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H E S M ! G GLER A ND TH E D WA R
BY
T H E O LD S A I L O R,
A ! TH O R OF
TO ! G H Y
A RNS
IN
T O RIES
O SP I T A L
I H
O F G R E EN W C
w.
T H REE V O L! M ES
V OL I L
L O N D O N:
I C H A R D B EN T L EY , NEW B ! R L N GT O N S T R EE
P r m t ed by J
L. C o x
a nd
SON S,
Gr
Linco ln s I nn Fi lds
at
Qu
ee
n S tr
ee
t.
H A M I LTON KI N G
.
C HA P TE R I
li k a c n tan t an d c n m d d il
H
n t ta in d a h
min g j u t
A n d th in
n c nc d h i c t il
"
T h at j a l u y i t lf c ul d
t mi t u t
B ut
e e
er
er e
so e
ow
s o s ee
s se
no
se
ev
re
ev
s r
SH A K SP EA R E
LOW
dwar f as
F ea gh a n
bu t
wild l augh
on
i t fo r ,
rallying
his w a y prompted
,
t h e imminent peril
aware
by
II
HAMILTO N KING
posed captive
mortied
a nd
meant to claim
fo r
whose detention
A nderso n
th e
at
large
the
of
to
ha d
,
ho
the I rish
H ow is this
ou
uitted
your
q
near me
So near yer honour
reiterated
o ne o f
the
HAMILTO N KIN G
men ;
of
A n shure I ve niver
T is fals e
ble anger ;
the trees
bo th you
an
C o r na li u s ,
of a
taste
in i rr epr es si
i not
retur ned
the laste
me such a lie
Donovan at
T im
on e
post
uttered Casey
the bridge
F ool
ou
in
Shure an it
w as
at
put me
ej aculated
ho
w as
dwarf
distance from
ou
were
each other
H ow s this 9
.
ou
HAMILTO N KIN G
Ah
then may be
w e
M is th er C o r na liu s,
said Casey ;
it s black
sight
land some
t
o ne
from
the boat ;
fo r
ou
o ff
got
he a lso felt
controversy
h im
seen
H ad
the Smasher
but
said he
ha d
men
though in what
m anner
is to me a mystery
he can have
stopped short
fo r
w as
ith you
no w
T he smug
be very
fa r
him boy s
,
A fter
HAMILTON KING
But M is th er
C o rna li u s ,
imploringly
shure an
said Casey
don t forget to
d h as
been
an
du e
fo r
of
the dwarf ;
your return
returned
fo r t t
m i ng
at
If
dare
ou
it s best to clear
f,
w e
rather
returned C a sey ;
and be friends
and to
am es t
r
of
An
d
from
alive
or
dead
make sure
li fe, he
ma y
now
is
take n
f
or
our
man
whilst
s
h
e retain
;
y
ive
you
the
slip
as
he
has
done
g
HAMILTON K I NG
of
or
th e m o ney
become your
ow n
A n that s
in
too said
th r u e,
T im
making
By
the
owers
saving
yer
honour
s
presence
but
it
s
p
,
ou ts nate enough
'
But
or
M i s th er C o r na li u s ,
m a nsh la u gh ter ,
or
folly
m u r dther ,
isn t it
de sea
-
to
shoot at a
ma n
simplici ty
ho
but
F ea gh a n
re
is an outla w ed
Besides as humanity
,
may
u
,
y
prompt
fo r if
your
firing
kindness ;
a long
be
ea r ied
an
then a publi c
thousands
of
ex ec u
as sembled
HAMI L TO N KIN G
from
a felon s
d,
en
yourselves that
the encount er
m a ke your
ou c a n
st a teme nt
t r a dic ted
an
to
ho w
the
au
o w n u nc o n
thoriti es relative to
m
et hi m
o
u
y
th a t
to
t he
in
a nd
he fall s by yo ur su perior
O h then
,
it
s rrender
no t u
f th e foreth ought ,
C or na liu s h a s the
Squire
exclai me d T im
By th is
could
ha te
you
at
it
gi ft
alend a r
Y ou
'
'
let me remind
that
ou
ou
have both
la w
and
We re
o ff,
overtake him
M i sther C or na li u s,
"
double recompen se yo ur
Ow n,
'
makethe
HA M ILTO N K I N G
excited dwarf
T he
tw
it
t oo
T he villains
said he
acting as spies
o ne
whether
F ea g h a n
of
all three !
lives
or
At
o f.
T hey hav e me
already
to o
few
H e paused a
at the tranquil
sk
minutes gazin g
,
m
.
H e shuddered
my
Yet no
H A MIL T ON KING
unstained
of
corpse
fo r
H e remained silent
e
ngaged
in
deep thought
several minutes as
,
wretched sophistry
VV r e tc h ed
To answer
Of
an hereafter
P shaw !
to whom ?
bliss or torment E
a nd
o ut o
the
w a
w a
mu st
of
it
my
ow n
my o w
beau
my ambition
shall be done !
Of
Yet it must be
the
must be put
never be restored
they preach
fo r !
Again he paused
A nd oh !
if
in
H a , ha !
H A MIL T ON K ING
10
He
re
disappeared
at the door
T he harbinger
began
to
spread
its
y
f da
ghan
of
minutes
H ere he rested
fo r
H agan s h ut
bo u nded from
hi m
t he
rocks
his
.
si
h
t
b
y
g
bu t
N evertheless
fo r
his
little imagining
H AM IL TO N KING
11
of
trea
came
on
foe
or
nable to tell
ho
w as
advancing
of
the recess
disappointment
An
other
an he
fo r
small blame
the rocks as
,
la
if
he
w as
cock
y
-
ou ,
T im
m es e lf to
F a ith an
down game
yoursel f Casey
ou
ue
fo r bringing
ne mark
t o w ld
he d no li fe to lose
hen I
ei n
p
g
A rrah T im jewel
w
that
do that same
re
a re
H A M IL T ON KING
12
Casey
He s
h i m fo r
Ba c cah
och the
,
r a s te
div el
answer fo r it
If
said the
what s that to us
and the
other contemptuously
L et the
responded
B a c c a h faith fully
the
s a rv e
j ob
urged Casey
O f a ll
the other ;
his death
it is on
what
inth r es t
or
have
we in
ra s t e
calls
affair
i ns th r u m ent s
pen
heads that
o ur
We re paid for it
It
fo r
let us
I hear
o n,
my boy
A nd hark ! it s footsteps
HA MILT ON KI NG
T he next moment
13
F ea gh a n
his retreat
Be all ready
on
fi re
continued
within
them to see
the cock
fo r
fa r
there s the
m ountain
pat h
im
m urderers
ready to take th e li fe
might approach
upon them
r e
any o ne w h o
in
r elo c k s ,
the recess
their aim
his destruction
He
as they
co u ld no t
H A MIL T O N
14
KI NG
fello w
T im
called
ith a lau gh
of
to receiv eit
fo r
fe w
al l
He
ho
had contemplated
a buried corpse
Without waiting to attack the other
F ea gh a n
he
poor fellow
w as
no t
yet
M ike H agan
dead
~
.
T he
he turned his
ho
t he
fall
bottom
to the
of
the
o
H AMIL T ON KING
16
o w nl
dog
fo r
the lo ve
of
Of
Christ kape
,
the
Casey
u
o
y
if
attempt to
fl gnaw your
deceive me the creature s teeth sh a
itals
well lad !
hi m
fo r
mercy
an he d
s h oc
ou
exclaimed
with passion ;
F ea g h a n ,
as he
ho
set
I t s the
a lt h a r
th r uth ,
;
Captain
F ea g h a n,
T he villain !
muttered
F ea g h a n
But
ow
ld
M ike ?
An that s
th ru e,
too captain
,
acknow
HA MIL T ON K IN G
for
I ll tell
fo r
17
shure an it
w as
lf
er s e
misch ief
ex claimed the
smuggler ;
so vile an
act
if
H e paused as
,
his thoughts
suddenly exclaimed
H a ! I have it now
G ently
A n how is it with
m a n,
s a id he ;
to
the
'
Ba c c ah
has sent
wake you
or
il
l
a lloo
p
cry
over
the head
ner
A nother
,
Fea gh a n,
I will have
the
ou
shake
must !
in the c u tter ?
T he
Speak then
persisted
ou.
Y ou
must know
truth
B ut
ow
I s he gon e
ld man ,
M ike could
an
not
HA MIL T O N KING
18
in deat h
it
H a ! is
so ? what killed
,
de red ?
of
li m b and sine w
in
o ne
I ll do i t I ll
G ood N ep said
then
master s face
may
an
alarm
F ea g h a n ,
in
his
but friends
In
few
be
ow
coin
an
ho
of
to
the
musket
lain !
mur
to
H A MIL T O N KING
t i c u la rs
further
19
O R a ffer ty fro m
going to sea
d P eterson
an
s compliance with
B ut they
fo r
him
uttered
o ne
the party
I ve had f
or
m any
it s the
a long day
s w a tes t
ff
c om
mouth ful
F ea gh a n
to afford
H A MIL T ON KI N G
20
i fhe w
he
s ec u to r s
of
his per
trate
on the shoulders
s o ner
ri
H ere M ike
w as
extended
F ea gh a n
less ; and
on
ho
A doctor
found
w as
on
the prisoner
Of
F ea gh a n
longed to get
ma n
arrived in
Of
i ntelli
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21
w as
t he
, w
ho
b u t,
and at their
M e s elf dunna ,
look
fused
m a nner as possible
be
both
balls
(
men
found
some
ha d
tw
a t
H A MIL T O N KING
T he prisoner
i ngly
I thought
what became
O h then it s
mes elf
it yer honour
,
ou
dw
arf inquir
,
the second ?
on
uttered the
t h r u th
fell
M r Willia m s
.
ea r ,
ho
accompanied him
to the
I know su fficient
o i c er
fro m th e
of
T he
m en
the force
complied
w as
removed
h is
on
which the
ma n
w as
sitting
a nd
in a
I m not
HA MIL T O N KING
24
Did he name
fellows
ho
to do the deed
on
A re you certain
that ?
of
inquired the
c o u nte
M alone
nance
lone ;
harde
hi m
na m e a living
c r a tu r e,
barring as he
revenge
A scowl
O
of
intense gaz e
on
the man as
,
of
if
he
his
ould pene
his heart
for
the
M alone
me
honor
good bad
,
or
indi fferent
boldly
an
H A MILT ON KI N G
d
the
s w ere
ma n
T rue true
,
smile
ou
both sich
o ur
so ,
with rmness
our
yet M alone
,
friends
rather
yer honor
enemies
M ay be
nobo dy
fr iends
of
25
I am sorry
fo r
it
fo r
in hopes
w as
or
whether they
j ust speak
to
M ike
I will
to
Smasher
believe
fo r
said he
I ha e
v
9 9 00 reward is o ffered
whose head H
He
desc ehded to
.
II
He
reason
had
ca
nnot be
the cove
ha s
fa r
Will
recently
o ff
ou
most
leave a
26
HA MIL T O N
portion
KI NG
and,
attendance
il l see
to
it is
h is h a nd t ha t
'
death
to
ou t
he
can h a ve prope r
that,
to
and
do
no t
let a
him wherever
ou
ambush
F ire at
o f o ur
coast
no
he proceeded
dw
ma n
A nd
his men
dying
of
of
t he
the apparently
so M alone it is Casey
,
him mi schief ?
r oc t
him
ho r
of
fo r
he wears
yer honor
his turning
t r a ith or ;
they ll
A MIL T ON KIN G
27
the
d w arf and
,
fro m
ame strea mi ng
nostrils
on
to bot tom
to p
blood
th e
C o r na liu s fo r
fr om
the love
me,
Christ save
,
it
Casey
h is
was
but
T he
w as
immediatel y
lle d
by t h e party
look
you
of
H agan
and he
ou
are a
done at once
H old o f ye villain
him ,
be
a s
he
neither
H A MIL T ON KING
28
a r m,
the d w arf he
,
cents
ho
set u s
It s
away
or
bind him
take him
ou
er s el
no t
as know s
alarm ;
hi m
gag
M is ther C o rna li u s
for
s
s ure an yer
~
o
a
on
hi m
Dra g
die
O h , M i s th er C o rna li u s ,
manc ing
w
the love
h pa ir
mercy don t
,
dh ri v e
me to de
me
sa V e
h e struggl ed
to g e t f
ree
o w nl
him
as
M is th er C o r na li u s ,
ye dare
no t
G ag him I say
,
sta m ped his foot upon the rocky oor with rage
P lace hi m
be
d one
on
ou
th en
It
w as
ld
have said
w ou
r
se
e
y
w as
H A MILT O N K IN G
29
persuasions no i nducements
,
k neel
to
threats no
no
ture ,
but no
tor
tretched
the d w arf ;
as he lies
dra w your
m en
said
and re at him
I
ve
been
thinking
that
my
o
cer
f
i
ea nt ;
j
no t
comes
dwarf angrily
,
demanded the
to
Obey me
On
30
AM IL T ON KI N G
well as
as
serj eant
ou
T he
m en ;
h ut
a nd
the righ t fa c e
halt
march
h u rri edly
aw a
fr o n t
To
he
exclaimed
re
to
his
the
'
Casey
ho
I m u st
sc
if
the
sa w
m a ke re a dy
soldiers
and then ,
of
the crag
the
H A MIL T ON
32
every hole
u se,
enemy
or
KI N G
to
o ne
ma n
his
hav e
fo r
the hyena
I shall follow M r
ant pass
t hing
be promptly done
obeyed and in a
,
deserted
du e
Of
minutes M ike s
fe w
bu t
w as
m ountain ;
and
he went forward
lone
no
But instead
soo ner
he
ha d
to
re
H A MILT ON KI NG
of
33
he
fa ce
pas s age
to t he
t ne
a nd
concealed
secret
cave
A nd how
he
me
so
if
a re
o
F ea gha n be
I urged him
if
on
to desperation
fail
to do
T wo men
f existence ;
of
ded with
the
bo y h a , ha ,
my en emy
F ea gh a n,
if
though
he has suc
H e laughed
ha
ildly
av
H A MIL T O N KI N G
34
spared
on
wretch
fo r
Fea gh a n,
though I strong]
who re
Smasher
of
It
th
w a s In
H e is
hooting an assista nt
district
of
in eternit
no w
th
the magistracy
powers me to do
At
fa r ,
to
F ea g h a n
ent er ed
He
u
ho
ho
if V il
V
have I
to
of
a midst
if
Once
eal th
H ere I
a m,
H e lo oked
H A MILT ON KING
35
But
bo y
audible whisper
wher e s
hi s
the
enterpri z e ?
