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Tollemache and a Chilean, who said he could shoot well, were told to frustrate any attempt to climb the after part of the ship, while Courtenay, with his fowling-piece, would have the lion's share of this work from the spar deck, as he undertook to keep the rails clear forward and help the revolver practise if necessary.
"Ship will strike soon," he said. Gray turned on him sharply. "Oh, nonsense!" he exclaimed. "What has put that absurd notion into your head?" "Know this coast." "But we are far out at sea." "Fifty miles from danger line, two hours ago. Thirty now." "Are you sure?" "Certain." "Do you mean to tell me that in three hours, or less, the ship may be a wreck?" "Will be," said Tollemache.
Tollemache, who had already glimpsed the coast, strolled out on deck and bent well over the side in order to look more directly ahead. He could see one half only of the view, but that sufficed. "A respite!" he growled to himself. "Penal servitude instead of sudden death."
Tollemache? she was the finest woman, I thought, the first winter she came out, that ever I saw, damme. Have you ever been told that you're like her?" "Never, sir." "Oh, damn it then, but you are; only ten times handsomer." "Ten times handsomer than the finest woman you ever saw, Sir Philip?" said Belinda, smiling. I'll trouble you for Mrs.
Stanley hastily put on his jacket and cloak, and sallied out. The general came down in a few minutes, followed by Tollemache and, mounting, they rode to the pagoda. Here Sir Archibald had a talk with the colonel of the 89th, and the officer commanding the battery of the Madras Artillery. Both were of opinion that their force was amply sufficient to resist any attack.
It was the National organ for promoting Righteousness and Perfection by means of Culture and for diffusing Sweetness and Light. In the last year of his life he wrote to Mr. Lionel Tollemache: "I consider myself, to adopt your very good expression, a Liberal Anglican; and I think the times are in favour of our being allowed so to call ourselves."
Boyle, wrapped in a heavy coat, was seated in the most sheltered corner. "All quiet?" asked the captain, in his brisk way. "Nothin' doin', sir," answered Boyle. "I expect you are both feeling pretty tired. Tollemache and I propose to relieve you at six bells." "But why?" demanded Christobal. "It is you who have passed an exciting day. I am ready to mount guard until dawn.
They were round and heavy; a few bore the red streaks of oxidized iron; some appeared to be veritable lumps of ore, though the action of water had made them "smooth stones out of the brook." He showed one to Tollemache, who seemed to possess a good deal of out-of-the-way knowledge, and the latter instantly pronounced the specimen to be almost pure copper veined with silver.
He has too high a sense of what is due to his position as captain of a ship like the Kansas, loaded with a valuable cargo and carrying so many lives. Nor does Tollemache impress me as a would-be suicide. Both men think they will succeed, and they had not any trouble in obtaining a boat's crew of Chileans. So you see, there is a general belief in success, not failure."
"It is rather a rotten trick," broke in Tollemache, "just a bit of Spanish roguery Well, I'm sorry, Christobal, but I can't regard you as quite a Spaniard, you see." "Nevertheless, I am one," and the doctor stiffened visibly. "What Tollemache means is that he would expect you to take the English and straightforward view of a piece of rascality, doctor." Then Courtenay paused in his turn.
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