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'I would not give much for Miss Percival's chance of happiness, observed the elder Miss Ossulton. 'Of two evils choose the least, they say, observed Mr. Hautaine. 'Poor Ponsonby could not help himself. 'That's a very polite observation of yours, Mr. Hautaine I thank you in the name of the sex, replied Cecilia Ossulton. 'Nay, Miss Ossulton; would you like to marry a person whom you never saw?
"Yes, madam, he is safe; at least he is in his boat with all his men, and unhurt: but you must excuse me if I request you and the other ladies to go down below while I speak to these gentlemen. Be under no alarm, miss, you will receive neither insult nor ill-treatment I have only taken possession of this vessel for the present." "Take possession," cried Hautaine, "of a yacht."
"Here they are," cried the seamen; "and they have brought the prize along with them! Three cheers for the Arrow!" "Hilloa! you'll be on board of us?" cried Hautaine. "That's exactly what I intended to be, sir," replied Pickersgill, jumping on the quarter-deck, followed by his men. "Who the devil are you?"
He is a protégé of Lord B., and is now on board as sailing-master of the yacht. That handsome, well-built man, who is standing by the binnacle, is a Mr. Hautaine. He served six years as midshipman in the navy, and did not like it. He then served six years in a cavalry regiment, and did not like it. He then married, and in a much shorter probation found that he did not like that.
Ponsonby bowed me out again which would have been infinitely more jarring to my feelings, had not the door been left ajar. 'Do anything but pun, Seagrove, interrupted Hautaine. 'Well then, I will take a glass of wine. 'Do so, said his lordship; 'but recollect the whole company are impatient for your story. 'I can assure you, my lord, that it was equal to any scene in a comedy.
'Come, Seagrove, don't be nonsensical, said Hautaine; 'you told me yourself, the other evening, when you were talkative, that you had never had a brief in your life. 'And a very fortunate circumstance, replied Seagrove; 'for if I had had a brief I should not have known what to have done with it. It is not my fault; I am fit for nothing but a commissioner.
The yacht was left with only three seamen on board, and should it come on bad weather, they were in an awkward predicament. Mr Hautaine had taken the command, and ordered the guns to be fired that the boat might be enabled to find them. The fourth gun was loading, when they perceived the smuggler's cutter close to them looming through the fog.
As soon as we arrived, and I had bowed myself into the room, Mr Ponsonby bowed me out again which would have been infinitely more jarring to my feelings, had not the door been left a-jar." "Do anything but pun, Seagrove," interrupted Hautaine. "Well, then, I will take a glass of wine." "Do so," said his lordship; "but recollect the whole company are impatient for your story."
In those dresses, gentlemen, you will not be able to do your duty; oblige me by shifting, and putting on these." Corbett handed a flannel shirt, a rough jacket and trousers, to Messrs Hautaine, Ossulton, Vaughan, and Seagrove. After some useless resistance they were stripped, and having put on the smugglers' attire, they were handed on board of the Happy-go-lucky.
The yacht was left with only three seamen on board, and, should it come on bad weather, they were in an awkward predicament. Mr Hautaine had taken the command, and ordered the guns to be fired that the boat might be enabled to find them. The fourth gun was loading, when they perceived the smuggler's cutter close to them looming through the fog.
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