the hut
he is in the c avity at
H e approached where some loose
P erha ps
to
the blood
sleep
fo r
to
gether and
,
T he dwar f did
no t
stir
for
la d
ngers
u nc o n
a nd
frequ ently
several
on
the
ere
scarcely breathed ;
faculty
seemed
to perform
36
A MIL T ON KI NG
m inutes
to and
fro
severa l
fo r
H aving
a sc er
ing boy
ll
of
of
the slings
he
of
fellow ,
hi s h ea d
T he coward shrunk b a ck
a nd
stood in breath
f
,
H A MIL T ON KING
over him
t he
T he ush
37
fo r
some time as
on
if
his victim
irresolute
of
I t must be done
not longed
in
fo r
a demon
whispered he
Have I
lone
secret with
,
me ye en ds
,
restless spirits
c
eye
no
bear evidence
N erve
hate !
to
evil !
my
A id
arms ye
,
H e darted on the
w as
head
po wer
f
to
the struggling
cry
o ut
It
w as
to
bo y ,
ho
w as
stoutly wrestling
to
get
IL T ON KING
38
HA M
free
be
in his ar ms ;
u la tio n
w as
t he
exert
to
rapidly going
o u
work
strain
when walking
,
to
cavern that
sea
H ere then
,
full
w a s o v er
o w ed
be
tightly in his h a n d s
th roes
of
th e
lad ;
It
bend ov er
gony
f the dy ing
purpose
be
dwar f did
an d
no t
less
dare
up
w a ters below ;
shrieked
be czame less
The
th e r oc k ,
to ha ul the body
s ho c
but th ey
violent as li fe e sc a ped
a
the outer
a nd
vill in
urder
M
a
in u r der
T he
the rope
the child
an
ed
descend ed
t he
an
heavily
H A MIL T O N KING
4O
but
as
his arms
d shi fted
an
th a fe
You
his guards
o the wo rld !
exclaimed one
an it s shooting at honest
of
m en
ly
ow n
to
dt hr i nk
spoon mate !
he
A nd
throttle him
A isey J emmy
,
l
o r in l
p
gy
h etth er
dhio u l
im
baby
responded the
Come along
to
an whose fault is it we re
blarney
besa c hing
share
ttered Casey
other ;
till
O ut ! ye
s
aisey
id
cronie s
no t
no w
your
y
ou
Ar n t
urged Casey
if
ith
er s u a mv e
accents ;
to
do
what
bet ther
in future ?
O wn yo u r
fa ult ,
is it you mane
aid
H A MILT ON KIN G
Je mmy
with a look
M i s t her
of
41
contempt ;
then
seeing there s
t h ro u ble,
A nd
that same
tion it ; may
that any
be
ho w
i sn t m uch
it
don t min
w e
fo r
the futu r e
for
as
occasion in li fe
no
of
future
as ull
You
think
ther as bor e em
the wail
o,
the cries
Ca sey
c h ildther
and
the
mo
er self
fo r ,
should have
th r a i to r ,
H ow
ye born rascal
T ake it
the prisoner
emmy
,
ly
o un
exclaimed
ship then
fri nd
H A MIL T O N KING
42
the Offer ;
for
thank you
sh al
Ca sey
oc
blood
No
an I won t touch it
h,
l I Darby ?
I ts lawful coin
an what
c o u nte
wards
J
of
fo r
rfa te,
t he
shouldn t
Casey ;
priso ner
w e
take it ? I t s no
to
to
it him sel f
T hr u e fo r y o u my boy
said J emmy as he
weet
to
and entreaty
in
vexed w ith
no t
it ull be
a voice
t a s h te
o,
mingled suspicion
th e
dh io nl
growled Darby
me
Your sowl to
think
is it sell ourselves do ye
,
HA M ILT ON
o
captu re
by deed
no t
KING
gi ft
of
43
What more
have you P
Sorrow
the
sc u r ra
me no harm
c h ildther
and ve
H o w ld
to put yer
B ut shure boy s yo u ll
sava ge
fo r
her
'
o n u s,
said J emmy
what shall us
e re qui t
of
s ter ri nes s
us
do
the
he
id
illain
h im
out
o suspense
O ch murther bu t it s p u tting
,
w e
be Darby
,
if
hi m
into
said
he swings
Bother !
ther let
h im
to swing
do
the
wi th
suspense
him ?
to
if
a w ife
ue s
c o mm e t
all
your r Og
T he sooner
A rrah D a rby ,
better
answered
Ca sey deploringly
do
h a ve I le ft
h
g
u ns
swi ng
wh y
or
no t
th en give
to
O ch Darby but
,
swing ; an
him
if
he
ai
s no t
a regular di s charge
it
it
the broth
of
a boy
HA MIL T ON KING
44
you
d make fo r
M ay ye live
to
how
amphitheatre and
their comrades
ho
had b een
them
and
th e
boys to th e fore
s a i d Jemmy ,
or
it
was
fo r
their
ow n
personal sa fety
fo r
in
w as
a di fferent
in
they
th e best
w a
they could
A n what
former ,
that
ppenny
11
ere
no t
strong force
ho
w
,
to
w e
d beth ra y
exclaimed
o ff
his
o ne o
ow n
brot her
the men
in
fo r
HAMILTO N KING
Do
him ?
id
45
bellowed Darby
as he
ho
so n r , w
despair and
w as
bu t
He grinned
ith sa vage
er c enes s
on the
m a n,
ish
tive
he ;
cut
faith ,
but
the cap
M is th er Casey , said
c h ildt h er
wouldn t know
end
o ne
nostril
and
46
HA MIL T O N K ING
he
no stril
t ha v e
nose
your s my dar
Of
back to look
the
at
and
he
oppo site
drew
re
the
h!
on
f r e
arms close
Casey
ho
fo r
one
of
the rebels
f war
'
T he
ring
a nd
from
M r Williams
.
of
ho
F ea gha n
h imself
m ongs t
Th ey h a d
hom
few
w as
come u p on them
HA MIL T ON KI NG
5O
possession
ni t
f
or
y
to his
o r tu
pp
ow n
to
be
the
of
hi m
by H agan
be
the dead
whom
feared ,
the child
deep
to
pursue the d
him to do
s o
arf
bo y ,
he might
of
sickening sensation
he
l most
though
s tr a n
he i m mediately recognised
V ehement
o
a nd
N ed Jones
H A MIL T ON KIN G
fo r
51
through the
foiled
t ra n s pa i enc y
in his
fearful
do
expectations
to
d,
he again
wearied
an
o ut
brandy
of
his wounds
w as
or
hat
every limb
and
fear ,
the occur
but he
w as
not
s u i c ientl
collected to attend to
HA MIL T ON KI NG
50
posse s sion
nit
f
or
y
to his
o r tu
pp
ow n
Of
to
hi m
by H agan
be
the dead
whom
feared ,
anguish
a lm o s t
a nd
the child
deep
to
pursue the
him to do
dwarf
so
of
on
the cloths
though
s t ra n
he i m mediately recognised
V ehement
o
N ed Jones
HA MIL T ON KING
51
"
the idea ashed upon his mind that pro
fo r
explored
be
his
fearful
tb
do
expectations
he again
wearied
o ut
brandy
of
his wounds
w as
or
hat
every limb
of
the occur
w as
H A MIL T O N KIN G
52
in
d eath
form ation
relative
F ea gh a n
the supposed
to
to
party
to follow
four
th e police force
fo r
protection
al
hur
a nd
h im
ture may
no w
be presented
to
f this
a dv en
the
imple furniture
an
bed,
re
evening
s un
w as
T here
w as
elegance
a degree
i n the
on
the oor
of
the room
arrangements
of
the apartment
HA
MI L TON KING
life
there were
tw
even beyond
or
in
a person
53
ets
of
boo k shelves
-
ri c h mis s al binding
a nd
few
a nd
which
w as
Of
a representation
an
embla
the
T he
fo r
of
of
its evening h y mn
w as
or
the
chanting fort h
of
of
sorrow whilst
,
HA MIL T ON KING
54
it rested
s
on
strength
of
its
utterly breaking
o ne w
ho
of
fevered frame i t
w as
bu t
of
or
staring and
,
redness over
a ll
v u s iv e
derly ,
of
agony I t was
.
an
in con
father O F o g ha r ty ,
w a s
F ea gh a n
if
in
in
his side
a c hild by
no w
HA M IL T O N KI NG
56
i ts
o ne
to
splendour was
there
him
and
a r x io u sl
habited
in
bu t
ear
w as
grey serge
a very aged
hood passe d
be
beneath it could
see n a
few
no
her
the
tion
of
ba g s ,
midnight
M acbeth
ho
to
h im in his in fancy
These
had nursed
ho
his
co ld
and
M r Cornelius
.
HA MIL T ON
K ING
57
from
their
vision
if to
his sight as
,
shu t
some horrible
o ut
the hideous
fo r
A nd
she
will
the dwarf ;
no
come to me
no t
even to
no t
me,
exclaimed
ho
sacriced
to raise her
to
what had I to
fool !
would look
eyes
Of
love
do
ished
or
warm desire
H ence
o ld
end
devoted worship
th roes
Of
ghastly
A way
O fool
ha
f th at
an
force
of
ld
hag
let her
innocent
see
look at
blackening features
her hither
to
witness the
H A MIL T ON KING
58
take it from my
no poison in it !
T he woman made
him
on
to and
opened
fro ,
a nd
the apartment
of
of
the su fferer
w as
of
nature
a nd
lo v eli
s a id he in a voice
Beatrice
am
returned
Bea
thrilli ng harmony
th e
haughty female ;
HA MI LT ON KING
di sgusting
me from
to
and
ou ,
59
know my
ou
to
full the
am
com
trice ,
th e moaning
an aeolian lyre
devotion
to
have I
proved my utter
no t
your wishes ?
I t is a part o f
ou r
contract sir
answered
the lady pre ser v ing the same unfeeling and dis
,
gru ffness
al
T rue
true Beatrice
the dwarf ;
ou
could
he rt
a
ou
could
ship
did
longs
for
fondnes s
ou
to complai n
of
most to masculine
it
is unbroken
Yet
o u see
o ne
endearing expression
o ne
loo k o f
HA MIL T ON
60
T he
if
features ,
as
K IN G
nmov ed
of
onscious
inuence
of
h er beauty
of
the worship
dulcet
h er
Is
ailings
f his
distress h e tried
,
to
o ne
that I
,
T his
awaken
fa llen
features
grateful
T hough
her man
to win
on
o ne
my spirit !
