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

28~~3 ~T4 111; PI iLOT
his ftealty to 1tintlR se lf. btelieved that the I os,
se. ssiotn of Aiss Hltoward't s tserstot} adi(: forttlune
vere adrvantagles that Nwould lnuch m ore than
c'ouiintecrtalaitlce any elevation that e twas li.kely)'
to obttaiui I)y the revolutio) of aftlairst iln his tlative
colony. it e considercd C rilttlt as tle only natural obstacle to h is sluccess, and lhe urged h is
[horse fota trat withl a tdepcirate detern'inatlion to
Work the ruint of il:ICe younlg saitor, betfore anioth()t
stitn had sct(. Whilen a 1mt an lah.)ours in an e:vil
cause, w\ith sueth feelintis) and witht such iie'.eni~e
tives, he seldomi sliglhts or neglects his Norkl and
Air. I.)iltlon iccorditly s ol 1)0-oar d the tlacrity3, several tinmutes short of' the tuinme in w'hich lie
had pl)l'onisedl to perlrtorn the distance.
l}c }plaint old scalm-al, 1who coniimm1an1ded the
cutter, listened to his tiale with caltious elars; tand
c(xahintc1d into the state of the Nvweathler, and otther
mat telrs co nnected With his duty, with thle slow atid
dciberatte (decisioni of one Nwho had nclver done
Mttilh to acquire a elll o'lfidce int huiilsellf and h1o \l
had1 been t i hut tniat-adly rewarded fior thte little he
had aclually ferfrlnetd.
As )illon was urgent, howevert and the dtay
seethed )roptitiouis, he at l lengtt dc.Cided to act as
he was desired, and thl e cutter was a,cord inty;l
got ctn tunder way.. crewv of somethitng less than fitty men iovedi
wit'h no little of' t'heir co.minander's (tceliration
butt as the little vessel rounltt ted the point behind
whlicl.1 shle' }hadl beiit anellor(e-d, her gfi ltls wre.
cl ar('d, and the usual. prepa'rations w5re ct)n-tl'tletld fit inllhr m ldiate and actual service.
i)illon, sorv ly a:-gaitnst his will, was cotmp-tled
to continue' ton oard, inl (ordrt to point out the
tplace wheret the ultusus'.cin3 i atmen(.:tlll were (exp(ctedt t fo b.he trafltfp. Ev eIry thting5 hl.ciu;,!r