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

'98'c.n: mo Xo'r.fo' in no very fgood humt oured mtood(. Colonel'loxt - a1rld and hi;s 1liece htad maintained d (hlt ritng t0e who0le P)eitiod the most rigid silen e, the fol0tmer 1'tot pride, and the latteri touched with t h er uncles (t i. 11ent displerasuyre; and Katherine, thoughl seiretly elated with the sueess of altl ther projects, as conten14t:lt to emu ulate their: detneanour fort a short tiutne in ordt'efi to save appearances. JIBarstalde thad steveral tinmes ad(dr essed himself to the lattert without receivting any othller answer than suh ta iwass absolutely necessary to prevent: te lover tfriom takilg tirect odfenPt.ee, at the same titme that she int i ilat ed by hellr mla nner her willinttgness to remain silent. AcCoridintly, the lieutenant: after aiding trheladies to.enter the euttter> and offeriny to t(iloril tIlhe satme service to Colonel I towar{t, whic' was co(lly de.ettlted, turne(ds, with that sort ot irritationt thlat is by no Imeatns less trare it' vyes. scis of' war than with poor humall nature gente|rally, and gave vent to his spleen where ie dared. "I 1 -iow -s this! ri. 13oltrope! te (cried, "I herle ar'e boats coitg alongside with ladies in thent andt you kteep your gait uswyed lt till the leach of th!e sail is stretched like a fidtdlle-stringf r -settle away your 1etak-ihalyards, sir, settle away!" " Ay, ay, sit'" grumbled the mastert tsettle away' that peak t heref t hough th IIe crait wouldn't itr-'ge ahead a knot int a month, Iwith all h }wert itlis h1-auled over!" le i.walked sulkily fi'tward amtl)ongt th4le imetn, tollowe0d by the meeok divin; a td addted: I should as soont have ex)ected to see MIt. I;arttsttable come o'ff with a live ox in his boat as a pettieoat'TI'e Lord only k now\s what Ith shlip is coinilng to next, parson what b)etette cot) ked 1hats atdt epPaulett'es, and otther knee-buckl't.e matters, sitc w5as i so:t f 01 1-trniai'tS lan1d befl'ore, and:ow, t'hat

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The pilot: a tale of the sea. By J. Fenimore Cooper.
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Cooper, James Fenimore, 1789-1851.
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