H ope still
a nd
lured me
o n,
passion
nance
re
Y ou
speak
of
impossibilities sir
,
retu rn ed
the lady ;
and
knew it
ou
61
Of
A mistaken feeling
u po n a nother induced me
to
listen at
revenge
a ll
fo r ,
was my aversion
and became
y ou r
attachment
F eag
ha
no
no !
th e
of
the eyes
my mind
every
n Were y
No
of
I gnorant
ou
this ?
a nd
earnes t
basilisk
aze
u
o
n
the
beauti
ul
f
g
p
woman
lady
but not
z ant to the
w as
o ur
fa ct
lost to me
T he tenderness
fo r
ever
a ffection
ai m ;
nd
f
I
ts
orm
i
s
per
ect
its
f
y
beauty matchless ; yet I cannot loo k upon it
ou
see
ou r
in fant
H A MILT ON
62
KING
it is not
in o u r contract
O bdurate woman !
he
xed
pon her
w ithering curse
blood
Stop
my head
the
curse agai n !
ow n
on
oh how
sir
the
said
lady
energetically ;
I admit that
it
y
,
ou
or
have
rather
is in the bond
er sec u
di fcult
to
Y ou
endure
spea k
of
your love
fo r F ea gh a n
of l
ove
beneath
w as
concealed
H A MIL T O N KING
64
their
s
on
the supposed
he fell backward
on
F ea gh a n
Whatever was
or
purpose in this
fo r
H e stoo d
gave a scowl
beauty
Revenge
w a
and
in which he
in
di fculties ,
her
bu
t though
their near
c on
hour
F ro m the earliest
k no w n
no
other
a cc ommoda
65
tion,
t he nu
or
her
he always styled
as
w as
leddy
ac
w as
ua
sum
t
i
o ns
p
e
a nd
by
men
of
in
a s
am
har d
serv I ce a s
of
t a i nc y
to
to
him
w as
fa
natural
t o the
ented in
the
the regiment
w as
HAMILT O N KI N G
66
view
age
of
life
ho
of
such
scorned them a ll
and
Beatrice
of w
to
admire bu t
to
love
in
of
for
m a ny month s the
hilst gentlemen
N or
a ll
w as
fo r
classes
of
t h e,
she insensible to
her heart
g
ra tic a
bu t
scanty yet
,
HA M I LTO N KING
67
ho
a humane
bli shed
the county
w as
of
Bantry
sa
m o u nta mo u s
Still
an
in the neighbourhood
I t was whilst o n
th e
of
glowed
on
the verge
rich reection
on
of
HA MIL T ON KIN G
68
the ca stle
ea sements.
T here
com
o ne o
the
fo r
fu s es
re
v o tio n w
an autumnal
s he
thought)
She spoke
silence
of
inten s e
lo w
mongst h a rp strin g s
st
heaven sporting
A thrill
of
ex ta c
ex
thos e
to
on
her
do ra
H A MILT O N KING
fo r
tion ;
fore t h e
mor
sh e
gaze
man
a nd
fr ame
I ntently did
be
an
u i s i te,
be
an unaccountable tre
enchantment seemed to
w e
69
w as
so
ex
on
the land
the brightness
of
hope
look
the sm ile
f friendshi p
u nr e
and the
a threatened tomb
fe
of
We will return
to
the company
said the
admirer
w
,
ho
r s t
H A MIL T ON KING
7O
draugh t
light
Sang u ine
in
exquisite de
fe w
minutes
delicious
en
the lady
j
to his lips nor did she seem o ffended at the free
o
m
ent
y
T hey
po n her companion
an
on
evidence
her
c o u nte
her hand as
,
if
ro c a l
w as
as
no mistaking
it respected
re
72
O
A MIL T ON KIN G
outla w
denied
w as
of
entiments
impervious
B ut
her fascinations
to
fo r th
Fea gha
he
look s
to
of
ih
total disregard
to
w
,
tesy
B esides , th ere w
as
an air 0
fo r
to
N ay she e ven ex
,
so ha bitually frigid
Smasher again
f
, or
as
She determined
the romance
to
o ne
see the
her regard w a s
HA MILT ON K ING
73
the anecdotes
h im ;
Fea gha n
but
expressed
ho
brave
ho
did
no t
care
fo r
her
T he vanity
r o m inenb
d, w
m in
as
fea
wounded ;
and the grea ter were the efforts she used to shake
o
ff
the
to
II
enveloped
m ore
devoted
w as
the outlaw F ea gh a n
her heart
w as
HA MIL T O N KING
74
C H A P T ER I II
th i e
T he
ho u
h a ve b o un d th e tr u e m en no w c o ul d
r o b t h e t h i ev es an d
o m er r il y to L o n d o n
g
ar g um en t fo r a w eek lau g h ter fo r a m o n th
an d I
it
ul d b
an d a g d j
t
w o
oo
v es
es t
fo r
e v er .
H ENRY 1 V
W H A T a strange compound
stubbornness
and
fr e
of
his
o m ni sc 1 enc e,
on
h o felt
permits
themselves by
o
their
ow n
T hus M iss M ac
ubmitted
ma n
w as
HA MILT ON KING
75
ho
of
deli
a monarch
ho
an
on
o u tc a s t
fr o m
society
fo r
his affections
to
the simple
minded but
c o ndin
niece
to
him fo r
A nnie
or
o ne
allurements
of
moment to forget
al
by unrequited passion
the
most to madness
beautiful
woman
on
revenge and
,
fo r
HA MIL T O N KIN G
76
w
to
his
acts
gard
fo r F ea gh a n
after her
mockery
of
the scorn
those in humbler li fe
T hus situ
aim
evidences
h u sba nd
displayed the
she ruled in
excite envy
fancied
T he delighted Cornelius
blessed by the acquisition
su ch a treasure
himsel f
fo r
softer
en
pirit
fo r
a home
wretch
ho
is perishing
fo r
perhaps
fo r
ever
him
HA MIL T ON KING
77
of
hen his
becoming a mother
of
fo r
her
a girl
to
fo r
no
indications
lovely
of
ten
She
that it
sa w
w as
wel l
sol icitude
or
ev en
no , no t
duct
ever
to
fondness,
fo r
a minute
T he spiri t
of
i th
rapture
on
her heavenly
c ou nte
H A MIL T ON
78
K ING
an u
S uch
n feeling
w as
of
ghan
in
f father O F o gh a r ty ,
ing aroun d
him
fo r
re bel
affection the
,
Of
where
fo r
harbouring
him
the r ites
of
humanity
the priest
gery he
,
w as
f Fea gh a n s
course
sus
no
outlaw and he
,
i
c io n
p
ber
deny
no t
Of
w as
laid
in
A nnie s
ow n
the
cham
ere
8O
t er a ble
deligh t
AMILTO N KING
as
that a restoration
the precursor
of
of
to
u ltimate recovery
reason
I cam e here
H ow
w as
I w ill
me to know w here I
Fea gh a n,
said
fo r
am to rest satised I
safe
am
he paused
companion
and h e sh uddered
,
do
that
ou
were
al
no t
to
me I must
,
ou
carried ?
had I
no t
ou
the past
/
R es t a i se
f the
again my
,
Y ou
burthen
so n
it lies
in
fo r
its repose
Ha
dered
no
fo r
ha
father
no ,
A nnie
murdered
,
no t
by me
O ff
F ea gha n ;
mu r
but not by me
.
I t is
no
dream
HA MIL T ON K I N G
81
then
boy ?
he glared
on
the pi llo w
my
top
sai d he
m ust
think
father, for
give me
f M ercies forgive y o u ,
m a n,
if
i
f
f
t
rom
g
his ways
ou
y
o u , a nd
M ay the G od
of
slowly
of
be
O h father
,
fo r
the days
of
H A MIL T ON
82
KI N G
What
A nn i e
he
do
returned
ye thin k I ve
no t
ho w yo u
me and can
fo r
w as
ou
suppose I will
fo r
it
A nnie , A nnie ,
anguish
said
F ea gh a n,
feelings of
regard
for
dare
me ; I am a
in a tone
no t,
man
cherish
f
rime
M ay the Go d
of
an
harm
T he priest
m ade
a signicant motio n fo r
language
mind
in
th e
the sublime
repo se
Fe a gh a n slept
allowed
to
converse
fo r
but he was
his
H A MILT O N K I N G
83
of
hi m from
forced
a relapse
T his regulation
'
eu
few
days M au rice
H is
F ea gh a n
convalescent
w as
fro m
fo r
her to
A nnie that it
hear
w as
requisite
or
delicate
of
s
of
H amilton and
,
m ined
li fe
at
once
abandon
to
his
if po s
he deter
fo r
illegal mode
O h ! M aurice
temptations
sa id A nnie
let not
th e
HAMILTO N KING
84
smile will
no t
come like mi ne
war m from my
Remember my
,
ways nd
h a v en
s o n,
my
tears
al
uttered
and when
O h that I ha d
wings like a dove fo then would I y away and
m m l s ter
H e that
hi m
o ut
cease to think
turned
F ea gh a n
I V ha te v er m a y
or
re
betide me
an
to
,
A nnie ,
res tore me to
I will
A nd
no w
o
h !
wi t hi n
a nd
A nnie took up
HA MILT O N KING
85
priest
his voice
ess as
mind
fo r
arms round
breast
Fea g
A s soon as calm
restored the
w as
above two
ha n s
fo r
a nd,
mounting the
to control his
feelings
t he
coach
wards
he
fo r
dition
of
u nable
w as
Cork coming
shortly a fter
E ngland
ou
t he
coach lamps
H A MIL T O N KING
86
ho ,
of
several
fo r
the
refreshment
L ily bu r n,
Captain
conveyi ng two
w as
w a
Cork
H augh
fellows
hem
exclaimed the
re
Sorry
fo r
th e
liberty
i t
positively can t
dy
fo g
Will
out
some whiskey
H e held up a bottle
ou
your
bran
or
T his is w hiskey
returned
F eagha n
i mme
afeard
Why Captain
,
L ily bu r n,
knew to
dia tely
it ull taste
g
r o m m etter , o r
be
the
T om G raves
h ighg ro mm et ter
am
or
ou
fetching
lo w
o
t
g ,
as
I ll
fo r
o ut
the
thank
o ne O f
88
KI N G
H A M I LTO N
question
L ily bu r n,
th o u g hl th e
dark
et
fa c e
of
sisted only
dress o f a n ecclesiastic
the outlaw
L ily burn,
addressing
V ery
the
said
in
I m sel do m mistaken
in
I reland ?
I am sir responded
neath his
m u i e,
ch
m atters
P ray
su
F ea gh a n,
speaking be
h is
fellow pa sseng er
ni s c en c e s
o f the past
sh o u l
indulge in remi
L ily bu rn,
showing it
ea r
H A MI LTO N
nest
of
P lenty
of
89
ma n
KI N G
fo r
duelling sir
,
L ord ,
considera tely
i nc o nv e
said Fea gh a n
I nconvenience ?
M ister
have
your name
no
of
is
F ea gha n,
Captain o f his
A nd
no t
mine is
ou r
Captain
V ice Re
Lily bu rn
nothing
in
90
H A M I LTO N KI N
the captain
sir
very rig ht
as one o f
favour
it
is the c u rs e o f favour
poets says
our
smuggler
it is the c urse o f
but
ou
S ha kspea re
po sition
S ha k s pea re,
sir ?
N o no M r
,
Say
answered
but
.
him
Im
y
ou
P at sir
,
P iggin ,
What do
meant by that te rm
tain angrily
readily
at my ngers ends
?
F ig gin
L ily b u r n ;
nswered Captai n
believe me sir
said the
T he pardon s granted M r
say sir
L ily b u rn,
granted
Captain
P ardon me
sage
fo r
KI N G
H A MI LTON
Ma y I ask
quiry
91
in
F igg in,
eplied
,
mention ,
H owever
I may j ust
L arge
rewards
L ord L ieutenant
Of
tain
interest is
L ily b ur n ;
I did not
o ff
L ily b ur n,
plied
may
re
H A MI LTO N KING
92
i n mournful
recked then
accents
To be
t ai led
amply de
returned
T he
he paused to listen
be
t a king
F ea gh a n
impatiently
conceal ment
fo r
mured Captain
Lily b u rn ;
mur
but I attribu te it
gies sir
,
You
H A M I LTO N KING
93
the rest
of
the cr ew
is
A nd
laudable,
Lily bu r n ;
assented
to
very
but
ou
I m
T here s no tell
k now
a still tongue
the smuggler
answered
and had I
no t
r eturned M r
L ily bu r n ;
commenced my career in a
H A MI LTO N KING
94
line I should
di fferent
a soldier
P ray
h ave
most
certainly have be e n
you been
engaged
much
sir
Whiteboys
with the
are hung
who as a
,
m atter
o f course
or
in
By
the
pursuit
of
no t
the smouch
not it either
the snatch
L ily b u rn,
inquired
eagerly
no that was
7
,
Lily bu r n
paused
fo r
H A MI LTO N KING
96
shot and
3)
A re you ill
i nquired
L ily bu rn ,
chuckled
who seemed
w as
him ,
destroy
as
and water to
sir
in
A y,
fi re
u enc es
co u se
A y,
'
it was indeed d
responded L ily
th e
e x c la
was
sir
HAMILTON K I N G
97
pulled suddenly
heard
the report
of
the coach
f fire
arm s was
su rrender i f they
T he escort saw in
an
fo r
fo r
a barrier
their ar ms
L ily b u r n,
still ;
by
m
eri
y
m e
II
the horses
h O pe,
halloo
j ump out ;
V OL
a turnpike
levelled one
w a
H ow
hy
Eh
M r F iggins
.
bser v m g
the
m an
ou
h a t , h igh
will stand
s going to run
wa y
H A M I LTON
98
the coward
KI N G
when he learned
We are surrounded
L ily bu r n,
Captain
tand by me sir
,
t he
sir
o r no t
,
ith energy
ou
fo r
our
commission
y
P ardon me Captain
,
Lily b u r n,
said the
will
of
su c h
you
men A ny resistance
.
on
d dra w
an
down certain
your
men
to be M r F iggins
,
as he broke from
e to rted
F ea gh a n s
Lily b u r n
hold ;
ercely
I know my
1 00
it
HAMILTO N KIN G
locked up
ho
the
the coach
dhi v il
F ea gh a n,
Oh
that
to
walk
lame
it
c r aped
his seat
Lily b u r n,
in the
fli sh er ,
and not u se hi s
th
ro t t er s
bad
said a
F ea gh a n,
dimly
lofty
cent
i n t he
of
the moun
10 !
