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This is the young naval officer who conveyed the despatches to Count Lorenzo di Paoli, and who, it is believed, stole the `Mouette' on the night when the count's chateau was attacked; afterwards leading the `Vigilant' into an ambush whereby she was captured." "Are you certain?" inquired the general. "Quite certain," replied the Corsican.
On our arrival on board the "Mouette," I invited our two prisoners down into the cabin, and pouring them out a stiff "nor'wester" each, to cheer them up a little and loosen their tongues, I told them frankly that it was necessary I should make my way into Bastia, and intimated to them, that as they would be retained as hostages until my safe return, and liberated immediately afterwards, it would obviously be to their interest to give me all the information and help in their power to enable me to provide for my safety.
My first act on regaining the cutter was to rouse Bob and the boy who officiated as cook on board the "Mouette;" with the object of obtaining from the former any news he might have to impart, and from the latter as substantial a breakfast as the resources of the cutter would permit.
"Faint heart never won fair lady; the skipper has given us permission to slip ashore and join the stormers, so off you go at once and get ready. And don't be long, old chap, for the admiral and a lot more are going ashore in the little `Mouette, and we must be on hand directly our signal is made." "Never fear," joyously responded Bob.
I needed assistance, however, to carry this notable scheme into effect, and I accordingly took little Bobby Summers into my confidence. The "Mouette," I ought to mention, had been brought round with the rest of the fleet, and was occasionally employed in communicating between the ships and the forces on shore.
Thus ended the fight; and I presume that the two craft soon passed out of sight of each other and did not again meet, during that voyage at least, for there was no more firing from La Mouette while I remained aboard her.
KITTIWAKE. Rissa tridactyla, Linnaeus. French, "Mouette tridactyle."
He approached the table, and, saluting the general, stood waiting, as it seemed to me, with some trepidation, to learn why he had been summoned to the dreaded presence of the chief. "Attention, sir!" exclaimed the general harshly. "Do you recollect the circumstances connected with the theft of Captain Leroux's yacht, `Mouette, from Ajaccio?" "Perfectly, sig I mean, monsieur," he replied.
I went over again, in memory, all the circumstances connected with the loss of the brigantine, the hours I had spent alone in the longboat, her destruction and my somewhat dramatic appearance among the crew of La Mouette, my reception by her mad captain, and then fell to conjecturing what the future might have in store for me, when I was suddenly aroused to a consciousness of my immediate surroundings by a sort of impression it was no more than that that I had heard the sound of a ship's bell struck four times ting-ting, ting-ting far away yonder in the heart of the thick darkness.
We all three worked like Trojans, and in a remarkably short space of time had the "Mouette" as I found the cutter was named under double- reefed mainsail and storm-jib, the latter well in along the bowsprit, with topmast lowered as far as it would come, the fore-hatch and cabin skylight battened down, and everything made snug and ready for a regular stand-up fight with the elements.
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