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

rebliSe-fs w\htvo \were not) land, wo is te! t tle ca.
ptitulatiou ft Iof rg:\;oyne.. tBut let that jiass..h wtiettl
tWdls t11(11'. t}han tlw \antlkee(s w-ul(t atllow us to
dtlo. ou kilsn:)w not whl re I could hI've Stln
you? I haltc\ se1ent you on I)aratle> in tite ield, it)
l):tttet alrd o. t of battfle, in (. at(l, inl barrackst in
sholrt evey' vy where but ini a tiawint-r-t oo(i N (.
i(to; I have nte'ver seeJn you eftlrie this nig'htt iin a
drawvin-roi ti U'
1h-! stire iooidel ottitedf io wonder, and
snoe. uttneasint esst, att these onf deit asserl iotns, ttwhitt l
proilisel to lput his lifie illn no little jeopiartdy;:'and
it is to lie Suppotlsed tthat ite )pe(iar a senstation )about
the throat \was revivedt, as he tmadt e a hcttavy draught
)be:foi:t(r thte sai-tl.: Yout will swear to this..........a..n you call n 1t'.I will swear to it inl any 01ourt in (thristen(1(1t11 ai( sth tai tdo,x atical soldier; ~ and your na5me
If it is, I"ll be dain'd!'; exclaimed thte other
w ith e.t.xulti.t'tT; ptrecip>italti)ti.
{ S\tai ii)ot!' staid IlotrouThdiliffe with a so
emlln ait';, fil' wlatat lnatter(thtl an emtlpty tnait
Call thysellf by what apctllation thu11 wilt, I know
thee, Soldie:r is written, oln thy rmartial frton t;
thy kie }.ie.ndetlfh not; nay, I evet( dt (tt( }t if the rebellious mc- 11 )0r } )wt il )trayet,- -
( Cote> 5si,' intt.erruptfed'ianutal, a little stern.
lv; Ito i t)more of this i,rillin, })t t declare yout r will
at once. ebet.)(tlious itlen'i)er, itndeedt t' l'(Tse fi.l:lows w\ill call t11e skicts of A nilrica rebel.lious fIavents shortly!"
" I like' thy si)iritl'lad,'' returnt c thte undistturled llorrougl'ett liif(;':it. sit "tS tas gracefit iy ont a
soldie',r as his saslh ttId grt''et; b)tit it is lost otn atln
old caMip):ztin;lelt. I marvel, howevert, thiat thou