on
m ass
f m oving
as
they
the coac h
forks
scythes
spades
seated
on
hil st
T om
do g
d own ,
Grav es soothingly
,
sentl
then
we ll talk
o
said
T om
you pre
to
shipmate
boy
ld
ow
no
to
k now
an ow
ld
H e s gone
ow
ld bo y
gone
fo r
ever and yo u ll
,
1 02
HAMILTON
KI NG
F ea gh a n,
L ily b ur n,
w as
held as to
T heir
death
be
soon announced to
composedly
tice
w as
rather vengeance
or
I wi ll
no t
plea d
fo r
my li fe to rebels sir
fo r
the trial
utterly useless
longing
fo r
ou r
physiognomy sir
,
s ee
L ook
li ve s
a
n
,
it would be useless
take my w ord
fo r
it M r
,
HAMILTO N KIN G
1 04
F ea gha n felt
total absence
unmanly fear
P eterson and
the
their cap
t i v es ,
the branches
or
v a nc e
their hands
I told you so
sa id
L ily bu r n
ad
here they
never mis
Im
ff
Be my conscience
s
T he men commanded
bu t
it s
L et
me
s th r o n
enough
HAMILTON KING
s
1 05
oh tunder
enough
safe
ho w ld y o u
said the
years at sea
a hang
render easily
no t
an
no t
Im
no t
and seamen
curious in knots
ou
must know
I cannot endure
No w
to
a re
see any
learn something
your
to
s ec u n dem
T here
ow n
of
the
a r te
m,
said
F ea g ha n,
ray
er
p
or
ou
ma y
j ust squeeze
F
out
sa
a short
a c ouple
HAM ILTON
1 06
KIN G
to
lo w
L ily
b urn s
and the
neck
fel
the
uttered
i f it is
to us
so
fo r
of
he
mandate to take
his collar
w
ho
ff
You d
his neckerchie f
betth er ,
an
Figgins
let u s
it
is o f no use resisting
L ily b u rn ,
said
die
undo
L ie u tenant
I m
gentleman
fr eema sonry
there is a sort
a
But
look upon a
brotherhood
HAMILTO N KING
1 08
do g
o ne
A n who may
c er ,
be M is th er king s o ffi
ou
bo ldlv
An
who am
the outlaw
to
L ily b u r n
looked
on
returned F ea
rebels
Shamu s
I,
t he
Graves
T om
it s
es elf
as
he Gr a m m a c h ree ,
H urro o
Sha mus
an
ho
be
I says
,
yelled
should I
am
our
sowls
to
glory
y
Who
murthering
bo g
in
un
t h r ot ter s ,
an
away
he
of
HAMILTO N KING
Well
j y
pray
es t
commission
H ave
facing
u
o
y
L ily b
Captain
bearing his ma
ou
L ily bu r n
said
no recollection
P
u rn
of
my f atures
e
o r,
ou
added
ou
I have
fo r
he laughing in recklessness
,
L ily
1
b u rn a lia
My
did m isgive
me
it su ffice
burn that
,
fo r
ea sily deceived
L et
uttered
ou
fo r
L ily bu rn ,
no ,
no
In
L ily ~
re
as i f
a nd
as to thro w
so
the whole
T o what
may
a ll
1 09
Tom
Graves
his
.
tw
1 10
HAMILTO N KING
am
more
happy to see
sir
ou,
sai d
T o m,
j ust log
em
thing
the cutter
si r, ~
poor
Well well T om
,
that by and by
by
B ut
F ea gh a n,
said
ou
much moved
A t presen t we must
Li ly bu rn
con
to
1 12
HAMILTO N KING
I E O I Ce
em
to
l
i
c a tio n
p
ot hers
or
the
to witness the ex
gins
9
,
mark
M y detention
f your
M r T ooley
.
my
Oh,
F ig gi ns ,
your j ourney
F ea gha n,
said
who instead
call
broken
laws
will
hence
f
orth
probabl
y
y
be a gain to their country H ad the y disobeyed
ou
I can t
de s a c tly
to
blam e
am
ff hi s h a t
wit h
be
HAMI L TO N KING
coming respect
113
fa g
was
so m u t
o f the cat
had
N ow look ye here
,
us stowed away
ot
in
ar n t got
no
fo r
the j aws
Suppose you
the h o w ld o f Dublin
wh at
then P why we
big
wigs who
,
consarn
ow n
on
selves
and the
o ur
when
L ord
o f stu ff is like a
pope s mitre
t ub
fo r
they d
supposing any
in
var
dic k
HA MI L TO N KING
1 14
der instead
fo r
accidental death ;
ho
we never
f
w e hits so that i f they gets
on a
th w
o re
a r t,
in
ou rn
to night T om
-
h im
this
taking
is
too
No w
be killed and
ma y
to
said
F ea g ha n,
to remain silent
as he motioned
L ily bu r n,
b u t if
reaso ning
of
his
you
to
employ as you
respect fully
Captain
is
said
F ea gh a n,
ermit
p
L ilyb u rn
nature M r
,
HAMILTO N KI N G
116
at
t hem
In
my sovereign M r F iggins
,
little affected
B ut there is
the correctness
di fcult
said
y
fro m
ou
it
di sc er nmentk
my
ou
and how
was a man
education
an
a gentleman
an
Y ou
forget the
sa
id F ea
N o no I don t
,
argued
L ily b ur n
HAMILT ON KING
1 17
ou
Would
be de
A h ! my
men are
for sailing
la w
bye M r T ooley
.
Good
out
s i r,
Lily bu rn
he s
took his
deprived
attacked
all m eans
said
F ea gha n
ou
have
uenc es
a nd
paper
T hank
o u
th a nk you
on
1 18
the
closed
F ea gha n
Smasher
or
no
no mistaking it
A way
u
drove the co a c h
T he party gathering
,
F eagh a n
no w
learned
b oys
or
in
deance
But
Lily b u r n
a nd
as he
HAMILTON KING
1 20
be
it
he thought
part
sale
w as
daybreak
an
they
weather
s her m a n
p u nt received the
nd
F ea gh a n represented
brig
him
T he
ho u rs the satisfaction
seeing the
O ld
H ead
HAMILT O N KING
C H AP T E R
H a r k ! t o th e
c ras
h in g
h elm ,
A
b n
or
re
nd
e aw ay
f m
h er
ro
in
roa
ill th e
re
o c ea
A ND
on
a nd r
is
no t a s h r e
is
now
il
th ful
a s ts
; th e
par
a nd
sw
il
r
of
th a t
l n tl e
re e
ss
p l a nk
T
w ra
her
a nd s a
th e
a le
of
IV
1 21
ibb e d i d e
s
ea c
s tr
u gglin g
r e t,
d o f h er b r a v er y o n th a t d a r k w il d
n lef
T o m,
said
F ea gh a n,
as sitting
of
of
poor thing
gr oaned
o ld
T o m,
she
ld
V OL.
II
1 22
HAMILTO N KING
and M uster
R a per tee,
In
their hearts
quiry
said
F ea g ha n
in a tone
f in
answered T om
the owner
How
so m
already to w ld y o u we shortly
a r ter w a r
o ne
H ammy
come
of
w as
hi m
nu
What
B o r do a k s ,
starting
M uster
R a pa r tee
t
o
g
w as
of
missed
they called
ds
ha d be
but we
and
af
ter
your com
all rea dy
fo r
so n a nd
ot
1 24
HAMILTO N KING
ow
though ts ;
but go
o n,
T om
continued
T om
quarter
o ur
if
so be
dropped
by
fell ca l m
fo r
o r L O ri e n t ,
f
p
wanted to work
Quiberon Bay
but M uster
thrash her
al
M uster
a r er w a r
ds
P eterson
or run int o
R a pa r tee
would
he d no tenderness no r disk ri m ma ge
Blue Bob
I V ell,
or
at
it
y
o nn a tr a ll
fo r
but
HAMILTO N KING
1 25
altogether sober
g i ve
1 11 ,
an
he swore he
though it blowed to p m a w ls
ff
and
ould
no t
dmarlin
an
d there
an
burying the p oo r
o n,
sw al
lowed her but that she was still lively and strug
,
of
like a
m a rm a id
Ah
apostrophized
F e a g h a n,
Tom,
as recollections
of
his
she
ha s
of
carry n us securely
i c ting
perished
A nd d ye thi n
k she warn t proud
honour P
dent
of
the fact
yer
c o n
HAMILTO N KING
1 26
o nna tr a l eend
F ea gh a n,
at last !
excl ai med
o
Tom
f bitterness
returned Graves ;
if
been
o w nl
obeyed orders
smart
if
there as
ar m
the craft
ha
oh
d
it
was
A y,
said
ea
s eq u el
ld
early
but heave
it
the
head T om
,
ou t
I m
s u c k w ell,
T hen
that
h
an ;
g
watch is
the
So I suppose
T o m,
so
I suppose
re
H A MI L T O N KING
1 28
care
for
the
Bob
bu t
in
or
sails I clawed
ff
uninj ured
A nd
the
pray how
did you go on ?
swain
M uster
to the wind
R a pa r tee
he s a id
But M uster
R a pa r tee
bows ,
and to
H e didn t know
in
HAMILT O N KING
might have
clear
ot
em
no t
to
1 29
i nda rd
never see n
fe w
in a
no
m ore
on
at
last he
to w ld
T he
em
to
u a r e sels
no
on
arent ,
c r ea t u r
in
heave
so
away
H ow
t oo ,
said
F ea gha n,
mourn fully ;
it yer honour
,
somever we
,
ot
fo r
H ow
1 30
o
the blocks
AMILTO N KI N G
below
fo r
out seeing
l
et e
p
us
com
lo o a r d
or to
inda r d
loo a r d
But whe
was no matter
no w
th e
staying
to
bsa r v ed,
clear
e
f,
ri
ght in the
Wind
and hailed
a
for
us to come back
but
we couldn t
t he
1 32
HAMILTON KIN G
out
A gain
getting
when an
O ff,
o n uc
ky
fo r
T he illain
lives
our
F ea gh a n,
exclaimed
of
with
ve
s w er e
the veteran ;
'
ly
ow n
an
I suppose he
to
H a ppily fo r
u s howsomever the
,
oars
do g
in her wake
I loved soon to be a
,
HAMILTO N KIN G
1 33
B ut I was mistaken
prey
the P hilistines
fo r
f parting ,
the
ai r
the
other
di ent s ,
al
re
went
w a
l o ft
m any
together and
ever
c r ea
that
tu r
o ne
of
her pla c e
Do
it
occurred by accident
inquired
It s
on
o ssi
ble
hung over
think that
ou
or by design T om P
m oved
ai l,
hilst a black
F ea g h a n ,
o
ld man
answered
much
may
1 34
t r idg es
O r,
perhaps
in desperation
O R a ffer ty ,
magazine hi msel f
I t might be
but I
so ,
observed
sir
red the
F ea gh a n
so is M uster P eterson
T he Dolphin picked
us
out
As
u
fo r
to w
ld
su dden
so
ou
ingly
1 36
and proceeded
fo r
an
F ea gh a n
com
m
rehensive
look
but
it
served
the
p
,
fo r
a j oke
stone ; and
F ea g ha n ,
fo r
VV es t
end previously to
,
vessel direct
fo r
HAMILTO N KING
bargained
course
of
his passage
fo r
a few day s
1 37
embarked in the
Without loss
though far
of
time he
,
a requisite it
ha d
necessa ry
of
a vessel it was
un
I n vain
F ea gh a n
ou t
of the country
pleaded in his
of
ow n
behal f
or
an
port
to
the house
M adame
HAMI L T O N KING
1 38
B rienot
the
person
with
whom
(
H amilton h a d
he
w as
conned more
slightest in formation
fo r
which he
A lthough
a nd
ff
so
o ut
d O lo nne,
Sable
d Oy e
G n ll y p in t d I l D i e u n th e En g li h h t
nd th u
th
i l nd f G
i t n f m ed in t
I l d O ye
G od i le
b ei n g th e c r r e c t n m e
e
er a
g n by th
i ve
s a
o os e
F r en c h
s e
ra
a r s,
s or
1 40
HAMILTO N
h
w es tz nor t
K ING
of
on
deck ,
at eighty fathoms
m ust
be
w a
y );
hour (the
but still no
an
in ren
or
the storm
in undulating waves
sometimes as
if
aroused
HAMILTO N KING
from s t u po r
they
p
c
r
li
n
u
,
no w
et u o u sl
1 41
their
heads
with
mimic
f
oam
g
In a n ,
im
as i f
T he exertions
of
of
desolation
of
F e a gh a n
several questions
ttered by way
Yet
re
s u fc ent
to impart to a
F e a gh a n
of
was pretty
the world
o w n re
of
ou
imagine us to be P
the smuggler ;
w e
must be well
1 42
HAMILTO N KING
That
the shore
fai r
F ea gh a n,
returned
for right in
t he
I t is not so
my chart
on
produced a book
name o f
old
m aps ,
known by the
scarcely a
correct
spot
You
see
said he pointing
I do
s ee,
returned
water here
F ea gh a n ;
but
again
the
al
so
'
ou
to
ru n
back
for
returned the
o
the lead
1 44
HAMILTON KING
s ta nt
on
deck
a ll
hands were
in
ponderous mass
deck
of
waters th a t fell
pon her
bulwarks booms
,
boats ,
no t,
however
F ea gh a n
sail
u
pon
th e
extreme point
a nd
f O leron ,
the gale
ting
out o
Basque Roads
no w
set
kept free
d th o u gh dra ggm g
, an
nea lf r
HAMILTO N KING
1 45
rity
his speech
of
he
exclaimed he
H ow
dare you
ance
re~
de
bo ne P
T he orders
ordinate
o
f th e
would
bolt ropes
-
ou
Besides when
V OL
II
h
r
e
qt
an
o ne
man quit s
to take it
HAMILTO N KING
1 46
said
F ea gha n
m ate
T here s great
a vessel s canv as
fo r ,
a fter falling
ff
the wind
Still
if
t he
rudder
an
I know
then turni ng to
her away
s
tarboard
a nd
ou
Keep
lubber do
Notwi thstanding
1 48
HAMILTO N K ING
thing away
M utiny
striking
r
his
shouted he
mutiny by
Y ou
c u tio n
hang in ch ains
dogs ;
in
you
Blackwall Reach
he made
You shall
d die
an
like
an
to the bottom
shut
lads
I ve
knows
which
ar e
an
ca n
a
,
obey him ? A t
ll
do better ourselves
events till
,
w e
nd as we
and a
charge
subm itted to
to take
I es t
F ea gh a n,
The
i m pli
outlaw smil ed
HAMILTON KING
y
ou
1 49
remember it is your
to the pumps
ow n
seeking
N ow away
a ll
o
this passed
a q uiet par
T he noise was
of
the try
clea r
fo r
of
hands
t he
the anchors
ot
in
the
HAMILTON KI NG
od
a ff r
rst
w ea
ot
A s it
ff
th e land
an
were slowly
Th e cou ntenances
proposed to
et
descended t h e
dia tely
appeared
and agitated
fo r
ec
T hey were
h asty refreshment as
r un
ex
ordere d to
nding
F ea g ha n
ompanion la dder
but im me
on
deck
corpse
HAMILTO N KING
1 52
I shall act as I
up as skipper here ?
