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

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ard's kitismatn, and a cupboarl cotsitt of St. Ruth's
Abbey?"
" Nay, Katherine.........;'Nay, Cecilia, be patient, and let the stratger
hav e utteran.ce; lie ma y solve tle t dilicutty alto.
getrer,"
Tl-: cockswain, understandinfi that an exptaination was expectei tflnom his lips, addressetd hirmseltl to th}i task wit}h an energy suitiable b}otl to
th'le sutlbjct t tnd to htis owt fetlitng.. In tt cv
few \. wordst, thlough a littlt obscuret d bT y hYis'p)ell}litt dictiont, tit iniade hiS listett ris ttdestainld the
confideltnt that arnstabtlae hit d reposed in D)iltotl
and the tr:aherttly of th}e latter. i'lley hear:d hi:
with t cljeastd astoni shm tt and Cecl ili hart dl al-tt
iowsV(o hin time to concltl'lt ) }l)uedo(:t s'}l t ie extxeibt(til.nnled..
Andi did Colonelt tl, oad Coui (Colontt I Itiuward listen to his treacherous tproit Ct e "
i' Ay, theyt, sptlicjed it togethet r attmt)tot thetal," licturnt ed Toit; thol.ttu one part of this t cruise will
tiirn outt. but baitlly.. tve Bor roet u I ift)' ((ole d and hardened ads Ime
t)ppears to hle by tAtbit )woul slt Su t at such tdis
honori)t,"' added Missoi d. io ard.
".!1,it,?dr. liarnstable'?" at lenr.lt Catbheri e
sucttfcededt in tsayinlg, wvhctn1 Imher fti:clitis petrmitted
ie"r titterntac, " nda dou tio th at soldier4 s were int
iitU i o(f him?P
X'.;i, ay,y votng ai;dai]anT tihe cockswain trepied sn'}itlins, w vitht I im fig t leiroceity, "thtey a\u-c ii}
cthaseti), Ibtt h Ie }a\s shifted ls a ntt chtoraget; atdl ev.en
itf they should fiind buin his h tlg pikes; \wtouldl
iake short work of a dozen d(t-,co;ats.'iiThe
Loi(d of temipests anld e(mntts htae mt r.'y, tIotrt},
otn thfe Schoo: e' r! AI, youn i-nadatt, s he is as
tovely to the eyes of an old s:eafzrinr:, mlati, as any
of your kinll can be:, toa human nature!o