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

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someetthing extremely eotivoeal, 1oth in lhis emphall
sl anlld his air
" I have tavowed my allegianctte and I wvill abide
by it. So loonrg as AMiss Ploowden wvill dei'gn to tiw
stow her comt pany, sooal ng will she find le amllong(
sher most failthfltt an(l )persevering attendantsr, c(:,om0
\'who may~, or whattt will."
* You eompell ne to retire," returned Katlictt il risilng, ~ whateve-r J-may htave been nty gi:aious intent ions in the mtatter; fol-r evenx f:tmaletl
vanity lmust cr imson, at ana ad(oration so profortld
as thattt which can chain C. aptain Borroutthtlifieb to
a supper ta ble! As your art!arm has tnov dlissipzatedl
umy cousin, vtill you lead the way? \liss Alice and
llyself attend yotu."
"{ HBut not into the p)a(ddocAk, s:urelyt Miss Plowden," said the captain; " the door, the key of
which} you have just turned, communieatlesw i\lt
the vestibule. This is the passage to the (trawing
1'the lad)yS fiintlyS laughed, ias if in tderision of her
own fo0rggetfiuness, while sheP bo'wed her acknowledgnl ent, and moved towards the proper p)assage;
she observ ed..." The nmnadness of fe ar ha: assailed s.lomnt, I believe), wl1 hlavet been able to affect a better (isguise th an Mt iss Howard."
Is it the fear of present dtanger, 0or of that
wnhith i in reserve?> "asked:the captain; ~ bhut,
as you Ihave stipulated so ge`nerously in behalf ot
my worthy host here, a t of one, calso, who shall
be nameless, because he: has not deserved such a
favour At your hands, your safety shall be on)e of:ny especial duties iln those times of epril."
"1There is perilt, then'!" exclaimed (Cecilia;'your looks announcet it, Catl. Blorroughelif e t t