ou
please
ou
been bundled
quic k
or
of
out
Bordeaux
re
I m content
F ea gh a n ;
responded
o ne
L et
proudly
in an instant
t o r ted
F ea gh a n,
exclaimed
the m
I tell
c o n
and as
fo r
and he assumed
P art
HAMILTON KING
1 53
ho
had
th e
sole
My lads
said
the stri fe
of
F ea gh a n ,
the elements is
no t
it seems that
su fcient to call
angry breath
the A lmighty is
of
I wi ll
no t
ou
the waters
on
T his ought
to
no t
I received my command
so
If
ca n
but I m sa y i ng
do
to
so
no t
if y o u r
i f no t
in mortal
be wa ntn
on
my part
to
place
ou
in safety
w as
H AMILTO N KING
1 54
'
replying they
al l w
th
way o f rails
s ta nc
heo ns
by
w
ay
han
ascended
the
f
ore
rigging
to
look
a
g
-
t he
of
O llero n,
or
the main
o
preferable to going
sea
be
fo r
the Garonne
beheld a tremendo us
in
its haste
1 56
HAMILTO N KING
to ribands
u
by the weigh t
the billows
the forestay
the
le ft to perish and
,
drowning
F ea gha n
wretches were
of
Fo r
he
deck
to obtain
dead body
fro
of
the
m aster
w as
washing to and
he
on
in
t he
of
loneliness
course
of
the hand
the schooner ,
HAMILTON KING
1 57
brea king
to a dreadful height
re
coiled
on
the
o ne
approa ching
on
was to
be
seen
w as
the beach
her
masts
A gain she
an
hour
no t a
vestige
HAMI L TO N KING
1 58
C HAP TE R
n g
ul n p l e e y u h n u
th e
p l d ub tin g l y
m n t mu h
I
d
p l
i d my u n l
T by
i n th in g f th t k in d ; b t I u pp
G d
ul d n t l
h im i th u t n
n m
h
n
h
t
t
ee
y
A
ro
or a
c or
B!
so
as
ea v e
v er s e
c or
o ra ,
r,
sa
e a
c e
ose
or e
It
thread of
and rst
S TE R N E
me
w o
or
ha s
In
o ne
B r ieno t,
of
Bordeaux
oor,
upon a second
of
HAMI L TO N KING
1 60
sequently unnoticed
of
con
bo u rh o o d
c a te
his child
the F renchwoman
to
of
Bordeaux and
,
at
the
a tting age
As she
But property
a nd
of
eighteen
as a lieutenant
HAMILTO N KING
1 61
he th erefore
name
B ri eno t
person
D on
on ac c ount
hi m
P inz ier o
Juan
o
woul d
no t
rej ect
had
D on
stroke
B ri eno t
on
as the M archioness de
fo r
he hoped
united
'
w as
by
how many
of
the
o fti m es
bafed
bv
M an
c eiv es
he raises wha t b e
con
fortune
a nd
be
1 62
HAMILTO N KING
Alas !
'
ho w
th e
a nd
force to d u st
Do n
D onna
did
no t
va s ta t e
fo r
became involved
cu
in
embarrassment and
diffi
lties ,
be
O nce
more sinking
to his great
m or tic a tio n
an
1 64
I IA M I LTO N
Alas
KING
w as
a widow
fo r
the sa le
T he
Several
con
M adame
B r ieno t
act
o ne
der ing
an
c on
HAMILTON KING
placed
1 65
were the
bea u idea l
of
ffer
pecuniary aid
o f her window
on
when looking
B ri eno t ,
unable
to
B ri eno t,
N ow M adame
usual inquisitiveness
and longed
to
all E ve s daughters
of
l
ome
excuse
f
or
it
the
nob
e
looking
;
s
-
a xen
if
the
bo y ,
with
the
con
M adame B
rieno t
it
she slip pe d
HAMILTO N KING
1 66
on
fan
her
o
f
,
formi
le ft arm she
,
s ea m en
and their
N either P eterson
no r
T om Graves wou ld
both
m ade
prize o f the
a F renchman inquired
,
a r on
g
for a few
sh e
invited
of
ba n ban s
which were
1 68
a considerable
su m
con
eek s passed
o n,
m any solitary
of
o ne
c om
fo r
the lad
E ng
to
F ea gha n s
nsuccessful
from
m ise
the
KIN G
HAMILTON
1 69
a s an
act o f
sole heires s
T he widow s
m ore
u a mm
ity
of
the estates
of
it ; she
aw
at
fo r
to express
t eo u s
in
no t
sh e
be adequate
ha d
no w
V OL
II
1 70
c
HAMI LTO N
i t u de
KING
scarcely nd interval
fo r
an
she could
reclai m
h im
mm d
deter
if
no
o ne
appeared to
the ship
ment
in i nstructing h im
fo r
in
the m to P ort
fro m
the ashes
B ri eno t
au
o
i mm ediately repaired to
r I sm
h er
principal
HA M ILTO N KIN G
1 72
fact few
,
of
in
detec
d istinct
un
t he
T he slaves kne
where
having
HAMILTO N KING
m i tted
1 73
fo r
instruction
C ut o ff from all co mm u
a ll
participation in
th e g o v er nm ent
their
f
the
fce,
B r ieno t
au
fo r
veins
looked up
chief
to
far
ow n
ho
of
feudal
were placed in
1 74
HAMILTO N KING
her sh rewd ne ss
on
of
h er
j udgment
i nte l
di so r
a ni z a t io n
F rance t h e
,
taking part in
tests
i m
an s
th e
'
th e
da y
fro m
T he inuen c es
rep u blic
but whilst
a nd w
a nd
ere going
felt
ow n
the
the
T he mulattoes narrowly
o n,
atched
and
as
course
T h ey were
to
their opponents
a nd
ay
therefo r e t hey
H AMILTO N KIN G
1 76
ho
in
the
T his was
fel t indignant
c o nsi
he
placed
T he mulattoes
on Oh
s u f
San Domingo
HAMILTO N KING
1 77
it was
and
no t
c eeded
bloodshed,
f barbarism ,
th e
in
their nature
slain
suf
events
the colony we
,
had become
li
c i sed
g
a
u a nt e
h im
A mi de
B r ieno t
HAMILTON
K ING
on the summit
of
Solitaire
through the
t r eles s ed
scorching ray s
o
of
work
the sun
v er a n
that crept
a nd
dh a ,
excluded the
w hilst
H ere the
climate
a tropical
m a nded
com
i
o ss
g
y
surface
rested
on the
P rince ,
le ft and
,
its
Gonaives to
on
au
the
fer
T o the westward
1 80
HAMILTO N KING
man o f colou r
ho
t he
be
character
'
tutor it is true
hibited
fo r
the laws
of
an
to the degradation
family
ma y
becoming a teacher in a
o f a person o f colour
But my reader
s he
C al umny
ever
on
her
ow n
estates
was it m u c h to be
nor
tenderness she
a t a ll
m aternal
care and
hi m
HAMILTON KI NG
181
an
it was no
of
ncommon thing to
ex c la I m
Jean
hea ree
Jacques
or
Quaco in seeking
fo r
Sam but it
of
negro routine
and thu s
ly ,
W har ra
appearance with a
,
want
him
young massa
Quaco was an
ld
in
HAMILTON KIN G
182
hi m
dence in
which gave
droo g h er s ,
opportunity
c o n
h im
an
T i bu r u n ,
Cape
of
i
p
o f Solitaire
r eto r
tha t i s ,
could
he had
any thing
an
i ti v e
af n
mouthed utterance
or
character between
whether the full
a hearty
ave
g
Sacre
r
uaco
inva
iably
Q
1 84
b u t there
a grimness
w as
who overhea rd
Em
d a am
co w cu m
fu m
fum
fo r
plait
'
3)
adding
In
a lower key
Yer daam
deb
bery
sieur Saam
d p ch ez
con sa ns dou te
vous donc
O nce
un
M on
brave gar
ue
dites vous
from
former
ex
er
HAMILTON KING
1 85
t he
upon
v a nc e
arretez vous la
key face
in
lib
ad
backwards ;
-
be
he reiterated whilst
,
bush
nigger
fo r
Jacques ; he was
stern boa rd
v er a n
steps that
hi s
ascent the
h eels
But Quaco
1 86
KING
I IA M I LTO N
hough he could
let go
no t
clutches and
in his
thump the
to
o ne
yer daam
baj a in
em goat niggers
-
t ime M onsieur
,
M onsieu r
eh
Saa m
born
acq
do
hat
c ra a b
Yer
u es
r a s c al e
fo r
n y am
nebb er
suck
n o der
mind
no ? D un autre
hna n
tell you
ene
daam
fo r
so
py
faire des
ye baang gall o ws
-
you
e ffect
for
v u lne
of
it by
,
c ntrollable
un o
which he h ad gone
so
HAMI L T ON
1 88
the sound
KING
fec tly
ld
T om Graves and in
,
idow
fo r
connec
and when
Shall I get
Eh
o
ld
ou
Ga r a mer c i e,
h a r ra
dat P
shrieked the
fo r
missy peak
,
me in buckra tongue
you call me
mother
offended
he then
never had a
eb er
ting
a nd s
uttered the
atisfa c tion
HAMI L TO N KI N G
, G
a ra mer c ie !
