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Updated: May 17, 2025
An odd incident occurred during our brief stay in New York. It was after the interview in which we came to terms with the captain, and he had given us leave for three hours ashore. "Cooling drinks!" exclaimed Dennis. "There's cakes yonder," said Alister. "Michael Macartney," muttered I, for that was the name over the door.
"You would soon have been if we had not found you!" replied Alister. "Was it you that fired the gun?" "Yes." "I was so frightened!" "It saved your life, thank God! for then you cried out." "Fright was your door out of fear!" said Ian. "I thought it was the leopard!" "I did bring my gun because of the leopard," said Alister. "It was true about him then?" "He is out." "And now it is quite dark!"
"You would tell him I emptied your gun because you threatened me with it!" "You were going off with my bag!" "Because I undertook to carry your bag, was I bound to endure your company?" "Alister!" said a quiet voice out of the darkness. The highlander started, and in a tone strangely tremulous, yet with a kind of triumph in it, answered "Ian!"
From each other these two kept positively nothing secret. Alister had a great love of music, which however had had little development except from the study of the violin, with the assistance of a certain poor enough performer in the village, and what criticism his brother could afford him, who, not himself a player, had heard much good music.
The girls stood for some time watching him climb as if he had been going up a flight of stairs, until he stood clear against the sky, when, with another wave of his bonnet, he too disappeared. Mercy did not forget to look from her window in the direction Alister had indicated.
The Scotch boy was soon a better sailor than the mate, which will be the less surprising, when one remembers how few men in any trade give more than about a third of their real powers to their work and Alister gave all his. On this occasion Alfonso did report it. As I have said, I only knew results. At eight o'clock next morning all hands were called aft.
Of course you make an exception at times; and if at any time, why not on the merriest day of the year? You are under no pledge!" "If that were a reason," returned Alister, laughing, "it would rather be one for becoming pledged immediately." "Well, you surprise me! And highlanders too! I thought better of all highlanders; they have the reputation of good men at the bottle!
Alister had been waked by the gun, and at the roar of his friend Hector, sprang from his bed. When he saw his beloved stag dead on his pasture, he came down the ridge like an avalanche. Sercombe stood on his defence, wondering what devil was to pay, but beginning to think he might be in some wrong box. He had taken no trouble to understand the boundaries between Mr.
"Stop!" cried Ian, laying hold of his brother from behind, pinning his arms to his sides, wheeling him round, and taking his place. "Give over, Alister," he went on. "You can't do it, and I won't see you punished when it is he that deserves it. Go and sit there, and look on." "YOU can't do it, Ian!" returned Alister. "It is my business. One blow in will serve.
The mother was all this time buttressing her pride with her grief, and the son was cut to the heart that he should have had to take part against his mother. But when the doctor came at length, and the mother saw him take out his instruments, the pride that parted her from her boy melted away. "Forgive me, Alister!" she whispered; and his happy kiss comforted her repentant soul.
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