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A cabin had been taken for the joint use of the young men on board the Goldfinder, a large steamer which was running at the time from London to Melbourne, doing the voyage generally in about two months. But they were going as second-class passengers and their accommodation therefore was limited.
Then you and I will step into the boat, and be back ashore. When they know the money's been deposited at a bank in London, they'll trust you as far as that. The Goldfinder won't put back again when she's once off. Won't that make it square? 'I was thinking of something else. 'Well, yes; there's that trial a-coming on; isn't there? 'These people have conspired together to tell the basest lie.
"Don't flither!" pleaded Bones, giggling convulsively; "but the fact is I've got a couple of dozen tickets in the Cambridgeshire Sweepstake, an' a dear pal of mine chap named Goldfinder, a rare and delicate bird has sworn to wire me if I've drawn a horse. D'ye think I'll draw a horse?" "I shouldn't think you could draw a cow," said Hamilton. "Go to bed." "Look here, Ham " began Lieut. Bones.
But if by some chance, some treachery, a letter should get printed and read, the poor girl's punishment is so severe that she is driven to wish herself in the grave. He had been foolish, very foolish, as we have seen, on board the Goldfinder, and wicked too. There could be no doubt about that. When it would all come out in this dreaded trial he would be quite unable to defend himself.
Then came the last night before their departure; the evening before the day on which they were to go from Pollington to London, and from London to Plymouth. All the heavy packages, and all the clothes had, of course, been put on board the Goldfinder in the London docks. The pleasant task of preparation was at an end, and they were now to go forth upon their hard labours.
They were particularly civil each to the other and went to work together, making arrangements at a bank as to their money, taking their places, despatching their luggage, and sorting their belongings as though there had been no such woman as Mrs. Smith on board the Goldfinder.
At break of day on the following morning the Goldfinder rode over the Rip into Hobson's Bay. There were still four hours before the ship lay at her moorings; but during all that time Mrs. Smith was not seen by Caldigate. As he got into the boat which took him and Shand from the ship to the pier at Sandridge she kissed her hand to him over the side of the vessel.
We shall come across something a good deal harder than second-class fare before we have made our fortunes, and worked probably with mates more uncouth than second-class passengers. It was impossible to oppose counsel such as this, and therefore second-class tickets were taken on board the Goldfinder. A terrible struggle was made during the last fortnight to prevent the going of John Caldigate.
How great had been the chance against his being Squire of Folking when he started with Dick Shand to look for Australian gold! And how little had been the chance of his calling Hester Bolton his wife when he was pledging his word to Mrs. Smith on board the Goldfinder! But now it had all come round to him just as he would have had it.
Henniker's terms, and sitting down on one of the benches looked desolately into each others faces. Yes; it was different from Trinity College, different from Babington, very different even from the less luxurious comfort of the house at Pollington. The deck, even the second-class cabin, of the Goldfinder had been better than this.
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