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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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