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"He will be fit for anything," rejoined our captain, "if he will only be honest." "McElvina," said Debriseau, "you always have these words in your mouth, `be honest. Now, as, between ourselves, I do not think that either you or I are leading very honest lives, allow me to ask you why you continually harp upon honesty when we are alone?
Contented with his present lot, with the happy thoughtlessness of youth, he never permitted the future to disturb his repose or affect his digestion. Willy had been nearly a month at Cherbourg when McElvina's sloop took in another cargo. "Willy," said McElvina, one evening as they sat together in the apartment at the cabaret, "to-morrow I shall, in all probability, sail for the English coast.
In a few more broadsides the cutter was a complete wreck, and unable to return the fire of her opponent. Her fore-stay and halyards had been cut away, her fore-sail was down on deck, and her jib lying overboard, under her bows. "I think that will do," said McElvina to the first-mate.
"Sit down under the bulwarks; sit down, my lads, and keep all fast," said McElvina. "He'll soon be tired of that; he has lost more than a cable's length already." McElvina was correct in his supposition; the commander of the frigate perceived that he had lost too much ground by deviating from his course, and the evening was closing in. He fired no more.
I must have de satisfaction or de apology tout de suite." "But, sir, I have not insulted you." "Sare, you insult my dog he is von and de same ting mon chien est un chien de sentiment. He feel de affront all de same vid me I feel de affront all de same vid him. Vous n'avez qu'a choisir, monsieur." "Between you and your dog," answered McElvina "Well, then, I'd rather fight the dog."
They had not remained there many minutes when a poodle-dog, bien tondu, and white as a sheep from the river before the day of shearing, walked up to them with an air of sagacious curiosity, and looked McElvina steadfastly in the face.
The exercise of the guns had not long continued, when the breeze freshened up, and the fog began partially to disperse. Willy, who was perched on the round-house abaft, observed a dark mass looming through the mist on the weather beam. "Is that a vessel?" said Willy, pointing it out to the first mate, who was standing near McElvina.
Captain M immediately proceeded to London, where the representation which he made of McElvina's conduct was followed by an order for his immediate release, and McElvina, taking an affectionate leave of Willy, with a parting injunction to "be honest," set off to report to old Hornblow, and his daughter Susan all the circumstances attending the capture of his lugger, and the events which had subsequently ensued.
"Bad enough," replied the old man, with a deep sigh; "the lugger is taken by a frigate, and sent into Plymouth." "And Captain McElvina he's not hurt, I hope?" "No, I presume not, as he has written the letter, and says nothing about it."
At the time of his most eager application of this last remedy, McElvina and Susan entered the room, without his being aware of their approach.
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