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

/l'lto hIas atllar(.'(l, \ve ki)X'w", with a fri'iAate _il)sclloonertt; atIIi the atiudacity of the rttbels is otily
equallted bty their stthameless andt wictetd disrespect
1ir tihe riglts of tthe s5ov eren ign.
W'X iite (: olonlct.I1oxvard was uttering hIis apolto
e.tici preamble, the JIIrinr c's ftstene-tlt hoi i eyes
>I tMll) wx itlt 1utt{l1 interest,; )tt wheVn' he alttded
to thei a)1pr1'ehn(tedt attack, thie attze of two of
{tethem heca'tit e {orthle fkcnily attentive, aindt beftor
hle contcle(id, they exclianied ftt urttivcT glances of
tlte}e)t metil;. No rpt (ly w\as lladcl) ilo\vever, antlt
alttCt' a slhort })aise, as it to allow, tim:e i:Et his Nwords
to taket a itn' ije':iplrl)i'ressi(o,I, thile vet'eran COhll
titl({ed..... —
" A l have no evidtence, I untltrstant d, that yout
aIre il tle smaltle st ( egtc l tonectl ed wit tille en.e1e111s of this coulitly; ib)tt its yOut bhave l)('..I ftbuntld
out tof thlei }kii:g's lhighfway orI rathler onl a } y-p)atll
\vhlic t' It miust 1 onfess is fiequently used biy the
)peopie otf the neii:l Ihourhood, hut wihicl is tneverthedlcss nothint: }tIut'a )y-pathtI, it becomeis not0 11ri. te
than wt at. a l t lt)('5esevittii require's o(f t u.5 to ask
yo'u a fiew sIucllI qluestions as I truist will Ie satisfact:r'ilxy sixvelwe.'ed,'/lo use your itin nt autical,i)hrases,' fixit 5 e tlece came Y ye, prayT ) and whtiither arttt ye bott{nd* t'
tA lo., {eel) oite e r'epied 1... I
" From S'tunderlt'and attl anlti )ound, onver llane,
to,hitela xt en.3''.'ltis si'll)Ie and (tlitre t answer x'as alrdly tiven,
1t(:Bre) tile attentilltt of the listetnei'ss tas alled to
A\.lice..i )uns me1 ol.f. who u ttere a flint shri k atnd
1(1o:: f'ron f ie ) seatf involuntarily, while h1)e ey)'s
seemtted to roll f tiarfi.lly, iand p)erhapl}s a little wild
l', lf'trould( t } (? O l.
A. tre \ytiu ill,.:Niss. ticet s aid the x s\xe t.
nootiing t oIt. I o ( Ccilia I oward; " you n(, it,