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I have a wife and family waiting my return home, and Heaven have mercy on them! we shall be utterly ruined if the brig is taken." Colonel Armytage was silent; the chances of escape seemed small indeed.
She struggled to free herself; while Alfonse, having leapt on his horse, was attempting to lift her up on the saddle; but he was not a good horseman, and it seemed doubtful whether he would succeed. While some of his followers were endeavouring to carry off Mrs Armytage, in obedience to his orders, the others were facing about to defend themselves against the approaching enemy.
Nothing, however, occurred to interrupt the marriage ceremony. How different did it appear to the unhappy Hilda to that by which she had been united to Don Hernan! It was not till Colonel Armytage was about to take his departure, with his bride, for the south, that on taking his leave of his father-in-law, he showed that he was aware of what had taken place.
"You have come a long distance, daughter, and have been a long time coming," he said, putting out his hand, and looking up coldly in her face. "I suppose you feared the old man might die and leave his wealth elsewhere; it was that made you come, Edda?" Mrs Armytage, with her eyes full of tears, stooped down and kissed the old man's forehead.
Things had reached a pass in which for the sake of all concerned, and perhaps for the sake of Miss Armytage more than any one, the whole truth must be spoken without regard to its consequences to Richard Butler. "You dare to take that tone?" began O'Moy in a voice of thunder. "Yourself shall be the first to justify it presently. I should be angry with you, O'Moy, for what you have done.
"Gregory will take her in," said Betty; "and we'll put Bertram Fraser on her other side. He's always delightful. And we'll have the Canning-Thompsons and the Overtons and the Byngs; the Byngs are so decorative!" Constance Armytage was now Mrs. Byng.
They simultaneously began to bow with a formal air; the noise they had created made Ronald turn his head, and as he did so, he saw an officer in full uniform entering the room, followed by a number of persons in various costumes. A second glance told Ronald that Colonel Armytage was before him.
'I've a mind to go with you. 'You! exclaimed the other, with unfeigned surprise, looking in Wynn's face. 'Yes, I feel as if I would be the better for a few months of the old difficulties. I'd like to get away from this for awhile. 'But perhaps you wouldn't like the "while" to extend over four years, remarked Armytage. 'Of all people, I never expected to find you a rover, Wynn.
Had they not been aloft many more would have suffered. The cable was slipped, and the frigate now began to move through the water. On hearing the second explosion, the remaining occupants of the cabin rushed up on deck. Colonel Armytage was the least agitated, but even he did not attempt to quiet the alarm of his wife and daughter. Father Mendez trembled like an aspen leaf.
The sail was agitated, then reefed, stormy songs were heard, where Captain Armytage did his part fairly well; the boatswain was gratified by roaring out his part character- istically, and the curtain fell on "We split, we split, we split."
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