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

ed, thougrh lhe did it in his wat.ch sltandin anlt in
silence."
" If he h}ad chlur to life so strontgtly,'t'i rtitned
the tmidshipt man, te wi ould have strt,,ltt r tutled hat(lc
to plreserve it."
Ilarnstable stopped short in his htrried wNalk:
and ftstened a look of opening conviction on hlis
comlpanon; but, as he was a)about to speak in reply, the slhouts of the seamen reineled his ears, and,:
ttrning, thley saw the whole party 1"runninti,g alongmtt
the beach), and motiot ninv, with violentt t:.s tO
ati intermediate point in the ocean.'I' tie tute-nant
ltd Merry hturried btack, and, as they app)roac l tted
the men, they d(istinetly observed a lhulaitntl fig:ure.
borne'4dong, by.)t' the waves, at mot nts, set )i nll
to rise above them, and already floatitng ini thOe last
of th-e breake(rs.'lThey had hardly atscertained,tio
mucI, \when a heavy swell carried the ilnanimate
body fltr lpont the sands, \where it was, left by the
ret. irin" waters.
"'Tlis myt cwoksw\ ain P!" cried liarnstalble, rushimg to thte spot. lt'e stopped suddetnly, h)lowever
as he came within view\ of the features, atd it s was
som1te little tille before he app)eared to have co(llected his fittlties suttfficie.ntly to aitt, int tones of
deep or}.ror...).t " what wretch is this, hoy i his foi)rm
is unmutilat edtt tt yet O l)erve the eyes! thexy
seetm as if the sockets would not contain tt hem, and
the( ty',e as w\illyt as if their olwner yet fad l life.-.......e 4 rChainds a're open and s)read, as though t-hey
tould still bufibt the wave:s?"
" lThe Jonlah! the.Jonah!" sfhouted t1he seament
with stavage exultation, as they succeessively a})
proached the corpse; away wvith his carrion
into thel sea againtl give him to the sharktls!let
hint tell his lies in the ctlawVs of the lobstrs!'"
Barn8stable htad turned away firom the rc'voltin31