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

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Cl od forbid that we should eitter of us hlave
tc!as8e to recljiet of it, saidl (atherine, thie l)tleles<s
of anxiety chasing away tIe rich bloom00 tIhat hl1ad
lmantlied thei animated l'ace of the brunette. lBut
yOu have the paper. tfllow its directl()tins, and
come to our rescue; you wvill find us willin{g eap.
lives if ( irihtl a-nd yoAurself are our eCotqur{olrOts.")
Wha\ t (mean you, Katherine " exclainled (I he:l
lover " you at least are now in safety.........'twould
be nmadness to t(epn)t your fite a!Nain. My vessel
can and shall protect you, until your cousin is re.
deemt ed; and th{en, re(nietm{.e, avet}0 a clali t iii oti
You ior life''."''; Ald how woud i ou v dispolse of I(e in the in..
te rvalt said the youg maidenl retreatin., slowvy
out I}tris advances.
I In tOl A. rineV b7 y eact yen) You sht l hI e er
conmomander; I will be ar that rank only in name.
i than'fk you, tha {nllk youI, l arnstah}le, but distrust my abilities to fill s'her a station," she said.
tla~,tu..hir, tlhonth tfhe colour fth at again c rossed
{ er tyouthfl tf'eature.s was like the glow- of a strm
1et's s unset, and even her mirthfiul eyes se emed
to re fleet their tints. " ){o lnot m1istakeC me sauye
one. If I have done more the:an my sex will wartant, remernlfe.r -it wx as t lrough a holy moti ve, and
if I liave mtore t hanl t avOlol:an's enterprise, it. mulst
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{3i~~~l;{t~~lP});(y(> ~ ~ ceL })f
l'o lift you above the weakn of or s..ex,''
he cri'ieui, "and to enable you to show your nobhle
conftidenc.e in urn;"'1'o fit me for ard to kcepm mr'e wor'thy of be,
ing one tday your wi t f." As she uttered the se3
W')ord'ts, she t trnl(ed and disappieare.d, with a rapidity that elu1ded hisi attempt to detain hle,' behind
ar angle of tire }hedge, t.}at was near them. For
I momen'1't immtal eirin mtles t loT