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"I see, I see," cried Colonel Vereker quickly, interrupting him, and in a state of great excitement. "Thank God! But for that you would never have sighted our drifting boat and picked up myself and poor Captain Alphonse! Thank God, Senor Haldane saw us in that mysterious way. It seems to have been an interposition of heaven to warn you of our peril and bring you to our aid!"
MY UNCLE JERVAS. The poor youth is become altogether too preternaturally dignified, too confounded sober, solemn and sedate for this mundane sphere; he needs more UNCLE GEORGE. Brimstone and the devil! George Vereker! UNCLE JERVAS. Wholesome ungentleness. An occasional black eye bloody nose, d'ye see, Julia, healthy bruise or so MY AUNT. Mr. Vereker! What I mean to say is, Julia, a ha hum!
"So it were, Master Haldane; so it were," agreed the old boatswain, looking from me to the skipper and then at Colonel Vereker. "Well, I'm blowed! and I'm glad, then, for that there ghost-ship wor a rael ship arter all said and done. Now who was right, I'd like to know?" "Of course it was a real ship, you old dotard!" said the skipper gruffly and looking angrily at him.
"Sir Jervas Vereker!" she exclaimed at last, and in tones of such chilling haughtiness that I, for one, felt very like shivering.
But he gives me a pleasure so rare; the sense of " he mused a little "something or other." I wondered again. "The sense, pray, of what?" "My dear man, that's just what I want you to say!" Even before Corvick had banged the door I had begun, book in hand, to prepare myself to say it. I sat up with Vereker half the night; Corvick couldn't have done more than that.
Here followed a most minute and painfully accurate description of my garments and person; and below, these words: WHEREAS: my loved nephew, PEREGRINE VEREKER, acting upon the PERNICIOUS & EVIL COUNSEL of certain CRUEL and HEARTLESS advisers, fled from home and his only TRUE FRIEND on the night of the 10th. inst: the above L500 will be paid to such person or persons who shall return him safe and unharmed or give such information as shall lead to his happy recovery and restoration to the loving care of JULIA CONROY.
"My dear Uncle," I exclaimed, grasping his hand, "pray trust me always to remember that I am a Vereker also." "B'gad, and there ye have it, Jervas; couldn't ha' put it better yourself!" "And pray, sirs, how is my dear and best of aunts?" At this question my uncle Jervas pursed his lips in a soundless whistle and smoothed snowy shirt-frill with caressing fingers.
"I am glad then, I did not make a blunder about it, as I thought I had done from your question," returned Colonel Vereker, quite seriously, not noticing that the skipper was only poking fun at him in his way and did not mean anything beyond a bit of chaff.
Vereker, sir she'm wi' my old woman, y' see, consequently she'll be right as ninepence in the morning, bless your 'eart, sir." "I doubt it, George. You see, I found her in the pine wood yonder, close beside that damnable gate in the wall." "Did ye so, sir, did ye so?" said he in altered voice.
"The police are after him now; though the old chap seemed harmless enough, and didn't look as if he'd the physical strength to murder any one," I said, and related my story to a running accompaniment of exclamations from the feminine portion of my audience, especially Mrs. Vereker, who evinced an unholy desire to hear all the most gruesome details.
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