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

t2:i'.I'r T pVILO)T,
tess; tthe lattleti awaitimnp thle returntT Of tile intarineii'I'he captain n(ow beckoned to ]NMa nual to advainct
ant give thte countcr'sign.
",oyalty,' whisptered l manul, whien he tapt)proiached tl:t sen-titwl tBut the soldi-er hta1d beeln
allowcdt timlte to trclect; atil al s }t te l undertstood
tlhe sittuation of his oticer, Ite hesitatced to t'allow
thce prisoner to )ass A. tcfier a nornitentt's pause, lte
staidt.. ^..
d v.A t~Ivattc c,) frien.ds." At this snutmnons, the
w\h}let(:} palrty M1ov{(ed to the poinlt of h}is bayonet;
whent the man contitnuett,'The iprisontr ls h-ave the
conttnt.tti.rijtj: Captain Btorrougthelife, hIut I (tdarle not
lte t-ellnt'passi."
"- \':t y tnot?) asked thi cal iti ~; "L am l n lot
herel sirrahl; dot you not know Ie?"
es;(', sir I 1k ow your honorlll and respect
yoi't0' itr' t}t tI \was t osted hlere by imly sergeant, an( ortt ered not to let these. mten' p.ass o.ut
on any aceoutnt.''
"'l that's what! c(:all good discipline," saitid
B>rro'tl{tg'clibt,' \with.at exultinc:g lautrl; I' kil tnex
tite ltt \ voult not tlind me aly mhor' than lhat he.
would ot,,y the orders of that lantl)p. t'ret arttt
no slavet.s of thfiett lamp, my amphibious comtrlade
drill ye your a trintes in ttins ( tonsunin:tate style tc
niceties:'
" ial intt:anst this t riflittig?) said the.Pilot
t crnlty.
At i!t I thougltt I should turtn the.aut-gh to
yout" c'ried \'al nual, a'c.i.tietm e, to join in the mirth
"we know all these tIti,.gs wvell, aindl we prmactiso
tt h in l(our ct orps; h)ut th{tough t-he sentit:it can1ot0 k1t(ow yo(u, the sct'geannt wvill; so let hitm I)e
catlcld, at.ndt or0et's be.givent throu} I himnll to the matlm
1n post, tlhat ce; ay pass out."
" YoItr throat g'rtows8 \1tleasy, I see," sald Ilorgto,.uesy