIugh (h tn a yotng ladly's smiles t.in A:)t
finc to rel,-lainl. Yes (., yes, child, )you, to.o, e tI e
daughit'er of' a very brave and worthy, seanian; but
You (-,1 carry yourV;M attalchinei't to that pr)tl'essii::' too
ihr., Miss tl-owde.. you d.( indeed you do'."
Katherine mighlt havxc faintly htlushedt but the
aighlt smile, which minh: ltI wvith. the cxpi)tssi)on of
bte.r shame gave to her count.enant'e a l)ok of ald-:itit'onal archnt)e}.8\ > }ss, and she.a i lad hem hand lighjAt)ly on