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

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recent fit tfe et, vttt wo uld allowt; " ( tehattcw, tand
eVxtc:ninate. the dhs: wi}th the bayottrct p1.111s Oi,
l:ontp)cy.........' x's, dreCs."
< It' yu.r, ftrniIt d t;andl this etharg,'a' sit tt m Io:
|roiihdtclile: t:(o (Ilritiith, with unt'ov cd tonttt-tltti i.t
I }i.s n(elrves attO to<:te of( ilt':1n; siict ub tta charge
would )trcak the (Coldstrcamtns;;will tonlcey int)
thC rank.s!
" I trust in crict (':,' tifltitht, " e vii ha
brict <ararnee cttoluh t1to respe}(c(t thie \\,wetakncss o)f
(Cotloncl I loward t............Ires.. s a pistlo!'
" h:ut. lh viii not f; tir e; le I(t/oiatis dccttn it
ptt'ideitt to h alt; nay', by }e t avent they countl(e.'rttat'c}l (>:, tlt rear, 11 tio(la ( (lnc)lt f o ('ard', 1 ty
Wtor-tlv hiost Iill back ott ioutt y{tr.reir(-t)r(,;tnc. tetits
the'wood is fiull of' armed ntlel; tiyC. t Cltti it;
escapl e us; only wait lot' t tle hor to cut otff tiit'.the vctcr'ti, xvho hadi ai vtncet wxithin a sho:tl
di stan(ce of, ith i s;lid.. matl;, lto) tithus tdeliheratti'
ax'vta itcd tll at. tack, tl ilCted at this suttimonl, l l id.
lv a la I:c ) iI li cvcis, as,('.rt'rtiilcttd that ito sto(od
atonel. lel icy i ti!,:: tlie words of' iorrouttvh'lieI' to
Ih'e trlru, It. Slowlx tctire f, kceep)ing' hIis face manfui.lv towxards; his tnciinty, iil he. aindl the stuPpi)ort of ith (al)tiit.li'I ecmall il( t rt:ns, h ot' | r)s o urtu.ift,!' hlie cried,'A ndl let ut hxx'ointo tile wSood; they Ai l fly
hotactr'i.is ttajesty's at',il's like (titilty lcottndretls,
a1t ttt' tat c. A s ti'| the t e ros, I I'll tetach the
it.te k rascals to testert t tcit' toastier at such a tot oIellrtt. I'h)'.say t l? car is pale, b{t,........... t (:,rMutri hcliftl, it I (dot tt hbclicv(e\ his skin is l;)ac'lc.'t
"!I have scit fin)) of' all cololurs; blMue, whitle
Tlaick, d,:i t t ('ltot)tur('t," said i the. captain. " i
ttrist flatk.e te comm1itand of maitter's onl mt1'cit',
\-'xt v ler, nlx excefllC( t hos.t. t let Its ret.ire i t lt) itot'