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Arthur followed, at a sign from the lady, who presented him to her brother as 'Monsieur Arture' a young Scottish gentleman who will do my husband the favour of acting as his secretary.
At their advance a miserable embrowned figure, barefooted and half clad in a ragged haik, roped round his waist, threw himself before the fair- haired child, crying out in imperfect Arabic, 'Spare her, spare her, great Lord! much is to be won by saving her. 'We are come to save her, said Arthur in French. 'Maitre Hebert, do you not know me? Hubert looked up. 'M. Arture! M. Arture!
Arthur was too busy endeavouring to staunch the blood which flowed fast from poor Tam's side to make much reply, but Ulysse, perched on the officer's knee, was answering for him in mixed English and French. 'Moi, je suis le Chevalier de Bourke! My papa is ambassador to Sweden. This gentleman is his secretary. We were shipwrecked and M. Arture and I swam away together.
The Moors were good to us, and wanted to make us Moors; but M. Arture said it would be wicked. And Yusuf bought him for a slave; but that was only from faire la comedie. He is bon Chretien after all, and so is poor Fareek, only he is dumb. Yusuf that is, Tam made me all black, and changed me for his little negro boy; and we got into the boat, and it was very hot, and oh! I am so thirsty.
Very scanty garments seemed to be vouchsafed to him, and the bare arms and legs were so white, as well as of a length so unusual among Arabs or Moors, that simultaneously the Marabout exclaimed, 'One of the Giaour captives, and Arthur cried out, 'La Jeunesse! Laurence! There was only just time for a start and a response, 'M. Arture!
Do you know mamma said it comforted her to pray there; for she was sure that whatever happened, the good God can make us strong, as He made the young girl who sat in the red- hot chair. We saw her picture, and it was dreadful. Do read about her, Monsieur Arture.
Both Lanty and Maitre Hebert promised to write to M. Arture; and in due time he received not only their letters but fervent acknowledgments from the Comte de Bourke, who knew that to him was owing the life and liberty of the children. From Lanty Arthur further heard that the poor Abbe had languished and died soon after reaching home.
'There is M. l'Abbe, said Hebert, pointing to a white pair of the bare feet. 'Poor Laurent and Victorine have been carried elsewhere. 'And mamma? And my brother? 'Ah! Mademoiselle, give the good God thanks that he has spared them our trial. 'Mamma! Ah, she was in the cabin when the water came in? But my brother! I had hold of his hand, he came out with me. I saw M. Arture swim away with him.
It is the strength of God that informs every muscle and arture of the youth, but it is so much his own looks so natural to him as it well may, being God's idea for him that, in the glory of its possession, he does not feel it AS the presence of the making God.
Risen from the dead! he cried, threw himself into the young man's arms, and burst out into a vehement sob; but in a second he recovered his manners and fell back, while Estelle looked up. 'M. Arture, she repeated. 'Ah! is it you? Then, is my mamma alive and safe?
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