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

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The coiekswain shook his head, and eo'git:,t(ed a
mornent,t s 1' isttck wsI ith s undry nw I id eas, w\ent
the mlnattr, theyt: ttill sheet them dow.1i to theil
leather I:eckc:lois!')
Withi tltis rettscetiotln the cockswxaitlzn was in uiel )
consoled attnd t ti business ot rcpairinwiI (cnliiarc;S and
seeturine' the prize, plroceeded wvit}hoult fi tthter in.terruption ol } his tart. tlle L S.:\ pt)isote( s \lho
wOre tlhurtt \\ere rapidly transfe'r-ed to th.Ariel.
While 1 larnstable was at t(endint to this duttt an
tttsuatl bustle (drcw \ is eyes to ome of thflu hatch-.
iways. \htere he beheld a couple of lhis rmarinet.s
tdrat:nt{.' foi~ \ ir( a gentlemal wllose dlemeantour
andi alpparanlce indicated the Imost abIject terror:
After exasininitr the extriordintary aIppearance of
tiis individual, fbr a moment, in silent amaczementt
thle lietit. anilt exe. laimed -t.ti — -
"X'l: Ii'ave ('we bterete! sometle amateur ill fights'
an iqttuisitive, Awonder-seeokid i non-coinbatant, wxho
has volunteered to serve his kini, and perhapls
draw a j)iturel, 01 write ia b)ook, to setve xtitnselt!
P'ay, sir, in vIhat capaeity did you s rie in this
Time captive ventured a sidelon" glance at his
interrotaator in xxwthotn he expected to entounter
irii ith, but perceiving\ that it xas a lace he did'lot kn(ow, l ie felt a revival of confidence that triabtled lit to'rep}.1)......l —
"I cate i here by accident; beini: on0 bo)oard the
cttter at the tinme her late comantlder d etermined
to entla.:ge you It was not in his povwert to land
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