New-York tribune., 1884-01-27

ali tho canvas from the royals down. swinging IN
and out as the vessel courtcsied on the following
swell beating the masts with a pendulum like
movement, and sharp drumming ot reei-points.
When you looked over the side II was IKE gazing
into the sky. 50 rich. limpd profound was the Due
of the water and there a kittenish playfulness
in the tiny surges, which ran along with us Tor the
space of breath. and then dissolved IN SILVER.
NOrthward, whence the wind was blowing, the
ocean was an indigO-bluc slOpng and rounding
against the lighter heaven. with the clear con
figurati0n of swelling space OF pasture-ahd; out
this most beautiful color grew paler rs Inc sweep VI
the sca-lne took II east aud west toward the SOUTH
where the little clouds that passed over cur mast
heads seemed to be waiting. as H. lihc Ioeh ~ "a
sheep, they had found their pen down thciC' WHY
the white-hOt sun shining little way on INC IEht
of them put the brliance OF snow upon iI,elh lVr
the beneath to reflect, so that oIel o'I'' ''a,
head the water ran away form the cutwater III an
azure that fined down into KIND Oi satlhish gray
upon the horizon, making such contrast Oh VIic
ocean blue, deepening rs II dre" upon uut Iu f -
that have no words TO express tue Ocau'9 Vi 'h'
sight. e...o., ,,o..o1 7
lnuured smoked, cOnVersed hTst Win one tReh
with another inqnircd after little Lilly Joyce, TOOK
few turns with the father and 80 Killed the AFTER
neon Aunt Damarls and Florence came on Geek loI
a while but some of the other passengers gathered
abont Chem there WAS no room for me and no
chance-if there had been rOOm-to do more th1h
carry on the humbuGging maSpue' aHt' "t with; Niileh
though we were not yet week ont, me oDllsa, ,lon
was beginning TO cat into my sOul ana 50 STUCK 10
the forward end of the poop. always thinking ana
plotting and schemug. when was alone, anu Noh-
dcrinr II ever should have the luck TO win the
consent of that darling there to he my Wiic, ana IN
what fashion our marriage was to be drought
about happened to be delayed few minutes
after the second dinner-bcll rang, and when l
entered the cuddy everybody was seated two oi the
usual lot ny-lIrs joyce and her Mite Ter,
being absent. Mr.. Joyce stood mp as | passed lnm,
as ii | were the Prince of Wales, and grasped my
hand afrcsh l..
coming rs il might he right athwaTt the discovery
that | had already made, namely, that AUNT
Dainaris was in the seat hitherto 0cCnped DIV
Florence while she on )anlels Tight; was
thrown right into the wind by IT, c3lorc'i. stail
mercd asked after the child in foolish way, ana
then pushed on. coming TO a stand at the port cnd
of the ithwart-hip table
There was a vacant place next to Florence and
might have taken ii but. besides that TINS deHprrate
moving alongside my darling would nave 9tIuch az
hand, as a very significant .piecc of behavior. II
would have been clearly an act 0l rhuthcsa 10 ne
cline what | bound to regard As Auiit Dam
ars ; offer of ner company; 50 alter llsl pause
cnourh 10 recover INV confusion, While thompson
grnned ut ne, and Florence hXed madolha-IIkc
gaze on the skyllght above hei, ,'oS n,S, ,y H.
