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His manner and the look on his face amazed his late employer. "Eh eh well, young sir," he said, backing a step or two. "And so you confess that you robbed me?" "I do." "And you know what lies before you?" "Yes." "Have you been deceiving that mother of yours again?" "No; I've been telling her the truth at last." "Effie, Effie!" called Mrs. Staunton from the bedroom. Effie ran to her mother.
He put the helm hard down as he spoke, and the schooner shot up into the wind, with her sails sluggishly flapping. But before she had time to get fairly round the helm was suddenly righted and then put hard up. "Keep all fast," commanded Captain Staunton, "it is too late; no mortal power can save him. See! he is already in the grasp of his fate." Such was indeed the case.
Staunton, drawn completely out of herself by the tragedy conveyed in these words. "Oh, poor young thing, poor young mother! I wish I were strong and well myself, that I might go and help her. She will have a bad time. She will have an awful risk when her baby arrives, Effie. Well, my darling, we can do nothing but pray for them all. There is One who can guide us even through dark days.
Butler knew of no landing-place, at least none affording a convenient or even practicable passage up the rocks which surrounded the shore. "Think again," said Sir George Staunton; "the storm will soon be violent."
The boy was bold and stout of his age still he was but fourteen years old, and as his assistance gave no confidence to Lady Staunton, she felt her situation become really perilous. The chance was, that, in the appalling novelty of the circumstances, he might have caught the infection of her panic, in which case it is likely that both must have perished.
Lee's two brigades of cavalry also. Rosser's men were mostly at their homes, where, on account of a lack of subsistence and forage in the valley, they had been permitted to go, subject to call. Lomax's cavalry was at Millboro, west of Staunton, where supplies were obtainable.
The direction I would now give is, that if this letter reaches you in the valley between Staunton and Lynchburg, you immediately turn east by the most practicable road until you strike the Lynchburg branch of the Virginia Central road. From there move eastward along the line of the road, destroying it completely and thoroughly, until you join General Sheridan.
Staunton; and we know that the brilliant diamond is hard enough also to make its mark upon the "solid iron." Amongst other great living players who incline to the "close game," we may mention Mr. Harrwitz, whose match with Morphy furnished not one brilliant game; also Messrs. Slous, Horwitz, Bledow, Szen, and others.
I would not have Miss Day alarmed for the world!" he concluded, hastening down-stairs attended by the servant. In five minutes from the time he left the library Traverse was in the saddle, galloping toward Staunton, and looking attentively along the road as he went.
When you are in bed I'll give you something to make you sleep. Come now, don't delay; you're quite worn out. If you don't go to bed you'll be ill, and then you'll be of no use to your son." "Do you really think so?" said Mrs. Staunton. "Yes, I mustn't be ill; George doesn't like it it quite frets him. He is not like his dear father.
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