her after the performance as in former days at he had not always been quite kind to her poor dear fat good natured silly soul he could not fail her now � and then he went back to a of the south pacific again only he could not see it plainly but saw instead of it the great of copper plate lying on the broad window seat of the eastern bay of the long gallery at home he was sitting there to watch for the coming back from exercise tom along beside them on his handsome and the long ago boyish desperation of longing for for freedom brought a to his eyes and a lump into his throat and all uie while the coal dust drifted in at each smallest and and the air was with uproar and with the stale heavy of the city and the port and steadily the descending rain upon the overhead at length a stupor took him his head sank upon his arms folded upon those while the noise of all the rude surrounding him transformed itself into that of a great and above this superior to yet nobly supported by it s voice rose in the and passionate phrases of the glorious � � � � yes her voice was as good as ever richard drew a long breath of relief here at least was something true to itself and amid so much of change so much of still � he raised his head and listened for something must have happened something of serious moment the for some unaccountable reason had suddenly broken down yes it must be the which disaster had overtaken for a voice very certainly continued no not a voice but voices � those of the captain and price the first mate and old the � loud imperative violently but swept under and at moments by cries and of from hoarse throats and that abruptly silenced � richard came back to himself came back to of and fact an infinitely despair seized him for the sound that had reached so sudden a termination was not that of musical instruments but the long drawn chattering rush of the coal pitched from the baskets down the echoing iron shoots the cabin door opened and of s s richard ths r e z � i y � w f ml � s his v � � r z ic his i have � � � a iv a the c f t richard s t r� i r c should ar y person of j � v r d be � z ke w v v r mr uncertain v v � r v ri re c sir the � x v x ci j iy he this to her but v c i j th ui h know sir that after v � v hi h r� announced she should not � v i � he le about f ve o clock her maid w v a v h ill the iu i r manner was decidedly dis a i further must a least be intimated ix n i h p no address to mr for the v ho cabin sl by was s x a d tb at with none of the calm and discretion by in question a long perspective of s progress deck behind him his shiny from the wet with trim black beard square made bold eyed hot tempered alert humorous � typical west as his gentle dreamy cousin the second mate though of a very different type � stood captain his easily ruffled temper suffered from the after effects of what is commonly known as a jolly row and his speech was in consequence thereof sorry to disturb you sir richard he said and still more sorry to disappoint you but it can t be helped turned upon him so strangely drawn and haggard a countenance that with repressed an exclamation he looked in quick inquiry at the who so far departed from his usual decorum as to nod his head in assent to the silent questioning what s wrong now richard said why these have knocked off price offered them a higher scale of pay i had him to do so but they won t the rain s washed the heart out of them we ve tried persuasion and we ve tried threats � it s no earthly use not a basket more coal will they put on board before five to morrow morning can t we sail with what we have got not enough to carry us to port said what will be the extent of the delay this time richard asked his tone had an edge to it again captain glanced at the with luck we may get off to morrow about midnight he stepped back shook himself like a big dog scattering the water off his in a shower upon the slippery deck then he came inside the cabin and stood near richard his expression was very kindly tender almost you must excuse me sir he said i know it doesn t come within my province to give you advice but you do look pretty ill sir richard s remarking that and you are ill sir � you know it and i know it and mr here knows it you ought to see a doctor sir � and if you ll pardon plain language this pit of a harbour is no fit place for you to sleep in and poor after an instant of sharp annoyance touched by the man s honest humanity smiled upon him � a smile of utter weariness utter perfectly true get me out to sea then i shall be better there than else he said i sir richard whereupon the kindly sailor man turned away swearing gently into his trim black beard but the remained in anxious at heart have you any orders for the carriage sir he asked 