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

Judatts was of the fiamily of the holy Apostles! But
let it ass unpledged -.let it pass. The accuilse
Spirit ot' rebellion has il1nvaded my dwellingr and 1
no longer knt w where to fittnd one of my househohlt that las ot1 b)een assailed by its malign infinence l"
Assailed I itt.y have beei, among Othlerst" --
turned Alice; " but not corrupted, if purity, itn
this ilnstance, consists in loyalty.....
" \What sound is that?" interrupted the colonel,
with startling suddetnness. " Was it not the crash
of sote violenee Borroul(tclif fei?"
" t may thave been one of my rascals who hass
nct xwith at downftlt in passing frtom the fetsti ve
board, where you know I regale them to-nighti in
1honotur of our Isuccess. tois blanket," returned
the captain, wit lt admirable indifference; 0or it
may be the ve'rty spirit of whomil you l have spoken
so fieely, my host, thlat has taken umt}brage at your
remtarks, and is passilng firom twhe hospittable \alls
of St. 1uth into the opent air, without submittiing to
the small trfouble of' ascertaining the posititon o(f
dooxrs. In the latter case there may be some do.
zen petethes or so of wall to replace in the motnfThe colnwel, weho had risen, glanced his eyes.
uneasily flom thte speaker to the door, andrl;was
-'id(tently )tt littlel disposed to entter into tlhe Ilea
santry t f his guest..... X Therere tltunusutal noises, Captain Boroutgh
clifti, inl the glt:roundlts of the Abbey, if not in tOit
butil(l itsel"- he said, alvawncint g with a fine militaTry air, friont tihe tablle to the centre of the room,
andtf, 4as masterl of the mansion, I willt inqut(ire hlo
t is that thus unse asonably disturbs these domains.
If as ftriendst they shall have Awelcome, thoug)hthtir visit be unexpecttedt and if enemiesa they