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Being a clear-sighted woman, she may have suspected why the smooth-tongued young gentleman had praised his noble messmate. "But how did the Wolf and her prize manage to escape from the enemy?" asked Lady Julia. "Pray go on and tell us, Mr Voules."
Voules, like other men of mean spirit, delighted in acting the tyrant; indeed, had he wished to create a mutiny, he took the most effectual means of causing one. He had now numberless opportunities which he could not have obtained on board the frigate.
This seemed greatly to revive him, and he thanked Dick, sometimes addressing him as his brother, and sometimes as "Voules." "You are a better fellow than I took you for," he murmured. "Poor old Toady! I thought you would have left me to shift for myself; but we have gone through strange scenes.
Voules as a watchful, blue eye of intense forcefulness. It was the eye of a man who has got hold of a situation. He was a fat, short, red-faced man clad in a tight-fitting tail coat of black and white check with a coquettish bow tie under the lowest of a number of crisp little red chins.
Lord Reginald had told Voules of Hargrave's impudence, as he called it, and the midshipman had reported it to Mr Jager. "If we have mutinous behaviour among our own crew, we shall have the Frenchmen rising upon us," observed the lieutenant. "You must keep an eye, Voules, on those fellows, and put down that spirit of insubordination."
Lieutenant Jager, commanding the prize, had sent Lord Reginald and Voules to see that the crew at the pumps were persevering in their labours. Among them his eye fell on Ben Rudall and Richard Hargrave, who had both been working away for some time until their arms ached. "Spell oh!" cried Ben. "Spell oh!" echoed Dick, in order that some other men might come and help them.
He presented some papers to Mr Jager, who replied "Very well, I congratulate you on having so fine a command, and I confess that I wish I had been able to take charge of the prize, but as the doctor considers me unfit to be away from him, I must submit. Who are to form the prize crew?" "Voules and Lucas, the men on board, as well as the men I brought with me," answered Lord Reginald.
Voules himself stood well in the opinion of the captain and lieutenants, as, although he might not have exhibited any especial gallantry, he always appeared attentive to his duty. As the two midshipmen stepped out briskly, they soon distanced the cart, though darkness overtook them when they were still three or four miles from the hall.
The pain was somewhat relieved by the fomentations applied by the housekeeper, who offered to sit up with the young lord; and though he declared that he should do very well without assistance, he was glad at length to accept her offer. Voules came in just before going to bed, to express his deep concern.
"Bet worsh, richpoo'...." Then came Miriam's turn. "Lego hands," said the clergyman; "got the ring? No! On the book. So! Here! Pete arf me, 'withis ring Ivy wed." "Withis ring Ivy wed " So it went on, blurred and hurried, like the momentary vision of an utterly beautiful thing seen through the smoke of a passing train.... "Now, my boy," said Mr. Voules at last, gripping Mr.
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