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to Liverpool came back。 They were a bad set�察�I grant you。 But they were
examined separately about the treatment of the foreign sailor�察�and they all
told the same story。 They could give no account of their captain�察�nor of the
sailor who had been his accomplice in the crime�察�except that they had not
embarked in the ship which brought the rest of the crew to England。
Whatever may have become of the captain since�察 �he certainly never
returned to Liverpool。;
;Did you find out his name�拭─�
The question was asked by Turlington。 Even Sir Joseph�察 �the least
observant of men�察�noticed that it was put with a perfectly unaccountable
irritability of manner。
;Don't be angry�察�Richard。; said the old gentleman。 ;What is there to be
angry about�拭─�
;I don't know what you mean。 I'm not angryI'm only curious。 _Did_
you find out who he was�拭─�
;I did。 His name was Goward。 He was well known at Liverpool as a
very clever and a very dangerous man。 Quite young at the time I am
speaking of�察 �and a first´rate sailor�察 �famous for taking command of
unseaworthy ships and vagabond crews。 Report described him to me as
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having made considerable sums of money in that way�察 �for a man in his
position�察�serving firms�察�you know�察�with a bad name�察�and running all sorts
of desperate risks。 A sad ruffian�察�Richard� �More than once in trouble�察�on
both sides of the Atlantic�察�for acts of violence and cruelty。 Dead�察�I dare say�察�
long since。;
;Or possibly�察─�said Launce�察 �alive�察�under another name�察�and thriving in
a new way of life�察�with more desperate risks in it�察�of some other sort。;
;Are _you_ acquainted with the circumstances�拭─ �asked Turlington�察�
retorting Launce's question on him�察 �with a harsh ring of defiance in his
brassy voice。
;What became of the poor foreign sailor�察 �papa�拭─ �said Natalie�察�
purposely interrupting Launce before he could meet the question angrily
asked of him�察�by an angry reply。
;We made a subscription�察�and spoke to his consul�察�my dear。 He went
back to his country�察�poor fellow�察�comfortably enough。;
;And there is an end of Sir Joseph's story�察─ �said Turlington�察 �rising
noisily from his chair。 ;It's a pity we haven't got a literary man on board
he would make a novel of it。; He looked up at the skylight as he got on his
feet。 ;Here is the breeze�察�this time�察─�he exclaimed�察 �and no mistake� ─�
It was true。 At last the breeze had come。 The sails flapped�察�the main
boom swung over with a thump�察 �and the stagnant water�察 �stirred at last�察�
bubbled merrily past the vessel's sides。
;Come on deck�察�Natalie�察�and get some fresh air�察─�said Miss Lavinia�察�
leading the way to the cabin door。
Natalie held up the skirt of her nankeen dress�察�and exhibited the purple
trimming torn away over an extent of some yards。
;Give me half an hour first�察 �aunt�察 �in my cabin�察─ �she said�察 �to mend
this。;
Miss Lavinia elevated her venerable eyebrows in amazement。
;You have done nothing but tear your dresses�察�my dear�察�since you have
been in Mr。 Turlington's yacht。 Most extraordinary� �I have torn none of
mine during the whole cruise。;
Natalie's dark color deepened a shade。 She laughed�察�a little uneasily。 ;I
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am so awkward on board ship�察─ �she replied�察 �and turned away and shut
herself up in her cabin。
Richard Turlington produced his case of cigars。
;Now is the time�察─�he said to Sir Joseph�察 �for the best cigar of the day
the cigar after breakfast。 Come on deck。;
;You will join us�察�Launce�拭─�said Sir Joseph。
;Give me half an hour first over my books�察─�Launce replied。; I mustn't
let my medical knowledge get musty at sea�察�and I might not feel inclined
to study later in the day。;
;Quite right�察�my dear boy�察�quite right。;
Sir Joseph patted his nephew approvingly on the shoulder。 Launce
turned away on _his_ side�察�and shut himself up in his cabin。
The other three ascended together to the deck。
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SECOND SCENE。
The Store´Room。
Persons possessed of sluggish livers and tender hearts find two serious
drawbacks to the enjoyment of a cruise at sea。 It is exceedingly difficult to
