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"Then I am to understand that we are to be starved into submission?" "No, not starved, Miss Ossulton; but recollect that you will be on bread and water, and detained until you do consent, and your detention will increase the anxiety of your father." "You know how to persuade, sir," said Cecilia.
"It is no use screaming, madam; recollect that all on board are at my service. You will oblige me by listening to me, Miss Ossulton. I am, as you know, a smuggler, and I must send this lace on shore. You will oblige me by putting it into your pockets, or about your person, and prepare to go on shore with me.
Cecilia was sad, and her heart was beating with anxiety and suspense when the maid rushed in. "O madam! O miss! O Mrs Lascelles! I have found it all out! they are murderous, bloody, do-everything pirates!!!" "Mercy on us!" exclaimed Miss Ossulton; "surely they will never dare ?"
'I intend to run down to Cowes, anchor the yacht in the night, and an hour before daylight have you in my boat with all my men. I will take care that you are in perfect safety, depend upon it, even if I run a risk. I should, indeed, be miserable, if, through my wild freaks, any accident should happen to Mrs. Lascelles or Miss Ossulton. 'I am very anxious about my father, observed Cecilia.
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 dinner passed off very pleasantly; Pickersgill was agreeable, Corbett funny, and Miss Ossulton so far recovered herself as to drink wine with his lordship, and to ask Corbett what branch of their family he belonged to. "I presume it's the Irish branch," said Mrs Lascelles, prompting him. "Exactly, madam," replied Corbett. "Have you ever been to Torquay, ladies?" inquired Pickersgill.
She is lively, witty, and has no fear in her composition; but she is very young yet, not more than seventeen and nobody knows what she really is she does not know herself. These are the parties who meet in the cabin of the yacht. The crew consists of ten fine seamen, the steward, and the cook. There is also Lord B.'s valet, Mr Ossulton's gentleman, and the lady's maid of Miss Ossulton.
After that, my lord, I shall be most happy to hear anything which your lordship may please to say." "Upon my word " commenced Mr Stewart. "Mr Stewart," interrupted Cecilia Ossulton, "I request your silence; nay, more, if ever we are again to sail in the same vessel together, I insist upon it." "Your lordship will oblige me by enforcing Miss Ossulton's request," said Mrs Lascelles.
It was impossible for Cecilia Ossulton to help smiling. "And," continued Pickersgill, "having taking the command of this yacht, instead of his lordship, it is absolutely necessary that I also take his lordship's name. While on board I am Lord B.; and allow me to introduce myself under that name I cannot be addressed otherwise.
It was about two years after this that Cecilia Ossulton, who was sitting at her work-table in deep mourning for her aunt, was presented with a letter by the butler. It was from her friend Mrs Lascelles, informing her that she was married again to a Mr Davenant, and intended to pay her a short visit on her way to the Continent.
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