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Updated: June 17, 2025
And then, when all was done, Stanwood found to his surprise, that he still liked best to sit at his cabin-door, and watch the play of light on peak and prairie. Late one afternoon, as he sat in the doorway, at peace with himself, and in agreeable harmony with the world as he beheld it, his eye was caught by an indistinguishable object moving across the plain from the direction of Cameron City.
By this time we were up by the cabin-door, and as we entered rather awkwardly, the captain shouted to us from the other end "Here, youngsters, you can find a seat at this table," and just then I saw my sick acquaintance standing up, and he beckoned to me. "Come and sit by me," he said; "you will not mind, Captain Berriman?"
So saying, the medico softly withdrew, quietly closing the cabin-door behind him, only to return a few minutes later with a draught of decidedly pungent taste, which, at his command, I tossed off instanter.
"What caused that explosion there?" said the mate, as he seated himself now, but continued to steer. "We cannot tell for certain," said the captain. "No," said the major; "but there seems to me to be no doubt that it was a powder-keg which the Malays had brought on board, I should say to blow open the cabin-door. And it did," he added grimly, "and I hope they liked it."
" and the use of candles, except as a luxury, is consequently unknown to the denizens of that favoured clime," he wound up, in the tone of a man who repeats an old, old lecture. Johnny was turning to me triumphantly, when his father caught him by the hand and led him back to his dressing. The movement was hasty, almost rough. I stood at the cabin-door and looked after them.
Unfortunately for us, equinoctial gales and heavy weather still so powerfully maintained their sway, that the deck was completely flooded with the salt brine. We could hardly stand upon our feet, and could not manage to reach the cabin-door, where the bell was ringing for dinner, without the assistance of some sailors.
I remained nearly an hour at the cabin-door, by the sentry, and prevented many from entering, when O'Brien opened the door, and requested me to order his gig to be manned, and then to come in. The poor girl had evidently been weeping bitterly, and O'Brien was much affected. "All is arranged, Peter; you must go on shore with her, and not leave her till you see her safe off by the night coach.
He yawned and sat up, and then threw himself down again saying, "Dick sleepy." Won't it be nice to go on deck in the dark." "Yes," said Dick, with confidence; and Augusta took him on her knee and hurried him into such of his clothes as came handy, as quickly as she could. On the cabin-door was a warm little pea-jacket which the child wore when it was cold.
At length the sentinel threw open the cabin-door, and Cornet re-appeared. During the whole of his absence on deck, Bluewater had not stirred; scarce seemed to breathe. His thoughts were away from his ships, and for the first time, in the ten years he had worn a flag, he had forgotten the order he had given.
A moment later Miss Onslow's cabin-door opened for the space of half an inch, and the young lady thus addressed me through the chink: "Good-morning, Mr Conyers; I am glad to hear you whistling; it shows that your rest has done you good." "Thank you, yes," I answered; "I am feeling quite my old self again this morning. Were you able to get any rest?" "Yes indeed," was the reply.
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