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

T.}X1 PILOT, 438
K[atherine, breathless with interest; c you are them
master of Imy secret, Captain Bortrougheliftl, and
bloodshed mlay be the consetquence. I,'ati yt >t
to\rwardt, l(i, perhaps, save manyl itnesti mlthle tiv:s.
Pletdhge to ile hyour Ionourt that thety whto ct'n h3itier as youtr enemies this night, shall idepalt in
etace, and I 1will pledge to you my lifti fot0r tihem
saftety of thlt Abbey2'.
" O)li lear hte, and shed not humllaln bloodl!"
tried Cecilia.
A loudl crtas interrl:ted( furthter si)eech, iand the
sounds of heavy footsteps w\ere heard in the adjoining roomll as if tmany men werte alighting onl its
floor, in quick succession. dlreorrown tgtli l tt rcw
back, withl great coolness t to the opposite side of
the ltIarge apartment, and took a shltheted sword
fi'omt the ltble where it had been placed; at the
same t(I 0:moment tihe door was hbuixst open, and.Barnstable entered alone, but heavily armed.
You lare my l'isonertS, gentlemen," said the
sailor, as he advanced; resistance is tuseless, a(nd
withtort it you s11htl1 receive lfvour. ha, M-Jiss Plowiv(len! my a(dvice was, that you should not be ptre
sent at this scene.l
" Barnstable, we are betraye!" cried the agitatedl Katherine. " lBut it is not yet too late,
tiiood has not yet b)een spilt, and you can retire,
without that d(readfiul alternative, with honoutr.
(.o, then, delay not another momefnt; for, should
the soldiiers of Captain lBtorroughelifi ctome to the
tJ!rescue of their coommander, the Abbey would be a
scene of horror!:'
G'f tl (I lottt o. T>>
you aw ay go, Kathertitine, a said her lover,
with imptatienee; " this is no l)lae l6b such as
you. But, ( aptaitl Boroughetllifle, if si cel be your
antnme, ou must perceive that resistance is iln vaitt
hI have ten good pikes int this outer rooml', in twenv