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With infinite difficulty, and much futile effort at illustration, did Haco explain to Mrs Gaff the difference between principal and interest; telling her to live on the latter, and never on any account to touch the former, unless she wished to "end her days in a work'us." "I wonder what it's like," said Mrs Gaff. "What what's like?" inquired the skipper. "Ten thousand pounds."
Saying this Haco dashed the ashes out of his big German pipe into his left palm, and scattered them to the winds. "Now, lad," he said, in conclusion, "we'll go turn in, and you'll sleep with me to-night, for ye couldn't get a bed in the Home for love or money, seein' that it's choke full already. Come along."
One of the sailors observed him in this position of danger, and instantly descending with a rope fastened it under his chest, so that he and Billy were safely hauled on board, and the former was led below to have his head examined by the surgeon. Meanwhile the men in the bow of the steamer shouted to Haco to come on board.
"Susan," said Haco, earnestly looking at his daughter's downcast face, on which the tell tale blood was mantling. "Are you fond o' that that feller?" "Ye-yes, father," replied Susan, with some hesitation. "Humph! an' is he fond o' you?" "Oh, isn't he, just," said Susan, with a little confused laugh. "Susan," continued Haco, with increasing earnestness, "Are ye sure he's worthy of you?"
"Well and hearty," replied Mrs Gaff, sitting down and seizing Tottie's head, which she began to smooth. She always smoothed Tottie, if she were at hand, when she had nothing better to do. "Heh!" exclaimed Haco, with a slight look of surprise. "Glad to hear it, lass. Nothin' turned up, has there?"
Haco put his sloop at once on the larboard tack, and looking over the side observed that the bottom of the yawning gap was thus raised nearly three feet out of the water. "Tom," said he, resuming his place at the wheel, "go and nail a bit of canvas over that hole. You'll find materials down below.
At length he cleared the town and the bridge; and the yellowing boughs of the orchards drooped over the road towards the Roman home, when, as he spurred his steed, he heard behind him hoofs as in pursuit, looked back, and beheld Haco. He drew rein, "What wantest thou, my nephew?" "Thee!" answered Haco, briefly, as he gained his side. "Thy companionship."
Yes! thou art mine! for thy father was my brother. Does not that give thee to me? Hush! thou shalt hear the tale." Hilda's were not the only ears that drank in every word of the following story. "Twenty years ago what a demi-god was Haco! He was a giant, but even men who feared him loved him.
Jean was distressed beyond measure, but Hilda, whom he hurried to consult, agreed with him that no time must be lost in obeying the summons; the fact that Haco was at Lihou convinced them that the father would not have sent for Jean if his case had not been one of extreme danger.
"Not yet," said Haco, with that gloomy and intense seriousness of voice and aspect, which was so at variance with his years, and which impressed all he said with an indescribable authority.
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