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Coxon carried his commission to Jamaica and showed it to Governor Lynch, who was greatly incensed and wrote to Clarke a vigorous note of reproof. To grant such letters of marque was, of course, contrary to the Treaty of Madrid, and by giving the pirates only another excuse for their actions, greatly complicated the task of the Governor of Jamaica.
Coxon had wandered to the window again, and was thrumming on the panes. He turned on hearing some one enter. It was Sir Robert Perry. "Well," he began, "I bring news of the event of the day." "About to-night?" asked Coxon eagerly. "To-night! That's not the event of the day. Ministers are a deal commoner than murders. No, last night." Coxon turned away disappointed.
Having apprehended it, he thought himself in no way bound to observe an over-strict reticence as to Coxon's "cheek" and his deserved rebuff. "In fact," he concluded, "love's at a discount. With Coxon and Dick before one's eyes, it really isn't good enough. All a fellow gets is a dashed good snubbing or his marching orders."
In he walked, a middle-sized, dark-haired, dark-eyed, black-bearded man, with a touch of the Sheeny about his nose. He had a brisk kind of way with him and spoke sharply, like a man who knew the value of time." "'Mr. Hall Pycroft, I believe?" said he. "'Yes, sir, I answered, pushing a chair towards him. "'Lately engaged at Coxon & Woodhouse's? "'Yes, sir. "'And now on the staff of Mawson's.
Dampier writes concerning this first irruption of the buccaneers into the Pacific: "Before my first going over into the South Seas with Captain Sharp ... I being then on Board Captain Coxon, in company with 3 or 4 more Privateers, about 4 leagues to the East of Portobel, we took the Pacquets bound thither from Cartagena.
Coxon would not have been very grateful for permission to make love to Miss Scaife; he was extremely grateful for the opportunity of recommending himself to Alicia Derosne. The Governor's sister none less became by degrees his aim and object, and when Lady Eynesford left him with Miss Scaife, hoping that Alicia would have the sense not to get in the way, Mr.
But before she could say more, there was a sudden stir in the footpath, voices broke out in eager talk, groups formed, and men ran from one to the other. Women's high voices asked for the news, and men's deep tones declared it in answer. Coxon turned eagerly to look, and as he did so, Kilshaw's carriage dashed up. Kilshaw sat inside, with the evening paper in his hand.
She roused herself from her reverie and turned again to Coxon. She found him looking at her closely, with a bitter smile on his lips. She had not noticed that Eleanor had got out and accepted Sir John's escort for a stroll. She and Coxon were alone. "Miss Derosne's displeasure with me," he said, "is fully explained, isn't it?" "What do you mean?" she asked sharply.
But still she labored under the serious disadvantage of being overloaded; and the result was, her fore parts were being incessantly swept by seas which at times completely hid her forecastle in spray. Shortly after breakfast, Captain Coxon sent me forward to dispatch a couple of hands on to the jib-boom to snug the inner jib, which looked to be rather shakily stowed.
"But the country will take a very different view. Puttock'll rub it into all his people: they'll not vote for him. What do you say, Coxon?" "I think we shall beat him badly," said that gentleman, as he rose and went out. Captain Heseltine soon followed, and was surprised to see Coxon's figure just ahead of him as he entered the gates of Government House. "Hang the fellow!
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