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Did that increased colour proceed from pleasure at the handsome manner in which Drewett acquitted himself of one of the most embarrassing of all our duties the admission of a deep obligation? or was it in any manner connected with her interest in me? I could not ask, and of course did not learn.
But I thought you loved Drewett; everybody said you were to marry him; even your own father believed and told me as much " "Poor, dear papa! He little knew my heart. One thing, however, he did that would have prevented my ever marrying any one, Miles, so long as you lived." "Heaven for ever bless him for that, as well as for all his other good deeds? What was it, Lucy?
She did not speak, however, though her look was too eloquent to be mistaken. I ascribed the forbearance to the conviction that it would be too late, Lucy's affections belonging to Andrew Drewett. At that instant I had a bitter remembrance of Neb's words of "I sometime wish, Masser Mile, you and I nebber had see salt water."
We struggled there in the water like the fiercest enemies, each aiming for the mastery, as, if one were to live, the other must die. We sank, and rose to the surface for air, solely by my efforts, no less than three times; Drewett getting the largest benefits by the latter, thus renewing his strength; while mine, great as it was by nature, began gradually to fail.
"Was I I declare I have forgotten what it was. Such a surprise such a joyful, blessed surprise I beg pardon, Mr. Drewett ah. I remember now; I was about to say that this is Mr. Miles Wallingford, of Clawbonny, the gentleman who is my father's ward Grace's brother, you know." "And how related to yourself, Miss Hardinge?" the gentleman continued, a little perseveringly. "To me!
I saw that there remained but a single expedient, and set about adopting it without further delay. "Take good hold of the lift, Mr. Drewett, and steady yourself with both hands; ease away the peak halyards to tauten that lift a little more, forward. Now, one of you stand by to ease off the guy handsomely, and the rest come aft to the main-sheet. Look out for yourself, Mr.
As Drewett was evidently discomposed, I thought it best, however, to devise something not only for his relief, but for that of Lucy's box, which was in quite as much jeopardy as the young man, himself; more so, indeed, if the latter could swim.
God forgive me, if I do him injustice! but I have sometimes thought, since, that Drewett was perfectly conscious who I was, and that he gave some vent to his jealous distrust of Lucy's feelings towards me. This may be all imagination; but I certainly heard the words "Lucy" "Wallingford," "Clawbonny," "hateful," muttered by the man, even as he struggled there for life.
Great was their surprise on seeing me at large; and I thought the mate looked a little disappointed, though he comprehended the matter at once, as soon as he saw Drewett. "If you had only waited till night, Miles," Marble said, shaking his head as one menaces, "Neb and I would have shown that bloody gaol a seaman's fashion of quitting it.
"It must be a rapping income that will permit a fellow like you to keep up such a balance." "Why, some persons say my sister has the whole fortune. I dare say that Drewett can satisfy you on this head. The affair concerns him quite as much, as it does any other person of my acquaintance." "I can assure you I know nothing about it;" answered Drewett, honestly. "Nor do I desire to know.
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