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“You want to speak to the admiral?” “I do, lieutenant. I see him yonder, and if you will be good enough to inform him that Lieutenant Embleton is here and ready to report himself for duty, you will find that he will not mind being disturbed.” The officer looked at him doubtfully. “You have neither the appearance of an Englishman nor of a lieutenant,” he said.
At daybreak we made out three large ships in the distance, and imagining they were Spanish galleons on their way home from South America, at once prepared to chase them. As the light broadened out we saw our mistake, and made them out to be line-of-battle ships. They at once crowded all sail and bore down towards us. “’I fear this time, Embleton,’ Cochrane said to me, ‘it is all up with us.
Mr. Staines presented Stephen to them. “This is our new apprentice,” he said; “his father is a lieutenant in the royal navy, one of Lord Cochrane’s men, and a great friend of the owner. Stephen Embleton is the lad’s name, and some day he will make a fine officer.
For three days and nights, after her encounter with the brig, the lugger kept out to sea; and on the fourth night, which was thick, dark, and starless, Harry resolved to risk all; and, desiring the skipper to stand for the shore, all but run her aground on Embleton beach. No light was hoisted, no signal given. Harry held up his finger, and every soul in the lugger was mute as death.
'I know the face I know the voice; hang it! where have I seen the man? 'Now you mention it, said Scremerston, 'I seem to remember him too. But I can't place him. What do you think of a game of billiards, father? he asked, rising and addressing Lord Embleton. 'Rosamond Miss Willoughby, I mean 'Oh, we are cousins, Lord Embleton says, and you may call me Rosamond.
It was between one and two in the morning, and there was no outward sign amongst the fishermen of Embleton that they were on the alert for the arrival of a smuggler.
The sun is nearly overhead, so it will be another four or five hours before we can set to work. I will take the first watch. In an hour I will wake Mr. Joyce; Mr. Embleton will follow him; then you, Nixon; that will take us on till it’s time to move.” These arrangements were carried out, and as the sun sank towards the horizon the party went down to the beach.
“Well, I have nothing for you to do, and as far as I am concerned your duties will be a sinecure until the day we arrive in Chili. Katherine, you must take this young gentleman in hand.” Lady Cochrane smiled. “I am new to command, Mr. Embleton. Lord Cochrane has not been to sea since our marriage six years ago, and consequently I am altogether in ignorance of the powers of an admiral’s wife.
Then Miss Bangs' dollars, not to mention herself, must have too strong a hold on Scremerston. It really looks too hard a case for us on paper. You must go down and reconnoitre. Logan agreed, and wrote asking Lord Embleton to come to the office, where he could see Miss Willoughby and arrange about her visit to him and his manuscripts.
I will go round with him myself; till we get the shrouds up, one is quite enough to look after the riggers.” “I thank you very much, captain. That will be in all respects more pleasant for the boy than lodging by himself.” The matter was speedily arranged. Mr. Embleton then took Stephen to a clothing shop and bought him two suits of rough canvas. “You will find it dirty work, Steve.
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