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And here he found balm and encouragement awaiting him in the person of one Simon Radlett, a shipbuilder, owning an extensive yard at Millbay.
True, Mr Marshall, the owner of the Bonaventure, had expressed some doubt as to George being old enough for the responsibility of command, but he did not know the lad so well as old Si Radlett did, and had not followed his career with the same interest; and no sooner was the Nonsuch clear of the channel which event occurred on the day following that of her departure from Plymouth than the young commander began to justify the confidence which his new owner had reposed in him.
Radlett rubbed approving hands. "Well thought. Let him honor his conqueror," he began. The Lord Fawley tripped him up with a new proposal. "Stop, stop; not so fast," he protested. "The fellow has not pledged the King yet. Let him drink the King's health first and be damned to him." The others applauded, but Ingrow, noting a certain sterner tightening of Evander's mouth, interrupted.
No sooner, however, did the youngster enter the house and discover the old tarry-breeks in close and animated conversation with Mrs Saint Leger than his spirits rose; for it had been years since Radlett had so far presumed as to actually call upon madam, and George somehow felt intuitively that such an unwonted and extraordinary circumstance was in some way connected with the realisation of what had now become his most ardent desire.
They say that I am much too young to be entrusted with the responsibility of heading such an adventure." "Too young be danged!" exclaimed Radlett with energy. "They don't know 'e as well as I do, Garge, or they wouldn't talk like thicky.
Meanwhile, old Si Radlett was nothing if not thorough in his methods, and, having made up his mind to engage in a speculation that, if decidedly risky, might yet result in enormous profit to himself, allowed no grass to grow under his feet.
"And," he added, "that compensation will have to be amply sufficient not only to recompense Hu for his imprisonment, but also to pay handsomely all connected with the expedition. It is my intention, sir, not to return home until I can replace every pig of iron ballast in my ship with gold and silver." "Hear to him! hear to him! Gold and silver, quotha!" exclaimed Radlett, delightedly.
And I altered they plans, and altered 'em, and altered 'em until I couldn't vind no more ways of improvin' of 'em, and then I started to build. And now the Nonsuch be just ready for launchin', and I'd like you to come over and look at her avore I puts her into the water." "When shall I come?" "Come just so soon as ever you can, the sooner the better; to-morrow if you do like," answered Radlett.
The doors of the banqueting-hall opened, and Fawley, Radlett, Bardon, Ingrow, and Halfman came in, all brighter for wine and food. "'Tis boot and saddle, Rufus," Fawley cried. "I am yours," Rufus answered. He bowed over Brilliana's fingers. "Farewell, lady." One and all they turned and left her, and as they tramped into the air the chorus of the Cavalier song came back to her happy ears.
The under-water shape of her is different, her topsides have scarcely any tumble-home, and she has not nearly so much sheer as usual. Also I see that you have given her a very much deeper keel than usual. That ought to be of service in helping her to hang to windward." "So 'twill, boy; so 'twill," agreed Radlett.
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