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

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young discreti0on of my miable frienjd;, aid lie,
shaking he' heiead.
" tlenlcnhlbr' that she has her attachml ent to
p)lead It lchr (xctUse; but (late yot say to ithe
wtorld thaltt y0l1 s til I ItItCIttbl('r wit trhetle fi`el-a,ttgs. the man w\xhon1 y ou stigm natize ttith sulchl op'.
pro'trious {pitlcets?"
slight cour t11le' "lcned over th e pallid brow of
A. tice i)tnscominh as she uttered, inl a voice that
wNas barely 1u(di)1..........
"'l1,11tcr is nto, longe a reaSOnI why tihe worltl
shoutld know of.sitcIt a weaknetss thoU,:l it did
exist."'' nt, as tile taint glow Jiassod away, lea.vin I hIer fincc palet, nearly as the hue of death, lier
eyes kindled( witht tin at1l I fire, and she taddcd),
"'l'hey canl but talke. my' lifie, John, atnd tila t it am
reat it lay lown in yout' s\ er:t ce
t' Alice!i' exclaimcdtl tie softenedf Pilot, " yi
k tltnd' m t gtlhc t:. lic.fe!......'1tlhe kl..ck, of tie sel inc at ihe doo'r was theard
t this criitical inoi.ent. VVithout waiting 1' a re.
1 to his sult t inno, tilti man cntetred tle apaItrt)iini, t 11(1, in l i}rricd lan guagwm- dlca'c ed the nrgent mtcieessit' tihatt e xistcd ir tle lady to I re ti re:l
A.c... briel renionst ranccs were uttered by hothI
AMime;.,1tlt tthe Pilot, who wished to cinr:hcei ndk
ioitre ('l:rlle y -Itll t -y ( tatlth f s i'ntcrt ionls l'elativc' to 1iwl
inten.t det(l c-ac it tile ftear~ of tltmr'iial tp)unislhmicait render edtl{'' el}'c soldier obdut.rate, and a (riet.l
ot.f cxf)osirc i 81 l(' igth i di.ced Zt.c lady to complyl.
lme ailse, a1' 1 ini. flit a lart lienct x i'vit {:
iesrtt t n: g st, fl1), t:lei tie Pilot, to',ching her 1hand(1'hlisp)ered to 11(c'.3.: i'l'esi y...... xe
" Alicte, e iNitit aaan bltelorc I lcave this isltantt
tbr evet'.; We t e t iln ihth e tlttlilt, J1 1 oh11? $}shet rt'tlil rt