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At length, when the rashers were dressed and deposited on the table, flanked on either side with a flagon of Canary and of Gascoigne, and the traveller had done ample justice to his cheer, he, with a conciliating smile and bow, wished the widow and Roupall "Good night," and followed Robin up the ladder, observing that his rest must be very brief, as he had occasion to start early next morning, and begging the good widow and her friend to finish the draught of her own excellent wine, to which he feared to render farther justice.
As they stood in, the glasses, as usual, were directed to land; observing the villas with which the hills and valleys were studded, with their white fronts embowered in orange groves. "What is that, Gascoigne," said Easy, "under that precipice? it looks like a vessel." Gascoigne turned his glass in the direction "Yes, it is a vessel on the rocks: by her prow she looks like a galley."
Even Christian quiet as her temper was, and strong her resolution to keep peace, at any price which cost nobody any thing excepting herself was roused at last. "Miss Gascoigne," she said, and her eyes blazed and her whole figure dilated, "when your brother married me, he did it of his own free choice. He loved me. Whatever I was, he loved me.
Here he made another little pause of observation; but Gwendolen, instead of any such symptoms as pallor and silence, had only deepened the compassionateness of her brow and eyes, and said again, "Oh, poor fellow! it is nothing serious, then?" and Mr. Gascoigne held his diagnosis complete. But he wished to make assurance doubly sure, and went on still with a purpose.
"Speak frankly, Mr Easy; if you prefer Captain Sawbridge to me, I shall not be affronted." "No, sir," replied Easy, "I do not prefer Captain Sawbridge to you; you have both been equally kind to me, but I prefer you. But the fact is, sir, that I do not much like to part with Gascoigne or " "Or who?" said the captain, smiling.
The party hailed turned round, and beheld Jack, Gascoigne, and Mesty, standing at the window of the upper floor. "We have saved you the trouble of announcing us," called out Gascoigne. "We are here to receive you." "And in three hours the troops will be here, so you must be quick, Don Silvio," continued Jack. "A reveder la," continued Gascoigne, letting fly his pistol at Don Silvio.
To see him fall at my feet, struck down just when I Who is there?" he cried suddenly, in answer to a knock at the door. "Open, in the name of the law!" "The police here already! What shall I do?" "Open at once, or we shall force the door." The young man slowly drew back the bolt and admitted the two police-agents. "M. Gascoigne? You will not answer to your name? That is equal we arrest you."
This did not, however, check the impetus of the boats, who, with their ensigns trailing in the still water astern of them, dashed alongside, and an officer leaped on board, cutlass in hand, followed by the seamen of the frigate. The men of the Rebiera remained collected forward Easy, Gascoigne, and Oxbelly aft. "What vessel is this?" cried the lieutenant who commanded the boats.
Mesty hastened to obey, and soon returned with a report that there was a trap-door leading into the loft under the roof, and that they could draw the ladder up after them. "Then we may laugh at them," cried Jack. "Mesty, stay here while I and Gascoigne assist the ladies up," explaining to the Rebieras and to their domestics why they went.
"Man is a free agent," replied Easy. "I'll be shot if a midshipman is," replied Gascoigne, laughing, aloud "that you'll soon find." "And yet it was in the expectation of finding that equality that I was induced to come to sea." "On the first of April, I presume," replied Gascoigne. "But are you really serious?"
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