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Updated: June 26, 2025
Alderman Van Beverout drew a long breath, like one relieved; and even the mariner of the gay shawl stood in an easier and more reckless attitude than while in her presence. The two seamen and the child withdrew.
"Your allusion, Sir, is not understood. These lights are no more than what are usually seen in my apartment at this hour with, indeed, the addition of a lamp, left by my uncle, Alderman Van Beverout." "Your uncle!" exclaimed the other, advancing so near Alida, as to cause her to retire a step, his countenance expressing a deep and newly-awakened interest "your uncle!
"There can be no composition between a faithful officer and his duty, nor do I acknowledge more than one mistress in my ship but seamen are little to be trusted in the moment of success, and with their passions awakened by resistance. Alderman Van Beverout, will you accompany the party and serve as mediator?" "Pikes and hand-grenades!
It is not necessary to say, with how much interest Alderman Van Beverout, and his friend the Patroon, had witnessed all the proceedings on hoard the Coquette. Something very like an exclamation of pleasure escaped the former, when it was known that the ship had missed the brigantine, and that there was now little probability of overtaking her that night.
The startled citizen made an involuntary movement to avoid the unexpected interview, and then, perceiving the difficulty of such a step, he submitted, with as good a grace as if it had been one of his own seeking. "The orb of day the morning gun and Mr Alderman Van Beverout!" exclaimed the individual encountered.
There are other vessels beside the brigantine, and a capricious fair may have sought a protector, even under a pennant of Queen Anne!" "This is a truth that has been but too obvious to my mind, Mr. Van Beverout," observed the sententious Patroon.
"I am not sure I tell Alderman Van Beverout any thing that is new," resumed the young officer, "when I add, that the fellow suffered me to visit the pavilion, and then contrived to lead me into an ambush of lawless men, having previously succeeded in making captives of my boat's-crew." "Seizures and warrants!" exclaimed the burgher in his natural strong and hasty manner of speeking.
Alderman Van Beverout," rejoined the Captain, whose cheek had reddened to a glow, "my duty must not be gauged by your affection for your niece. Though content that Alida Barbérie should quit the country, like an article of vulgar commerce, the commander of this vessel must get a passport of Her Majesty's cruiser, ere she again enter the high sea."
Alderman Van Beverout was a personage far too important, not to be known by most of those who frequented the goodly town of which he was a civic officer.
"A thousand pardons, fairest Alida," interrupted the youth; "you know the obstacles that the jealous watchfulness of your uncle opposes to my desire to speak with you." "They are then opposed in vain, for Alderman Van Beverout has weakly believed the sex and condition of his ward would protect her from these coups-de-main." "Nay, Alida; this is being more capricious than the winds!
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