| steward put before mt After 2 Dr"l sllclcc ne
| tween Aunt DamariS, and myself, during whlcH
had been expecting her to give me some reason lot
changing her ,cat | was about 10 make some com
monpace re mark when, in her abrupt. pechlng
WAY she said 81 hope yon are none the worse IOi
your wettingy' | told her was not on thc con-
trarv | thought | was the better for it,
believe was q little short with YOU TINS morn
ing" said She " PRAY. did | express my sense oi
your heroic conduct III such manner as 10 satisfy
you admired your behavior -
Why" | answered. wondering at tins talk
" Won COMMUNICATED me very much moro hand
s0mcly than | deserved. and 50 you may suppose
that / was q great deal more than satisfied
Then that assures me. Mr.. Egcrton, SAID She
" that the impreS ,ons my friends Ike 10 make ou'
| produce on others are '0t what tltH l'Piic'
Nv niece said had IS good as atfrontod You
: Oh. indeed not" cried /, VERY much the re-
verse. believe me
She screwed her head round TO look past Daniel
as If she me mt to repeat MY remark e. + Iorrnce
hut observing her and the skipper deep IN c9nVer-
....1 q -
continued " that ! am little short tempered at
times. W ho is not. pray and. really, MI; Egcrtoh
You will bear ont when say that the annoy
ancc | was subjected to AT the beglhhlhg OF thls
voyage would have ruined the sweetness OF an
angel 1t is perfect horror 10 me-, said she, sink
ing her voice, with sharp look along the table
even to recall the man III Thought and speak OF
him will not You know what mean. HAD TINS
dreadful cxaggerations been circulated, l shonid
have locked myself up in my cabin. Happily they
restricted TO you. they came ht0 the keeping
of n gentleinanl am Therefore sale; but Oh, uciir
me how can my niece wonder that l should be
short tempered, sometimes p go
. II was terrible trial for n sensitive lady like
yourself" said L and q very narrow escape; ana
IA still narrower escape, continued l. turning my
eyes OH the keen, bOny old profile fer your charm
Yes. no doubt; we'll says no more. about it,
said she not relishng this And then, soltenIng her
manner and speaking with sort of forced ndIier-
enre as if she talked merely for the sake of saying
something she asked: Are You engaged IN any
business in England Mr.. EgertOn %
No" | replied; /" am what is called a gentle
man-at-large.'
oh, indeed: that is nice condition of life for
Young man with brains, who is temperate and can
devote himself to high pursuits such as going into
Parliament and things of that kind. Have you
any ambition in that way says she with hit OF
"A smile that gave me the idea that my saying was
q gentleman-at-largc had impressed her ,,
" | have sometimes thought of IT, replied; " but
there's no use going into the House, you know,
Miss Hawke, unless you can speak can talk but
@Oh. but tie social position is worth good dael,"
said size. whether you can speak or not. Probably
you may have what is called III England county III
aWcll-no-not exactly" said l. as if 1 was not
sure.
"Is not Egcrton a good name ?" she inquired still
keeping her respectful hit of smile. . don't
know | ask for information. ] believe there Is Il
Lord Egertou; il he any connection of yours 7
d" One ought never to say no to a question OF that
kind said l. beginning now 10 understand why the
old woman had shifted her seat: When people are
Of the same name It Is Impossible 10 say whether
good name Possibly you Will be III sollc way con
nectcd with the famous admiral vino beat DE Con-
fanO last century {! re ,
cannot remember hearing that we ever had an adj
uiira in our family. though my brother who lives
AT Clifton has taken the trouble to find ont that
can 20 a long way back and was talking OF having
Il tree made
.Not in my possession" >" ! answ cred. But my
father had ono in his garden, might have gone
on TO say, but my answer went far enough
What j. your father Mr. EgertOu 2 she inquired
carelessly pretending to he intent on the piece
OF fowl on her plate than on me.
:" He was a solicitor | answered
d. An indeed the law is a nice calling so very re-
spectacle; there's great deal of money to be made
at IT, too" saws she. munchIng away at her dinner;
and then she asked me il my mother was alive. and
if had any brothers and sisters, aud where lived
WHEN in London, and By CHS time 1t was
unite Uiain that sho had exchanged places with
Florence for the purpose of pumping ne. And rs
She was not likely 70 attempt job of that kind
without some reason. it dawned upon me that she
might have discovered that was very much taken
with her niece or that her niece very much
taken with me; aud that she had determined to fnd
out vino was. and all about me, with the view of
putting herself between me and my darling or Ol
allowing me to take Mr.. MorccOmbe's place.
You will please understand that her questions had
not the character of rudeness they may appear To
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