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"There's not a more drunken, swearing rakeshame in town than Tom Osborne." "It's too true," responded the Doctor. "But he's her only son; and you know, Mrs. Matson, the heart of a mother." The widow's hard face softened; a tender shadow passed over it; the memory of some old bereavement melted her; and as she passed into the house I saw her put her checked apron to her eyes.
He was asking himself if it might be possible that he would be just in time to witness the nuptials of Matson and Morgianna. He had never freed himself from the thought that she loved the lieutenant. Her regard for himself was gratitude not love. He would not allow himself to believe that she entertained a more tender sentiment.
Fernando Stevens?" he asked politely. "It is." "I am the bearer of a message from Lieutenant Matson." "Pray who is Lieutenant Matson?" "Of his majesty's ship the Xenophon."
Next morning the captain of the Xenophon sent ashore for Lieutenant Matson to come aboard, as they were about to hoist anchor. Terrence, Fernando and Sukey were just going aboard the schooner as the messenger came.
She remembered that that vessel, five years before, had paid the village a friendly visit. Captain Lane was watching her closely. She knew it and guessed the reason. After a moment's silence, she asked: "Father, isn't Lieutenant Matson on the Xenophon?" "I suppose he is." "Surely he is your friend." "In war there are no friends among the enemy, child, and no enemy among friends.
At the same moment the crew throwing themselves out on the fore-topsail yard, that sail was quickly reefed. "You must take another reef in it, Mr Matson," said the commander, "closely reef it, or that mast will go also." The mizen-topsail with greater ease was closely reefed.
“It was the condition that but one shot should be allowed,” remonstrated Mathews. “The condition has not been fulfilled,” angrily replied Conway; “I demand another shot.” In the mean time Matson had gone up to Calhoun, and seeing the hole through his clothing, exclaimed. “My God! are you shot, Lieutenant?” “A mere scratch; it’s nothing,” answered Calhoun.
Of course he had never heard of Thomas Matson until this moment. "You don't say, sir?" said the lieutenant in astonishment. "Has he any chance of promotion, sir?" "Promotion!" cried Fernando, in well-feigned astonishment. "Why, have you not heard that he is already in command of a ship? You cannot possibly have heard from him lately, or you would have known that!"
Susan, thus suddenly "placed" in the world and ticketed with a real value, was so profoundly excited that she could not even make a stammering attempt at expressing gratitude. "Do your work well," continued Matson, "and you'll have a good steady job with me till you get some nice young fellow to support you. Stand the boys off.
"The Xenophon? was not Lieutenant Matson in command of that vessel?" "For awhile." "Was he not promoted?" "No; it seems his affair with you got to England." "Just in time to spoil a nate little promotion, too," put in Terrence. "I heard all about it from the captain of the merchantman I captured. He told me when we were playing poker one night."