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"Do you mean to be a traitor to your country, Neal?" demanded Mulgate angrily. "Neither to my country nor to my uncle." "Your uncle is a Yankee, and is doing all he can to subjugate the free South. He has no rights which we are bound to respect," said Mulgate fiercely. "This will never do," interposed Captain Carboneer; and this may or may not have been his real name.
If the lady is willing to go with me, as I believe she will be, I know of no reason why she should not go as a passenger," argued Mulgate. "I think we had better abandon the enterprise in the beginning, for I think we can be of more service to our country at liberty than within the walls of Fort Lafayette," added the captain, with not a little disgust mingled with his indignation.
The naval officer, as his conversation indicated that he was, turned and retraced his steps to the beach. He did not seem to be at all excited because his associate had changed his mind, for in his judgment it would have been worse than madness for him to persist in his intentions. "I have stated the case as I understand it, and I have nothing more to say, Mulgate," said he.
"We only reached New York yesterday, and I don't see how you can have picked up a ship's company in that time," replied Mulgate. "I sent the men before I came myself. I have stationed them in various places on the river, where I can get them when I want them; and I shall want them before the sun rises to-morrow morning," replied the captain.
"Didn't she mention my name?" "She did not." "Didn't she ask about my health, or want to know where I was?" "Florry did not allude to you in any manner. If she wanted to know where you were, she did not say a word about it to me," replied Corny, in the most decided tones. It was still light enough to see that there was something like a frown on the brow of Mr. Mulgate.
It did not require a second look for him to decide that the second person on the beach was Major Pierson, though his companion called him Mulgate. If Christy had been interested before, he was excited now. The two speakers were within earshot of the boat, and in the stillness of the scene he could hear every word that was said.
He found by trial that the Florence was not grounded very hard on the beach, for the tide was rising, and he drew the boat farther up from the water, as he turned to walk away from the spot. "Am I to understand that you retire from this enterprise, Captain Carboneer?" asked Mulgate.
The crusty tones of the speaker indicated that he had not yet recovered from the set-back he had plainly received in the late conversation, though he denied that he had any evil intentions in regard to Miss Florry. "I do; I know all about her," replied Corny. "Well, why don't you tell what you know?" demanded Mulgate.
"Major Pierson!" exclaimed the midshipman, as soon as he had in some degree recovered from his astonishment. "I believe we have met before somewhere." "Without a doubt we have, Captain Passford," replied the major, who no longer belonged to the Mulgate family. "Not a captain, if you please; but I am none the less glad to see you on that account. This is really a very unexpected pleasure."
"I have no doubt I could find a hundred men in New York, including half a score of navigators, to assist me in this enterprise," replied Mulgate. "I have another steamer in view, though the Bellevite is vastly superior to anything I know of in speed and general fitness. Do as you think best, Mulgate; and I shall be able to explain in a satisfactory manner my failure to obtain this vessel."
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