me
in
1 89
me
na tib
tongue
M rs
'
f the
hi m
r ia
s w ea t m ea t s ,
hi s
es
nurse
time he w a s with
his
hi s
Of
H ammy
n u nc ia tio n
ow n
now changed to
A mi
the
T he scenes o n
of
too
fresh
and
too
the
were
N eptune
do g
ro
Q u aco many
ld
HAMI L TO N KING
1 90
Of
be
o n
f his
reasoning
m ately
from
f the
colony
M adame B rieno t
fo r
the arts
nio n sh i
c
h o ly
books
enn u i
and melan
HA M ILT O N KIN G
1 92
tenure
O ften
of
fo r
the
of
apathy
hich
and the
m u la toes
HAMILTO N KING
to
of
1 93
g g
re
misery and
ter
o ne
party
their freedom
or
of
E ngland
ld
Q u aco
Em
o ne
a no der
Og e,
A mi des N o i r s
colonel s co mmission in
V O L. I I
of
o ne
HAMILTO N KIN G
1 94
states to give
,
the forfeit
t he
h im
his
belliOn
re
by being broken
0 11
wards him
d cowardice
an
T his breach
feelings
of
of
u s il a ni mi t v
fait h
stirred
the mulattoes to
lec ted
c ol
the north
the promise
open revolt
f freedom ,
T he horrible details
ra pine
progress
/
,
but the
of
t ered i n
tention
of
au
in
P rince
1 96
de
HAMILTO N KING
revenge
w
to reach P ort
v
au
tim e
ha d
no t
no t
where
to
B r ieno t,
an d many
ho
i do w
on
no w
heir
'
th e
no t
only supplied
he steward
ha d
w
,
of
an enemy
otice o f the
cons ulted
on
a ll
hilst sentinels
hom Quaco
as
made it appear
HAMILTO N KIN G
197
said
the las t
defend
hat can
h ab big heart
alive
Y ou
no fo r suck a guava
but
ou
are all
ou
missy
ou
da n
him ski n
no
yourn
me b orn in E ngland
more fair
girl
hi m
ou
to
ou
N eber missy
ou
I ll
P auvre petit
and
on t believe it Quaco
,
ou
3
,
screamed
t he
ou
the
H AMI L TO N K I NG
198
H e neher hab
missy
Ne m
he w hip
too much
p
er i t
no der
girl petulantly
,
or
asked the
T hen
ou
are
ou
please d
or
request me to do
no t
feelings
or
E ul alie
honest pride
,
ha rr a
di m
ting
so metin
ma t
ith
in
hen I
in
Dere missy
ober
serve you
neber
in a cane patch
E bery
HAMIL T O N KIN G
20 0
T an lily bit
massa me go for
,
him
re
T hat s right
ol
and the
baboon visage
exclaimed
shins
T he rage
he
fa c t res s ,
or I would
look ! pon
E h ! my
ou
H enceforwa r d
G a ra mer c ie ,
massa
said Quaco ;
IV ha t
is this noise
lady entering
,
th e
ev o u
H enri ,
exclaimed a
roo m in affright ;
ou
HAMILT O N K I N G
should re member
tha
20 1
ou
ma w m a ,
him fo r
it
dra wled
H enri
an
Am i
N ow touch me
if you
w as
too
quick
fo r
th e
h im
sprawling
on
his back
in
strong hysterics
M urder
no r
H AMI L TO N
20 2
KING
tingly stooped
or
unh es i ta
fo r
her face
ho ,
from
the horrible
inuence
sa w
his wi fe
his
hi m
M urder ! murder
She i s i n a t said H amilton as he rose up
I ill h a sten to M adame Brien t and sum
m n the servants
T his he immediately per
o ,
'
1,
formed ,
at
204
HAMILTO N KI N G
or ,
to steal up during
th e
da y ,
ha d
w as
inmates
the hall
B ri eno t
in
in
a state o f distraction
M adame
own pistols :
bu t
ho
his
E m daam
for J
ac
k so na pes
me
her
ins tru
massa no tan
fo r
coward M on
,
Ga r a m er c ie
HAMI LT O N KI NG
o t.
by
20 5
9?
them
that screened
chapter
of
fresh
C HAP TE R
F
TH E
re
i n de
m un t i n
o
residence o f the
VI
r u n,
bo y,
r un
an
rama
of
A n articial
as to form a terrace
m ented with
on
genial temperature
o f the rainbo w
KI N G
H A M I LTON
Combustibles wer e
laid
over with
broke n
an
explosion
which
each
re
arm s announced
an
renewed
to p
o f the steps
to
'
pp
ea r
ach having
holding
it
Ga r a mer c ie me,
m a ssa
dem black
HAMILTON KI NG
20 9
debbil fo r
see em
true
when he
o ne
s a id
Ha
A way
ou
see
effects o f
t he
o ur
resently
p
NO ,
this pedestal
returned H amilton
s ee ,
have
massa
said Quaco as he
,
E m pi ddles ta l
de bush
no keep
ou
from
de re
A nd this
was tr ue
for
fo e,
H am ilton ,
in his eager
You
of
the
HA M ILT O N KIN G
21 0
responded he
done
and all
our
close here ; I
man
ca n
point out my
s 1 t u a tio n
T hey
a re
Run old
,
Do you under
E ees
me massa
,
A shot
me do your
w
histled past
G a ra m er c ie !
spose me no dere ;
laid concealed
WI th
no opposition
and began to
bita nt s
the hill
G a tea u d,
found
it
of
plunder
21 2
HA MILTO N
KING
er
f
ectly
p
uiet
abou
t
t
h
e
house
q
The
t i ng u i s h
tumultuously as he
them cautiously
sa w
balls
whistling fearfully
rIn
ad
the
on
In
thought
of
the assailants
ha d
no t
HAMILTO N KING
21 3
defended,
w a s un
ea ra nc e
r u shed
T he a p
fo r
fo r
of
supernatural horror
had arrived
in
various
the insurgents
dir ec ~
.
T he
an
a s tro ng illumination
rounded them
them
A wild cry
ants
on
he a r d
and
w as
shattered
des t r u c
HAMILTO N KING
214
bo u rh oo d
nel g h
on
m u la ting
Ga tea u d,
embroidered
f the
ound round
led
on
the way
H amilton
w as
d,
an
o ne
h is
T he
knee bu t fell
,
piece rmly in
HAMILTO N KING
21 6
H e tella
h im
li ft
Saam
M on sieur Jacques
a ce o
-
up
exclaimed
do here peak
o s s i er
said H amilton in
me fo r
H ere M onsieur
me ?
Oh,
mon Dieu
mon Dieu
uttered
Ha
moi
Well
boire
dere
u
fo r
true
ej aculated
h a r ra
dis P
I,
Quaco P
said H amilt on in
,
o f me
me daddy
Wh ere am
to p
him debbil
,
Q uaco
of
voice
What is this
on
the
H a a ng
de
debbil !
bla im ed Quaco
ex
dis beat
bery
ting
HAMILTO N KING
H ere
bo y !
missy for
A m a ra nthe
his voice as
of
he was beset
he
in fernal spirits
by
ol
me
o ff
to be seen by
Me
be
man P sa id H amilton
ow
rascal
verily
where
N a nc hy
Saam
me
21 7
t he
steward
Ga r a m er c ie !
me you ng massa
ex
me look
fo r
dere,
hP
em nigger gone P
bery
de
H ow
H ere Saam J
where some
ac
debbil y o u
H amilto n ,
-
impatiently ;
F r e nch
oss
ifer ,
he
Dead
V OL
II
or
al ive
ff
me
M onsieur A mi
he de a d man
said
am almost su ffocated
H im
where
u es
re
re
p g
u
HA MIL T ON KIN G
218
the conduct
the man
you are an
I will nev er
or
ea k
to
ld fool
Do it
agai n !
ou
ex t rem i t
by
upwards
Em
daa m nigger
for
true massa
'
99
colour
the skin
w as e
xposed to V iew
how
he come here
I killed him
and he fell
in the leg
on
said H am ilton
E m broke
nigger
fo r
break
he
dead now
hi
da t
leg broke P
i
l
q
u et v
leg
fo r
m?
mas s a
and
nem mind
me to my room
ing much p a in
said H amilton
w
,
ho
w as
su ffer
T he negro complied an d as
,
HAMILT O N K I NG
22 0
T he return
the fugitives
were
ursued
p
inj ured
of
whilst the
fe w
of
number
the m
slain
of
the fate
B r ieno t
T he sword
the
youth
and the
on
in t w
o,
Surgery
w as
ho
w as
t he
but
bone
doctored th e
HAMILTON
negroes aided by Quaco
,
ri enc e
in s u ch matters
KING
w
ho
the
22 1
had some
ex
i n a m m a tio n
su
the death
f Ga tea u d,
P eace
was
fo r
t he
people
a time restored
but
of
an
ashes
in
T he
Sa ntho na x , P o lv er el,
and
th e
F rench commissioners
lities
were renewed
No r
approach
of
T he
Code
government ; but
amounted
whatever
to
the
negro idea
of
freedom
of
codes
they
HA MILTON KING
22 2
was murdered
fo r
f death
w as
on
Solitaire
ad
hered
of
of
ork and a li fe
,
o ffered
esta te
ful
to o
P arty
of
fe w
spot , a
fo r
'
their own
of
O f the
of
M adame
their time
handed
fo r
she pleased
T hus
no r
b
in
domestic
B ri eno t ,
su
only
the whole
ituated
M adame
B rieno t found
it
HAMILTO N KIN G
2 24
ho
may su ffer
sway to morrow
h im
the opportunity
learned mercy
and a gem
'
pretty
because
from
it paints
gem
fo r
it
and through
m any
years
of
arduous service
or,
on
the rest
on
of
H amilton
ableness
of
he
HAMILTO N KING
rea ped his reward
united
he
the
fractured
limb
an
able
w as
fo r
225
to
of
thrown
as
rm
as ever
o f,
missioners
belonging
to
at length
F rance
determined her to
a ll
which
fo r
embark
of
H amilton
of
following ,
L
to
and consigned
the commissioners
,
w as
on
226
HAMILTO N K I NG
arrested
her
ow n
a nd
house
canvas
and
T he suddenness
H amilton ; but
he
was
a nd
by
being sunk
refusal
Quaco
w as
the service
any
fo r
though
to
ou t
hesitation
B i
fo r
the r eal
w as
r eno t s
her
ma n,
placed whatever
No r
as he with
,
M adame
of
o
HAMILTO N KIN G
22 8
of
point
of
ind
T he eastern
of
of
a gun
an
no r
o
any description
a craft
I t was a clap
th u nder
in
eyes ;
ha d
a
st o od with
hi s
N ot thunder M r I vory ?
,
i f offended
had tak en ;
th
retorted the
but I say
it
Wind w
ho
nxiously at H amilton
captain as
ard
what
HAMILTON KING
Noting massa
,
humility ;
his shoulders
229
me poor
and he shrugged
Ha
Quaco
h
a s,
p
p
me sabby noting
from
experience ;
E h me massa
tunder den
,
for
nonsense
w as
, o
it thunder
man
ou
not 9
or
h a r r a fo r y o u
ld
I know
the youth
b lie v e
T his is no time
m o ns tr a ted
ou
re
j udge
angry ? em no
fr y
rascal
fo r
om
out 0
de
pan no !
,
sa id H amilton
if y o u
or
two
don t choose to
HA M ILTO N KI N G
230
A nd what
do
you make
a ft,
the negro
3
,
w as
it thunder
or
it now
said
and addressing
not P
Yes massa
A y,
aid the
to be
much like
t he
report
of
a gun
assented the
un
f the
ho
heavens
w as
whispered H amilton
grily ;
an
hy
d o you
no t
Tan li ttly
bit saftly
m assa ,
no s ee
em
he like
returned the
ew ,
said
23 2
HAMILT O N KIN G
heavy
un
Silence
d
o n ed
ea silv
ascertained
you coast
G u inea
devil
steer
inquired the
young gentlem a n
turning to
said
running
ake de tiller
dat massa
Quaco quietly ;
captain
re
at being overreached
Remember
our lives
we are now
mourn fully
tance
to
'
every hand i s
us in this crisis
of
and
grea t impor
if
vou will
HAMILTON KING
I am ready
do
to
and
ou
2 33
igno
m a n,
the
s tu dn s els
directing
his
(
attention to it
the compass
her
on
to psel
no w
it is as sti ff as a board
the shado w
Quaco
w e
a chance to escape
have not
at the
l ternately
his eye
directed to the
in hot pursuit
E m picaroon
fo r
tru e me massa
,
said
HA M ILTO N KING
2 34
i ng ,
ei ther side
of
lubber s point
hi m
A s fo r run away
on
by
like
an
s uc
c eeded
fo r
You
E es massa
,
wit h fright
pea k dere
It
w as
w as
E m poo r
or
some
an
nev er th e
2 36
HAMILTON KING
feeling
time
dem
E h how
sa id H amilton shudder
H ere massa
,
be
aistcoat
here
i
c c a nni nn
p
y
gun
fo r
you
and
of
B r ieno t
though
coward
E ber y
A li,
or
h
a s
p
p
dis h a rd times
fo r
we
,
oder
as recollections
forced
said
themse lves
HAMILTON KING
upon his m ind
F etch it
2 37
on
T he
inside
f an
T hey re going
to
ft
o u t,
to his superior ;
head
hea rt ;
abandoned
Qua c o
G uinea addressing
h ea r
H ere coast
ee
E es massa me hear em
,
taking hold
signed
keeta eye
ou
re
23 8
HAMILTO N KING
How
you shipped
fo r
till H ermann
fo r
few m i
the boatswain
a t a ll
you sir
,
w e
Why loo k
w e
are ready to do
ou r
and
dealing enemies ;
It s
o fficer
being
9
.
inquired
our
the captain
no
m anner
of
i t
ou
had any
o u t,
H A MILTON
240
boatswain rmly
,
own head
if
KIN G
if
to shove
upon the
ff
s ta
wh en she s alongside
t
a c k les ,
y
T his is mutiny
a v oice
pistols
men
no use
sway away
desperation
In
Boy bring me my
,
em
bum
by
responded H er
it is not mu tiny
w e
are willing to
h ea ting
fo r
on
not bringing to
to pieces
li ttly
tan
enc o u n
ho
will shew
If
the brig
was a chance
getting sa fe ashore ?
