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

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deviations in her co ise, as pro,'d her to hbe un.
der the cdireetion of one who klnoew h is dtnger,
until she had entered as fait into the bay as tPtfidenlle couldle at all justify, whel her canvass wtas
gathered into fithds, sec111inty v without the agency
otf h ands, and tihe essel, atter rolling fitr a fka\s
mninuttes on the long Iilows that hove in from tlte
ote'ant, swui round in the cutl'rents of' the tide,
ad was Ild 1e)by her anchlor..The ptasa; ts now began to make their conjectures more lfreely concetrnitg the character and
object of their visiter; ssomen intlt1tintlg that she
vwas etgtg;tefad in cEontrtabntt i trade, and othelrs tatt
he r viwswett re lstile, and her 1busintess wSar. A
few dark t( ints were\\~ct hazarded on the nmateriality
of her construction, for no0thimn. of artificial il'brunation, it wtas urgtedt, vou\ l be ventu reltt by metn in
sno}t a d(angerots plaee, at a timn.e when even the
itost inexperietced landsman was etnatbled to foretell the certain gal The Sootchnan, wfm, to alltihe sapgacity of his couitnttrymten, added no siall ipottion of their stuperst-i.it ion, leaned greatl y to the fatter conclusion, anlld 1had be'tunt to express this seintitPlt \warily and with reverence, when the ft ild
of Eini, lwho avppi) foared'l not to possess ally ve'ry
definite ide}as oin the subject, interrupted him, bylI
exc.aimi..........
" FaithI there'sc two of themt! a t}ig, Mtid a fittle.: stle the, boles of' (he s aa likes tgood comtpany
tlh saine as any othler Christians'
Tw\a' cho.-ed thle (frtovei'; "' tw\a! i'll lt{.\
i(lCs: ()o sonic o' vye. T'wa ratt a sailint, \\xvitlotf,,,andt to guid(e ttemt in it c a place as tbhis'vhstart''wesigdht is n'a,ulid cnoueh t o show the dangers.
hodes evil to a' thatt tuik thee(ton. It'oot she',s
na yearlingt tile titfhe.i I,tik, monrt! hrik! s, he's
a i:ttallant boat, and ll'at t": hle pausedl, raisedt his