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He hardly left his own land, and it was evident that Lenfield was surrounded. In the afternoon he returned home, unconscious that Monmouth had been taken during the morning, found in a ditch clad in a shepherd's dress, and was already on his way to Ringwood. "Monmouth is taken," whispered Golding as Crosby dismounted. "How do you know that? Who told you?" "A man who came two hours ago.
I touched the mare with the spur, thinking to go to his aid, but drew rein again immediately. There was at least a score of men to 'do battle with." "A wise second thought," said Golding. "Leaving a taste in my mouth," said Crosby. "I thought I heard something, Golding." "It was the mare in the shed."
The wind was fair, and as the vessel approached the shore the Indians plied their shot with such effect that the colors, sails, and sides of the sloop were soon pierced full of bullet holes. The water was so shoal that they dropped anchor, and the vessel rode afloat several rods from the beach. Captain Golding had a small canoe, which would support but two men.
Golding; on which our aunt rose also, and I doing the same, 'You go to town to-day, I think you said? questioned Mrs. Golding; 'we will therefore take our leave of you now, not to importune you further.
Coventry's letters, how three Dutch privateers are taken, in one whereof Everson's son is captaine. But they have killed poor Captaine Golding in The Diamond. Two of them, one of 32 and the other of 20 odd guns, did stand stoutly up against her, which hath 46, and the Yarmouth that hath 52 guns, and as many more men as they.
Indeed, there has been nothing done on the floor since the abrupt departure of James Golding, the Head of the Banking Syndicate for Europe, three weeks before this pleasant twelfth day of October.
"We have a good supply of sandal-wood, however," observes Phineas Golding. "But we had a narrow escape from the savages." Not a word does he say of his merciful preservation from death; and far be it from me to hint that by my promptness I had a second time saved him, and all with him, from destruction. Tony Hinks, however, when we are clear away at sea, comes up to me and says
The boldest and most off-hand of them, however, could never discover what Barbara Golding did not choose to tell.
He speaks, a few days afterwards, of meeting the owners of the double-bottomed boat the Experiment, which again reminds us of the plan, at present adopted, to guard ships against the effects of torpedoes. On the 17th of April he heard an account of the capture of three privateers, one of which was commanded by Admiral Everson's son. Captain Golding, of the Diamond, was killed in the action.
I would as lief be one of these happy islanders as an Englishman, with all our religion and civilisation." "I have an idea, begging pardon, Master Golding, that you are not yet very well acquainted with these happy islanders," observes Tony Hinks. "It strikes me that ere long you will change your opinion. Wait a bit; as Tom Tar says, you will see you will see."
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