Certainly not
ans w ered
the captain
HAMILTO N KING
promptly
no
suc h a thing
ferent ;
fear
an
at the bottom
it will be
no
idely
dif
there is no
or
S he
of
C uba
o ne
24 1
o ne o
the creeks o f
returned H ermann ;
It s
sel f preservation
-
fo r
t he
yard tackles
-
when
ou
soul
away
in
f yo u
fa r
A nd
V OL
II
ho
HAMILTO N KING
242
Seldev o ted
laugh
captain
t
derision
of
N O no its
ou t
expect a shipmate
to
of
natur
do such a
to
ou
so
rt
of
no
ourang outang
-
93
know
Y o u fo r
daam rascal
M onsieur
R a ngo o
T ang
T ang ,
yousef
fo r
You
white libber
o ne
nigger
L et
h im
said the
E ase
ff the
stays
go
No w
f
,
all
th e
boats w ain
bear her
o ff
the side
let
boys
continued
fo r
your traps
244
HA
steward
MILTO N KING
Y ou
pointing
the
to
for
tr u e
here he boat go
You will
swain in a tone
,
will you
o
exclaimed th e boat
in his hand
then
be
m anly
ing it added
,
be
he cocked one
h a d give n him ,
Stand back
as
and present
fellow
o ffer to
out
man
ou
of
the yo u th
P erhaps
HAMILTO N KIN G
I f you
certainly shall
245
in
the boa t I
,
responded H amilto n
been everything to me
not desert him now
he has
childhood and I
in
ill
O h no no no me massa sai d Qu a co in a
T ang
R a ng oo
at the Swede
g
for
fes ted
ery
'
3)
I f the
what
me
alongside
said the
to
the gangway
T his i s folly
boatswain
sheer fool
we cannot delay
get into the bo at
to
if
w e
one
for
the sa fety
no t
of
the rest
w e
wil l
of
sacrice
be
be
the
Be
HAMILTON KING
24 6
na t r al
I will
or
Will
ou
ith us young
,
not ?
no t
responded
but
a ft ,
in s tantly running
fo r
me
Captai n
mate
P aulo
Samson
o ff
they
H e threw him
th e
denly
i mpatience
caught hol d
of
the men he
,
a nd
w as
sud
dragged in by the
in
HAMILTO N KING
2 48
C HA P TE R
She
di
r v et
f ll
o
On a s
VII
an a gl w ul d wh n th li g h tni ng
e
h im
ow
d n ill h e d ec k e c h arg d u p t
y im
da k an d
A nd h e p o t d i n k in th e f a min g b in e
ma dd nin g t am
W i th g u glin g un d an d th e m an f ne h d r e am
a fe a ful d eam
t
A nd plu ng eth o w
t h e v er b r
r
r s
s re
so
ar
on
the deck
H is courage
if
d espair
was entirely
And
no w
Quaco
what
do y o u
HAMILTON KING
propose that we should do ?
aboard directly
249
enemie s will be
ou r
M e see em
massa
debbil wriggle
guinea gr ass
em
A y,
what
s ha
ll
do ?
w e
inquired the
Em
fo r
returned Quaco
know noting
deliberately as he steadily
,
lo w
hum in a
to
tone
Me
an
In
J oh
nn y
Me
ose
ose
Well well
,
but we should
me
ol
of
ow n
bear malice
conciliation
m
man I
em s o
bo ot
no t
swain in a tone
o e,
a p il t b at
m y d a ddy d a ddy
In
Oh !
s o oe
can
c m win d
o ld
Oh
me
I was wrong ;
said the boat
You a re used
HAMILTO N KI NG
250
f some m eans o f g I V I ng
H ow he tink
a chance
us
R a ngoo
think
ou
R a ng oo
distress
Tang
no
for
tell em buckra
exclaimed the
beat
in
s ef,
w
ow n
dead
am
scurvy trick
M assa put
him nger
in a split stick
he
hy
no
f his head
dis
no
the brig
Em
no want
on
re
neber
fo r
do dat
light a b
buckra come
But
a s serted Quaco ;
ea c o n
to tell
h im
man
dey
-
war
persisted the
252
AMI L TO N KI N G
Em
dere g o
r a m erc ie
no der
de tunder
and
said
Ga
time more
from
w
the brig
a nd
l most
T he boatswai n almo st
t hr e w
hi s
ild cry
f despai r ;
A gain
whilst the
boat
bottom
th e
as he exclaimed
N ow
the brig
to
be
d man ,
ol
fo r
t o th e
the tiller
fo r
say
HAMILTON KIN G
253
and
the brig
nd h a d
of
him
Quaco
according
the
ol
to
man
be
circumstances
an
shi fted
him sel f
fo r
T he youth bade
affectionate farewell
a nd
d h a v ing
'
an
some bullets he
,
rigging
to
When he reached
ascertain
if the
A frican
or
the t o p,
he looked
the Swede
ere to
25 4
AMILT O N KING
T he breeze as
,
if
ow n
w as
extravagant antics
ed by her
entine
se
her pursuer
wake determined
bafe
to
to
be
strange
was
t he
land
the level
illu mi na ted, b u t
tu rbed
w as
full
men
to
and
fr o
-s
ho , like
per
to
'
w ere
dis
mo v
HA MILT O N KING
25 6
a nd,
as the work
fo r
liquor to
ow n
lives
of
to
the w ind
negro
the
or
place
T he boats
and whatever
w as
onsidered valuable
at the apprehension
Of
to the
demons
ho
the
HAMILTO N KING
ocean
o
r
,
th e
if heavy feet
be
the tragedy
f
o
the rigging
apply
257
eboat
!
w as
ni z ed
to
w as
hich
In
quarter deck
-
s tr a tio n
fe w
a ft
to
'
the
of o
a v o ic e
j y
precatory mourn fulness was entr ea ting fo r mercy
moniac demonstrations
that in de
,
O h what a moment
,
found
w as
that
would they
258
tily
HAMILTO N KING
p
from
ut
to
himsel f
as
But a
no t
dear as was
th e
love
to
him
no benecial result
to
as
be
hear
to
of
ords were
the Babel
T he loo k
th e youth
w as
di m
distress yet
,
no w
o ne
form
d their
rays
an
of
the Swed e as ,
,
HAMILTO N KING
260
ferocity
w as
his sur
To
h im !
A way with
a man to
obedience
hom
shouted Quaco
in
the
I am a brother amongst yo u
Spanish tongue ;
ow e
his
chief :
exclai m ed
ou r
t he
cause and by
,
recognitio n rose
was d ragged
ft
ma n
w as
implored them
ferociou sness
to
hear him ;
but
Quaco with a
,
urged
made in
o ne
end
HAMILTO N KING
w
ho ,
26 1
in
G rasping
t he
vented strangulation
of
A yell like th a t
fa ce
towards H amilton
the place
purpose
of
fo r
w as
the
the sacrice
another
H amilton crouched
the
on
w as
HA MI L TO N KIN G
262
su s
minute o r
failing ,
tw
he held fast
fo r
A nother
an
be
his arm s
were drawn up
was a corpse
w a s,
however
o ne
the surprise
to
of
at some distance to
war
no t
a moment
Still he would
no t s
HAMILTO N KING
264
of
its coming
in
board
the brig
A s it
face
the waters
of
th e
of
of
man
Still it came
on
if a
artillery as
,
with ter
a
burst
to the rails
hurrica e
n
a s
he sh outed
H amilton clung
the hurri cane
the
HAMILTO N KIN G
2 65
w as
com e
w as
He
rose
F or an inst a nt it s dark
pon the white frot h
of
of
the
w as
if
bo w
w as
ocea n
his breast
er c enes s ,
t reng th
if
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II
HAMILTO N KIN G
266
d dreary
an
in
his preservation
fa r
ra gi ng o cean by which he
w as
w as
more
t he
waters
from
his sight
of
And yet
a similar na
2 68
HAMILTO N KING
in
when
p
the features
f F ea g ha n
he
and o h
the loneliness
no w
to break
his condition !
of
Whilst th us i ndulging
in
a nd
w as
suddenly
a tremendou s wave li ft
T he crashing
t a neo u sly
of
peril
from
his heart
fo r
HAMILTO N KING
2 69
buoyant
on
her
on
the weight
the stability
of
lessening spars
fell
t he
w as
fo r
w as
from
whence
of
w as
lence
of
staving
in
T he body
the bows
o
w as
the hazard
bowsprit rushed
a ft
the com
HAMILTO N KING
27 0
aoat
w
T he youth
w
,
ho
ture
mo re tranquil
the vessel
w as
nal
dep a r
comparatively
fa r less
nature
T wo
terric in its
of
fo r
from
omparatively
the
fu r
of
a nd
there
ll
kinds
ac
HAMILTO N KING
27 2
too sensible
h im
sank within
lie down
from
an
faculties ,
the deck
w as
only a
fe w
horizon which
,
radia nt glory
the
of
hope
perceive though
,
be
discerned a hummock
of
small is
T he atmosphere
HAMILTO N KING
273
Of
f li fe
more ardently
re
hesitated
to
fo r
water ;
tract the
bu ng s
'
to
the
the
m e s s pla c e
~
of
the
if
and,
applying it to his
as he drew it forth
tongu e
reach the
no t
be
27 4
drop s
AMILTO N KI N G
t remely
refreshing
ex
no t
search
fo r
w as
an
axe in his
With
of
what he sought
and a cry
fo r ,
joy
so
ea
er w a s
he to possess
fetching
of
the
several emp ty
contrive to make a re
pain and labour
be
by means
an
ultimately woo d
,
HAMILTO N KIN G
27 6
for
whilst he
B ut he could
no t
hour after
sleep
fo r
few
ties
f his fa c a l
a nd
of
from
waters and
,
a ledge
ldly
HAMILTON KING
island
27 7
w as
masses
with dismay
u
pon him
the pangs
of
the tur
w as
strangely con
despaired
of
the oce an
of
like a haven
of
safety
ever reaching
hi c h the youth
round her
s ea
HAMILTO N KING
27 8
by
if
they feared to
H amilton gazed on
of
ex
ec
deemed
be
f saving
thinking th a t some
a nd
now within a
w as
sh e
was sur
the midst
on
O nce
HAMILTO N KIN G
28 0
ta i ned,
c ee din
a nd a ft,
G reat
w as
of
young
be
than a quarter
it and stuck
point
of
fast
in a small bay
here she
of
th i r ty
feet
above
T he rst impulse
f the
on
of
appeared to be
no
on
spot
on
HAMILTO N KING
land
28 1
there was no
elled
no t
endeavours
to
ving
i
g
his fruitless
existence
he soon
o
f its
re
an ample supply
formed
a pa rt
of
cu
i
ed
p
co ffee
still he found
bu t
ne
T he da y was
as it progressed H amilton
oc
m oments fo r
distressing rumination
of
28 2
a
HAMILTON
KI N G
ha d
be
cleft
j agged roc k
so a s
to
o n o ne
on
side
w a s,
if destroyed
on
T he fact
the
T he youth
no
this
be
w as
o ff o f
back ;
so
of
HAMILTO N KING
28 4
settl ed lo w er down
h o w fervently
but it hastened
land
fo r
did he pray
fo r
his petitions
dayligh t
The
r m
w as
reach it
no t
Oh !
f H amilton
no t
s mind
that the
gangways
of
constructed a sort
by
weight
o
b ut
to
bear his
his provender
HAMILTON KING
28 5
vanished when
fo r
dened him
w as
th e
to
heads
decision
iser
the ebb
no further
w as
fe w
Ab an don
eatables in a
out
In
'
The
the water
w as
HAMILTO N KIN G
28 6
rapidly falling
began to descend
stroke
as
if
fate
of
fo r
h im ;
re
rst
A t length a yawning
t he
mast was
upright
fo r ,
ti m e ; the axe
and there was
of
its descent
T he wate r was
HAMILTO N KING
288
to n
on
fo l
on
in
the head
sensibility ; he felt
of
then
hi m
fo r
ever
S c arcely a vestige
of
of
food
to
T he
'
HAMILTON KING
28 9
H e hailed it
fe w
minutes he
of
w a s s u i c ientl
attached
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to
II
29 0
HAMILTO N KI N G
C HAP T E R
TH E
V III
l i n t im p a t f b i d m t t h in k
ll l a m t la t i t u bl t i nk
HIS
He
o ve
es
ve
e a
or
ro
o s
gratitude
frail
fo r
endeavoured to make
fo r
t oo
gainst and he
,
power ful
w as
of
fo r hi m to
contend
HAMILTO N KIN G
29 2
On
some
H e cha fed
downy as cotton
e endeavoured to
the po w der w
as
and
e re
clothing
on
of
fruit less ;
Fo r
at length
be
fine
point
that
o ne
be
spark amongst so
m any
fo r
might catch
several
m inutes,
the cone
th e
powder hissed
the devil
HAMILTON
KI N G
29 3
were
eedi lv
in ame
fo r
ported
ness
fa r
an
rest and
,
w as
soon trans
j oy and glad
of
it
w as
as
and
fr o ,
o ne
could not
s ee
led
fo r
hi m
by
th e
in his
of
j oy to the music
golde n harps
an
she
not
blance
and he found
HAMILTO N KI NG
29 4
to
seize
him
him
hi s
eu
Of
him ;
fo r
a nd
out
t he
29 6
s
AM ILTO N KING
th e
N u merous
brig
w as
ew
ere
to
sea
birds
be distinctly
H e return ed
to
of
taking it
food ,
of
his raft
so
that in a
fe w
and
at
the
o w
of
suggested
out
few
of
im
w as
perfectly
P orto
w as
no
m
a
n
a
se
ince
his
B ut
H amil
arrival at the
HA M ILTO N KING
29 7
of
m ade
times
day
v iz
of
ou t
fo r
twice he
or
hopes
H is rst essay
on
the
to
an
from
o ut
to
sea
as he was
no t
of
provisions
fo r
many purposes H e
.
