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

834 TlIE PtLOf'r.
and one whNo hopes to (lie off sounidings, and to be
buried in brine. I wish yot no hairm, ftietnd; ut
),ou'll have to keep a stopper on yolr con versation till such ti:me as some of your mfessmates
call in this wvkay) \which} I hope will be as soon after
I get an offing as ma.ty be."
With these anicablie wxishes) the cocekswainl (Ieparted d leavintg ghBorrotltliffe the light, and the'
undistutlbed possessiont of his aparttntlent, though
not in the most easy or the mlost enviahble situation imaginable. The captain hearld the bolt of
his lock turnt and the Ikey rattle as the corcksw18ain withdrew it firom the doom. —two precautionary steps, which clearly indicated that tie vatnqrj'_uishei deemted it prudent to secure his retreat,
1)y insuring thle d(etention of the vanquishied, tor
at least a time.