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While the master of the Helen was giving his narrative, I saw Mr Vernon turn very pale; and as he made this last observation, I thought he would have fallen. It had evidently occurred to him that the Ariadne might have been seized by Delano. By a mighty effort of self-command, however, he recovered himself. "I am much pleased with your clear statement, Mr Hudson," said Captain Poynder.
I accompanied him, with a note Captain Poynder had to send to the governor. His eye brightened as it glanced at the superscription of a letter which was handed to him. He read it over eagerly. "I hope, sir, that you have good accounts from your friends," I said. "They have had most provoking light winds and calms; and, when this letter was written, had not made good half the distance.
He was truly a wretched object, as he stood trembling, and blubbering, and covered with coal dust and dirt, before all the crew. "I have called you aft, my men, to show you how foolish you have been to allow yourselves to be frightened by the equally foolish trick of this miserable lad," said Captain Poynder.
Force alone will not succeed, or I am certain Captain Poynder would land every man who can be spared from the ship, and would compel these Reefians to let us know what has become of their captives." "Yes, sir, and every man would gladly follow, wherever you might lead," I replied. "I know they would I know they would, D'Arcy," said he.
Captain Poynder, who felt a deep interest in the fate of Major Norman and his daughter, easily managed to get ordered down to the Barbary coast to examine into the matter. Having ascertained from the master of the merchantman the spot, as nearly as he could describe it, where he had seen the wreck, we made sail for the westward. We came off the coast about dusk, and then hove-to.
He, as I suspected, had also made an application in my favour, and had just received a letter from Captain Poynder which was, I found, my future commander's name, desiring me forthwith to join his ship, the Harold, which was, however, still in the hands of the dockyard people.
It would be impossible to give an account of all the minor adventures I met with in the Mediterranean; but such as I can I will narrate. Captain Poynder was very anxious to make his midshipmen gentlemen, and to give us a knowledge of polite literature, as well as to instruct us in navigation and seamanship. Accordingly he got a Maltese on board to teach us Italian.
The uplifted axes gleamed in the hands of Chissel and his mates, as they stood round the mizen-mast; others were sent to cut away the shrouds, and clear the wreck of the mast as it fell. Once more Captain Poynder raised his trumpet to his lips.
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