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

" cIteme1nibc01 ) it niot, otdear siti'," weltaintedt G"rif
ftlb with generous zeta[.. -<'twas unkindl y ptltt
Voked, and it is already forgot.ten and( parttloned.
lie h(las suslstaied me nobly thrl'rhotughot tthe dla
anld Jmy life ont it, that he knMows how to treat a
woman01 as a brl'ave mantt shoutld!
< Thetn am I content i" stid the veteran, sinkijg
hack otkn hais cottch; tlet him be sutttmoned."'ihe h whispetred message, which Grif:fith gave re^questing Mcr l.arstable to enter the cabin, was
quickly eonleye(:, and hle had applearedl before his
friend delemed it discreet to disturb tiu e fleetions
of tihe t^vetettran ivy agraint addressinrt himl. WVI heltie entralite of the young sailor was announted.L
he co lonel atgain roused himself, anld addressced
its wondttlertitno listenewr thought in a 1mannelr mutichl
less co.ntfiti ngr and fitniliar than that wh\ich l had!
ado)pted towards (G rifithl.." t'Te declaratio'Ts you lade last: nighlt }'elative
to my ward, ti e daughtlt5Iter o{ f th late Captailn Joflt
Pi'lowdenV, scti, s have left. n11e nothint' to learn on tilhe
spbjcet of your wishes. l.crte, the, gentlnetnetl
youl both obtlain thie re wtad of your attentions!
Ie: tt hat reveren}d divine hear yo t r:}onounle tle
aliagte vowst \while I hItave st. rength to listent
that I may be a witiness agai. nst ye, in lteaven,
shoutld ye fol ret their tenor!"
Not now, not no w,"> murmur edQ C1.cilia; -" ()
ask it lot lnowr, myll) uncle (!"
Katherinte spo;ke not, tut tdeeply touched by the
tetller interest her guardian mnanifested in Iter
tvwelfiare, she bowefd her tfhee to her btlosomt, iln sub
dued ftelinc, an(l sufiklred the teamrs that had been
sutfisiXng her:lt) eyes to roll tdown lhe II cheeks in
large dropst till they bathed tle (leck.
" Yes, OW my lov,:e," contitued the co tte i,
orf I fail i my duty. I go short ly to stano tl( ee