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

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tons, but in Washingtonls camp, ay! ind in Washingtton's tent, yolt sthouldt swil-g swm youtr Inaminock in1!turc. Why, sir, dlo you think we are about to
intvade EnItgland?)
"I know that every military movement should
be exe(uted with. lprcision, Captain Blarnstable,"
retllurn)ed tthe marin. " I am too a uc} attcus
tomtecd to heanr tdhe sneers of the seat-ofiicers, to riet'al(lt wvlht i know procceds forno ig.normane. If
C(aptaint Mutnson is disposed to employ me and my
Comt-il-ttind it) this expeditiont, truttst he will discio.ve- that nmatines are good fth sotnet hin1 more1 ti.hant)
to mountlt tttattrd ofr pay sa'lutes."'Tlhen, turnting
hai q ltily i om his antagonist, lhe continued to address bhi tsil f to their common superior, as if' lisdatinin t fuirthel r ilterttourse with onle who), lfront the
naturte of tle case, must be unable to contlti}hend
{}le fo Ice of what he said. " It will be }prudent,
(Cattain Munson, to send outt a party to rceont
noitre:, ctbre wt e m arch; and as it may be ntecessatry to deIfend ourselves in lcase of a repultse, I
would l)e, leave to recommen d that: a cor)s be pr'ovided with entrenc n tti' tools, to acco ti)patny the
exp dit io t. T' hey would be extremelyi u.se.tful sir
in ausi.stip:;g to throw lip field-works; though I
d.oubt ot, to ols might ibe found in autlndanct int
thisr cottuntry, and.labourerstt itmpresPsesd for the setvice,: Otl an emergency.......'
Tlhis Was too much for the risibility of Barnstable, wh t\lo broke flrlth in a burst of scornful tlauthter, whlich 0o one saw prol)er to ite rrupt; though
Griffitil,} otn turnintg his headt to conceal the smile
thalt vt,,as ogathering ont hs own ftee, perceived' thIc
(iree gIlance which the pilot flurc\ at tihe tetryt
seamanl and v:londered att its s:intitcanttc atd imt)atitenee. WhtVen (Cap)tain Nti untson thoutgh, t that th}e
mirth'' of the lieutenant wtas concluded, he mildl)