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Updated: June 5, 2025
But we haven't heard the story yet; only we never laugh at Natilie now, for we have made out little bits of it, and we know the chief reason why she is sad is this: her husband is a very bad man, and he ran away and left her, and carried off her two little children, and she cannot find them. But will you please walk into the garden, sir? she continued, opening a side gate.
"Natilie was quite willing to accompany us, and very soon we were down on the beach; but whichever way we looked we could not see any trace of the missing Patrick. All of a sudden Alfred gave a shout, and pointed in the direction of some great high rocks upon which stood a light-house. "'See, Vea, there is Wild Dick running upon the rocks! cried Alfred excitedly.
"'Heyday, this is a pretty business, said Dr. Blyth cheerily. 'What's this you've been about, Miss Vea? breaking your brother's leg, eh? All this time he had been unrolling a case of formidable-looking instruments, taking off his coat, and getting fresh water brought, and bandages prepared with the help of Natilie.
"'Where? said Vea, standing on tip-toe, and straining her head forward towards the place Alfred was pointing out. "'I see von boy, said Natilie, in her strange broken English. 'Him not be Master Patrick. I know him now for that same wicked boy Mrs. Berkley forbid you speak to.
"'There has been some accident to Master Patrick, I much fear, said Natilie, beginning to run. 'Oh, when will that boy be good? "On coming closer to Dick, it soon became evident that an accident had really happened; and in a few moments more they learned that the unfortunate Patrick, in climbing the rocks, had lost his footing, and had fallen down from a considerable height.
"'Yes; but this little niece of mine had never seen the sea, and I wanted to let her have her first view from the Bluff Crag. "'Then you have never been down to the beach? said the little girl. 'We must get aunt to allow us to go there after dinner. It is such a delightful walk; isn't it, sir? And you needn't be afraid to trust her with us, for we take Natilie when we go, and she is so careful.
It was arranged that I should return to the house with Natilie and Alfred, while Vea remained with her brother till Natilie returned; but just as we were setting out, my Uncle John came down to see after the patient, and I was told I might amuse myself for an hour outside till the maid returned with the articles required by the doctor.
"'Because, I remember now, he muttered to himself about giving aunt something to be angry for; and he has often been wanting me to go there. "'I hope this is not the case, Alfred, said Vea. 'But perhaps aunt would allow us to go down to the beach with Natilie, to look for him.
'How are we to get him up? and how are we to get him carried home? "'I would not have you distress yourself so, Miss Vea, said Natilie. 'I think I can get him out of this difficulty, with very little patience, if we could get him carried home. "'If you get him out of the hole he has fallen into, said Dick, 'I will manage the rest.
"Natilie had by this time managed to get Patrick up out of the sort of hole he had fallen into, and by our united efforts we at last succeeded in getting him into the boat, where we all helped to support him, as he had fainted away again. It was considered advisable to row to Dick's grandfather's house for the present; and accordingly the boat was steered for a cove, up which the tide carried us.
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