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"Oh, Mr Damerell, we can never do that, sir " "I shall try, at all events," interrupted Ned. "So whilst I slip out and cast loose the jib, do you go below to the boatswain's locker and bring me from thence a cold chisel and a good heavy hammer."
"Well, never mind about that just now," interrupted Ned; "the present question is this. If I happened to have formed a plan of escape a plan, we will say, involving a considerable amount of risk and a great deal of hard work, would you be willing to join me in it?" "Would I? Only try me, Mr Damerell try me, sir!
Do you know, I have tried, oh, ever so many times, to get permission to go and sit with you and cheer you up a bit, but those dreadful wretches would not allow it; and at last Ned that is I mean Mr Damerell said perhaps I had better not try any more, as my evident sympathy with you might only make them angry and result in your further ill-treatment.
At length, however, when she had drifted about a mile, and had arrived within about a mile and three-quarters of the contracted channel between the north and south bluffs which divided the inner from the outer basin, the steward cried out: "They are after us, Mr Damerell; I can see the flash of oars in the moonlight!"
Edward Damerell, then for that was his name was, at the date of our introduction to him, within a month of reaching his nineteenth year; and he had hoped to spend his birthday at home with his father and sister, the only relatives he possessed on earth, but circumstances had ordered it otherwise.
That afternoon old Mr Damerell and his daughter were, according to their usual custom, on the Nothe, Eva with a piece of dainty embroidery work wherewith to amuse herself, and her father with his somewhat ancient but trusty telescope, without which, indeed, he was scarcely ever seen out of doors.
Believe me " "Say no more, Mr Damerell, I entreat you," interrupted Sibylla. "I know that you have no cause for self-reproach; we are both equally unfortunate. For, if I am detained on board this ship a prisoner, so are you; your prospects in life are as completely blighted as mine.
However," she continued, rather more cheerfully, "I hope we may not have to wait so long as that; Mr Damerell is wonderfully clever as well as brave and gentle and I know he is always thinking of some plan of escape, and he speaks so cheerfully and hopefully that I cannot but believe he will succeed. And if he does not we are still not absolutely helpless.
"You are very good to say so, Mr Damerell, nay more than good," answered Sibylla frankly, "and come what may, I shall never, never forget your constant watchful care." "Oh, don't say too much about that," answered Ned cheerfully.
The old gentleman looked round, and saw that Captain Cosens, the veteran commodore of the little pleasure fleet, was in command, and to him he determined to make his wishes known. The captain was talking to some of his lady passengers when Mr Damerell approached him, but looked up at once and spoke on recognising an old friend. "Good-morning, Mr Damerell," said he.
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