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I wrote to Bob Cross, enclosing an order for my chest and bedding on board of the guard-ship at Portsmouth, acquainting him with my intention, but requesting him not to act until he heard from me again. I had a long conversation with my mother, from whom I obtained a renewal of her promise to abide and act by my instructions.
The first person known to have observed any thing was a young midshipman in the Cambridge guard-ship, lying not far distant from the place where the Amphion blew up; who having a great desire to observe every thing relative to a profession into which he had just entered, was looking through a glass at the frigate, as she lay along side of the sheer-hulk, and was taking in her bowsprit.
Bob replied that it should be his one endeavour; and receiving a few instructions for getting on board the guard-ship, and being conveyed to Portsmouth, he turned to go away. 'You'll have a stiff walk before you fetch Overcombe Mill this dark night, Loveday, concluded the captain, peering out of the window. 'I'll send you in a glass of grog to help 'ee on your way.
The only reply to my letter was an order from the Admiralty, for me to be discharged into the guard-ship when the Calliope was paid off.
Robarts, who bore the name of a lucky captain, had fair weather all the way to St. Helena. The guard-ship at this island was the Salamanca. She had left the Cape a week before the Agra. Captain Robarts, with his characteristic good-breeding, went to anchor in-shore of Her Majesty's ship: the wind failed at a critical moment, and a foul became inevitable.
The captain tried hard to get the boy clear, but without success. I never saw poor Jack after this; though I learn he ran from the market-boat of the guard-ship, made his way back to Wiscasset, where he stayed some time, then shipped, and was lost at sea. At length we got a new crew, and sailed for home.
He could not call his students and tell them what was happening. The guard-ship would overhear. He could not trust untried young men to act rationally if they were unwarned and the guard-ship arrived and matter-of-factly attempted to board one of them. Then he was inspired. He called Murgatroyd, placed him before the communicator, and set it at voice-only transmission.
The admiral allowed my name to be put down on the books of the guard-ship, that I might not lose my time, and then gave me two month's leave of absence.
The Traiti had challenged instead of firing instantly at the invader, and the challenge, not understood, had been ignored. So the colony's guard-ship acted. "Damn! What a waste! One misunderstanding led to Oh, hell!" Tarlac stared at the deck, scarcely aware of his surroundings. When he looked up, Hovan's green eyes were appraising him. "If that you disturbs, let it not.
Flitting by a low point abreast of the guard-ship, the dear old Dexter, which I knew well, some one on board of her sang out, "There goes a craft!" I threw up a light at once and heard the hail, "Spray, ahoy!" It was the voice of a friend, and I knew that a friend would not fire on the Spray. I eased off the main-sheet now, and the Spray swung off for the beacon-lights of the inner harbor.
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