w as
by
HAMILTO N KIN G
29 8
to reach one
of
Quaco whose
,
to the cause
he
the branches
eminence
trees about
of
o ne
third up the
hi s
re
go
o u t,
as
he
was
fearful
if
that
aterials
m
did not
it did he
fully
of
his
of
fresh
of
the
render
h im
melancholy
day by day
be
con
ith a restless
,
H our a fter
300
HAMILTON KIN G
fugitive
gre w stronger as
the delusion
and despairing
T he cool breez e
it
few feet
an
re
dthought
w as
it was extinguished
of
fo r
ever
a nd
then
seemed a type
T here he continued
fo r
it
reected light
o ne
extreme
the cove ;
a nd,
in
the silence
noise neither
,
of
B ut they aroused
fo r
his despondency by
,
HAMILTON KING
the tent
fo r
cent wreaths
,
30 1
Of
w a
he
reached
o f bl azing ruin
trees
in
one
mass
g
rr o u ndi n
i m pet tio si ty ,
in a
shore
of
the sun
,
as
their
no longer tenable
ra ft and shoved
,
o ff
from
the shore
I n his
o ff,
he
w as
c o n a
but casting
T he
it
ra t o n
w as
3 02
AMILTON KIN G
fa r
ou t
into the
opened
to
hi s
V ICW
whilst his
frail
.
insensible
him
ever more
fathoms from
fe w
T he re
w as
no t
reach the
of
in sa fety
30 4
H A M ILT O N KI NG
taken
d
it
of
an
ell
m anned
Well I
,
k ila te i f
c al
speaker looked
wild ness
u
his de light
nable to utter a
from
h o raised
w as
ord
y ou,
ho ,
in the
extending hi s arms
m a n,
young
continued
ra ft
it s a queer
hal f a shell
w a
er l
fo r
water
a
the love
parched
Water
'
entreated H amilton
5?
ea
A nd no wonder I guess
,
returned the
it s tarnation astonishing to
ou t
of
our
w a
HA MILTON KING
with the
s u n,
30 5
man
close he
so
must be almost ba r ba c u ed
.
be
used
fo r
baling
banquet ,
at the promised
but
delay
h ! in
no der
h ea r ee
T an
lit tlee
enelm en
put
T he
yout h
s w a llo w ed
and th en demanded
more ;
ho
you ng man
w
ho
appeared
H A MILTO N KI NG
30 6
to
t o t he
be superior
c o ns w a
kila t e
'
91
s c iou s
to come
come now
long have
returned H amilton
H ow
N early e weeks
N early v e weeks
amazement ;
rest
hog
m y lad ,
I guess ye re
in a tarnation outra
fo r
na tr a l
born fools
T o m P epper
ou
if
over us
in
in
a cockl e shell
Well
if
N o I did
,
to n
no t
mean t hat
answered H amil
of
the time
around
him
y
f the
craft now
splintered mast
nes tl
o
returned
"
the youth
HA MILTO N
3 08
when one
ow n
KING
opinion said
,
of
the superiority
fro m
the
na t r a
a rm a c
i ty
ot
P ity
a lawyer on you
Z eeky ,
utter
fo r
the
th e
ld
ow
back and a
ed
of
F lunky
P rodigy
ld
ow
a single ash
ing horses
from
the time
every cir
quired
ho
in
it
h m
uc h
sel f com
c a lkila tio n s
about that
HAMILTON KIN G
309
Y o u nit ed
right
said H amilton
s t ra nge
from
m ode
ho
arn t
man
he
fo r
that
w as
responded E ze
A ny one
ow
ld country
son
part
of
ho
n,
appeared to be the
E ngland was
ou
i c er
what
raised in
If
w as
born I
,
of
HAMILTO N KING
3 10
kiel
A mixture
of
breeds I reckon
,
sort
of
Dover
Go t
in a
i nquired the
f
you are
o ur
in
inspec tion in
o
with a
rity
m a c ka r el,
the alligator
u niv a rsa l
said E ze
the Straits
o
say to a trip
ou
O i c er ,
o r,
so
or
P retty
fo r
any
boat ,
young man
You know
HAMILTO N KING
31 2
ff
fo r
the water w
f the
island
T hey
The other
as
as smooth as a mill
well able to
m ake
element H am ilton
.
th e
brim
his
E zekiel
it given by
said
f the
youth s
thou forgettest
no t
m indeed
the favour
di
saster ;
see that
most grateful
fo r
my deliver
HAMILTO N KING
ance sir
,
as
to
313
fo r
weaknesses
of
H im
F eed the
ho
kno w s
ou r
sustenance Hector
up
Yea aun
w er
black
ily ,
me do em
soul good
id marrow
massa
ber y
and
ting
capta in
pure bread
!
th e
fo r
make him
responded
fa a t
fo r ,
ordered the
the word
c ellent
m i r a tio n fo r its
ex
a
table
on
the
II
so
make
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HAMILTO N KIN G
h im
chol
drawl
he
i
c a nni nn , fo r
p
y
our
fa itlf th a t i s ,
Catholic
he
had
been accustomed
the
at the strangeness
of
At
t he
Gr a ti a D a na,
close
of
d crossed
an
hich
no t
as
a Catholi c for m
f wor
ions o f pleasure
M assa
t ea c h ee
dat
fo r
me some
no der
time
HAMILTO N KING
3 16
tance
the residue
ou t
dia tely
breaking
nd
E benezer
of
N ew York
T he
the horizon
when the anchor o f the barque was tri p ped and
s un
an
she proceeded
a ft ,
'
on
H amilton ,
Rico
a ft
twilight gloom
if
it be convenient to thy
P orto
her voyage to
not be withheld
though that
divine favour
shall
HA M ILT O N KING
in his eyes at
th e
kindness
s a
31 7
the worthy
hi m
o f al
that
in
t ently
did his
bea rer
o ffered an interruption
Of
his deliverer
V erily
marvellous young
,
m a n,
i n u
though
father
t
ake thee up ?
ne w
and stran ge to
Ha
f
its
felt t hat
it
w as
allied to kindness
I ca nnot
HAMILTO N KING
31 8
hilst thou
s tr iv es t
N athan Wise
t heles s ,
returned th e c a ptain ;
never
o ne
Thy
prudent to place
no r
I will think
of
fo r
which
P rovidence
it properly
value
no t
of
ho
a sk
ow
pleasure
from
day whilst
or
t h ey
co ntinu ed
at the island
a nd
H amilt on
ho
had toiled
un
fo r him
bed
The
fo r
to
too
much
HAMILTO N K ING
3 20
son
H ector
apples
fo r
gie
hi m
to m a c h
royal prophet
Yea
tly
words
so
a u n w eri l
word an
saith the
l
enn
p
y
seasoning
good an he say
,
our
me
fo r
do him
and the
fader,
T he acti o n did
quick eye
no t
rehend
its
purport
p
two sides
w
the space
of
com
not
fo r
di d
no
the table
to
on
so
to
when
t he
portion
sight
fully
be
d,
an
scanned the
P rovidence
had super
tic u la r
As
passages
fo r
perusal
from
his
HAMILTO N K IN G
32 1
Sea
d,
an
ey e
s and entered upon silent devotion
H ector
fo r
no r
i f his
o ne
no w
fo r
on
Captain
fo r t w
o or
sign
of
the cross
W hat is it
of
Who
of
B o m my na t io n,
alarmed black ;
do so
excl a ime d
massa
th e
Bu t
ho
was it
in
H im
3 22
HAMILTO N KIN G
answered the
den he make a
F ather
of
he
ne r p ;
c ro
sa
thy holy
of
said the
to
consider the
b rand from
the burning
fo r
nothing is unholy o r
M u mm elies ,
melies
M ummeries H ector
,
ed
Captain Wise
ch urch
to
mummeries
l
e
p
H im who when
,
no t
on
P ope
repeat
o
the
sits in his
that iron
3 24
HAMILTON KING
fo r
fo r
drin ki ng
T hou
ar t
the capta in
returned
again ;
pose me try em
de
Dat
drap
w a
y,
church
said he
rum
and a bumper
in
tant
nappy
tlee
or
h
a s
p
p
fo r
belly
to mix a stiff
no r
wester
the
an
in
fo r
me
no w
om fort
drop
c eeded
no de
r
me hab
no w
on
deck
and
fo r
be pro
the o fcer
H aving per
ascended the
ompanion ladder
(the great
m a s sa Derrick
bil tu ff
dou gh me
fo r m esef,
peak he no goo d
cause
neber
touch de
h i m C a pta l n
fo r ki ngo m
deh
W ise
ome ; me tink
HAMILTO N KIN G
y
3 25
ou
No
c a lki la t ed
the thing to an
a ma
ra
h
p y,
returned
stu ff
considerable licking
C o d, de sa r v es
an t that it
a pretty
Z eeky
see
him
through
i
s t sich a nother glass a s
j
y
that ere in your hand and th e more especially
o u nl
in regard
sich an
of
et a rn a
l glo r i fero u s
co lour
it
to
ud
giv e
his cheeks ;
to my mi nd , he s good looking
-
rick i t
,
be a generous actio n
charitable actio n
t oo ,
out
m oo s i c a l
a tooth ful
and a
sarve me
or
discourses
of
sins
two o f the
sa ys
i
st
j
c r ea t u r .
to
3 26
HAMILTO N KI NG
the steward
debbil to
black
fo r
no
ou
member
ou
of
fo r
ld
a smut
un
fo r
he enemy
teal em away
All s
fo r
land boards
But he
M assa
i n hi m
put mout
C a ppin
brain to
o ne
fo r
that H ector
,
returned
kiel ;
foul
drink massa
o ne
n
d
a
sea board s
-
fair
Ez e
w ind a r
weather and
u n
arter being
at
this I say
,
I d hal f a do z en
know y o u coast
ou
arn t by no manner
fo r
though
sa
call me
ou
day P
exclaimed
Why wo uld
grog
fo r
each
3 28
H A MILTON K IN G
a hal f
fo r
huge bal l
of
i f to
colour he
re
and
without
no d,
H augh
at
disappeared ;
A nd
of
and j is t as a to t o grog
three parts rum no water
u m,
o u ght to be mixed
-
H ollands
to
uv
mistaken a decanter
good
it a avour
fo r
H ector had
S c h eida m fo r
the
thirds
a pint
of
neat liquor
T he
a nd
ight
good
I!
C HA P TE R
We ll gh t
i th h im t
o ni
c
h
t
g
S H A KS P E A R E
I VE
3 32
HAMILTON KING
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333
3 34
HAMILTON K I NG
pea n s country !
,
"
up
H ere s some 0 your blood relations blacky
s ship
f
the
sa
id
the
o
cer
es t
l
a s so w i sk
G
j y
y
,
'
laughing
But how s this young M ungo ? y o r
palaver E nglish like a native ! I s he one o f yo u
o w n begetting Q uaco P
,
a nd commander
We ll j ust run quietly a lo ng sho r
and mayhap we may pick up summut worth ha v in
to make up fo r damages particularly in th e gro
'
V OL
II
good look
on
was kept
o ut
deck
to
sleep
one
an
tone
Do no t make a shouting and noise
.
10
0
is I M onsieur A mi B rieno t
Y o u liar fo r true
angrily responded t h
blac k ; y o u o ne debbil face runaway nigger sla be
man
it
where
t iev ee
dat
voice
?
y
?
a nd the hurricane
colour N o
N o Quaco I am still living no tw i th s ta ndin
your having basely deserted me answered t
youth
I was left oating alone o n the ocea
exposed to th eincessant h eat o f the s u n I w
w recked o n a n uninhabited island
where.1 ha
da
HAMILTO N KIN G
3 40
lee
and it a rn t cle ar to me bu t na t r al ink s t inc
may lead you to smell o u t a good prize fo r u s yet
Q u aco did as he was desired and H amilton vex e
'
HAMILTO N KI N G
34 1
'
3 42
H A M I LTO N
No
KING
no ,
o e,
'
forward ,
ca u
h
h
t
e
t
g
HAMILTON K ING
O h no only a mistake my
boy ,
ret u rned t
n
under
t
g
coxswain soothingly
Yo
F rench ag instead o f the
be
P ose
H A M I LTO N
Oh
KING
3 45
B ut
turned the master s mate contemptuou sly
r ec e tio ns about em to di s ki v er a b
f
lack
dog
rom
p
p
why who
fo r the rst time since his ablution ;
,
no
have
w e
ot
t r a ns m ig r ied
HAMIL TO N KING
by the pipers
what have
,
found
ou
cop pe
cloud
'
fo r thou
to my thinking the black fellow s right
Go d A lmighty has not given him the o nder s ta ndi
and larning as he has to the likes o f you and I n
3 48
KI NG
H A M I LTO N
forud ,
is k y ,
at
th
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