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

~1~: II' > i,()''T, 21 3'Walk \t c:rooktt c(,i added Blo lgromleti.lift. th'at
if ie t r1e hte 113 ay lniss "
We shall bc shot at v with thlis flly S1' mutt
t'Mallltd. -Ve Maa'(-"a'rensI)Ll8 l v('nIr 0fficet'
tol:~ted MIniiMrt. X( (e are ftiientis, a3t1i you otihcir
is ()It of i.us.
" Stand~ friendt s..ati. vance officer alnt d live 4the
coul0itelsigl,") cric(l tl1te sentintel.
"'.itiat is mtluch casicir said than dll onl eitll' ret'rled
l1is c.apt)tin; - i tvat'wrd'M' r. A nttt)ilbions, yo(s ctan
walk like oa oistinan -l o tanCe fto tlt i rot lil ti ita poc::laim thle maical1l word lt ioy:tt)'ti t "s ttil s talini
()ittLititerSi[l,} tr'(tadtly filrlishcd to tmy thands by tilne
lhoiti thle cotlotic yolt:t roatl is thlien cl(ar bet m 1le
Alanual lii antti e -er st ep irwaird, rie h -
collec0 ting imsclf; tli tllurned, and addedt —" Alyr assisttants, tile sItllltia l I e(a do Ilotbinll
wuithof:t:t t iti:e.;')
o tile keys are tt in tile dcoors, reatldy ltbr ly
flii~"Oi), said the KEglishrnan;'' tu' ) t'hemtt alntd,:,(lft,~,~4t(.t);t jll: 3t,~t't"ilt1 - " f 3 (( fttt}ll tlitt
britit' Ollt.()11' Ol.)1 (:ltoiU''
(tuick a s tliought, M:;ut1atl Nwas in the room of
(viitfli, t)o wthom tl e brinefly eomiunllticated tile
situaltioil of titlins~ w\hel te re-tappeared in the
)ai'sti5". 1 and tlett i')roc' (detd onl a sitttiiat t'lerrand to
tile r00111 o f tl the Pilo)t.
ioltotloi altid lIehave as utsual,'' 1e whispelred;
"sayr nltt a word(t but) trust all to) im.'?'.l}e Piiiot ari' adt obeyed these intsttructions
withtout askig a tjestion, witht tile most a1dtliraMco cool 110.ss. 1 3I11 now ready to prceed," said M( iiN:ltii)1
w hell they i[atd joined i -3oilo 8t.'hiu fie'the.
I)urin:, tile short timet (ocptl)iedtill ll th'Ste aI,lT..iments) the seil( tiint aiitin his captaii ll adt stoodt look0
Jilt at e'ach otlher with trcat mtlilitaiy v xactitutl e.. 11e fotmetl, arnbititous of tiallifesting ils i tittehfill.