get enough walking exercise�察�and it is next to impossible ��where secrecy is
an object�� to make love without being found out。 Reverting for the
moment to the latter difficulty only�察�life within the narrow and populous
limits of a vessel may be defined as essentially life in public。 From
morning to night you are in your neighbor's way�察�or your neighbor is in
your way。 As a necessary result of these conditions�察�the rarest of existing
men may be defined as the man who is capable of stealing a kiss at sea
without discovery。 An inbred capacity for stratagem of the finest sort�察�
inexhaustible inventive resources�察 �patience which can flourish under
superhuman trials�察 �presence of mind which can keep its balance
victoriously under every possible stress of emergencythese are some of
the qualifications which must accompany Love on a cruise�察 �when Love
embarks in the character of a contraband commodity not duly entered on
the papers of the ship。
Having established a Code of Signals which enabled them to
communicate privately�察�while the eyes and ears of others were wide open
on every side of them�察 �Natalie and Launce were next confronted by the
more serious difficulty of finding a means of meeting together at stolen
interviews on board the yacht。 Possessing none of those precious moral
qualifications already enumerated as the qualifications of an accomplished
lover at sea�察�Launce had proved unequal to grapple with the obstacles in
his way。 Left to her own inventive resources�察�Natalie had first suggested
the young surgeon's medical studies as Launce's unanswerable excuse for
shutting himself up at intervals in the lower regions�察�and had then hit on
the happy idea of tearing her trimmings�察�and condemning herself to repair
her own carelessness�察�as the all´sufficient reason for similar acts of self´
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seclusion on her side。 In this way the lovers contrived�察�while the innocent
ruling authorities were on deck�察 �to meet privately below them�察 �on the
neutral ground of the main cabin�察�and there�察�by previous arrangement at
the breakfast´table�察�they were about to meet privately now。
Natalie's door was�察�as usual on these occasions�察�the first that opened�察�
for this sound reason�察 �that Natalie's quickness was the quickness to be
depended on in case of accident。
She looked up at the sky´light。 There were the legs of the two
gentlemen and the skirts of her aunt visible ��and stationary�� on the lee side
of the deck。 She advanced a few steps and listened。 There was a pause in
the murmur of the voices above。 She looked up again。 One pair of legs
��not her father's�� had disappeared。 Without an instant's hesitation�察�Natalie
darted back to her own door�察 �just in time to escape Richard Turlington
descending the cabin stairs。 All he did was to go to one of the drawers
under the main´cabin book´case and to take out a map�察 �ascending again
immediately to the deck。 Natalie's guilty conscience rushed instantly�察�
nevertheless�察 �to the conclusion that Richard suspected her。 When she
showed herself for the second time�察�instead of venturing into the cabin�察�she
called across it in a whisper�察�
;Launce� ─�
Launce appeared at his door。 He was peremptorily checked before he
could cross the threshold。
;Don't stir a step� �Richard has been down in the cabin� �Richard
suspects us� ─�
;Nonsense� �Come out。;
;Nothing will induce me�察 �unless you can find some other place than
the cabin。;
Some other place�拭 �How easy to find it on land� �How apparently
impossible at sea� �There was the forecastle ��full of men�� at one end of the
vessel。 There was the sail room ��full of sails�� at the other。 There was the
ladies' cabin ��used as the ladies' dressing´room�察 �inaccessible�察 �in that
capacity�察�to every male human being on board��。 Was there any disposable
inclosed space to be found amidships�拭�On one side there were the sleeping
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berths of the sailing´master and his mate ��impossible to borrow _them_��。
On the other side was the steward's store´room。 Launce considered for a
moment。 The steward's store´room was just the thing� �
;Where are you going�拭─�asked Natalie�察�a
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