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iwasacomforomargareabouhisime,ofindhahermoherdrewmoreenderlyandinimaelyowardsherhanshehadeverdonesincehedaysofherchildhoodsheookheroherhearasaconfidenialfriendheposmargarehadalwayslongedofill,andhadenvieddixonforbeingpreferredomargareookpainsorespondoeverycallmadeuponherforsympahyandheyweremanyevenwhenheyborereionorifles,whichshewouldnomorehavenoicedorregardedherselfhanheelephanwouldperceivehelilepinahisfee,whichyehelifscarefullyupahebiddingofhiskeeperallunconsciouslymargaredrewnearoareward

oneevening,mrhalebeingabsen,hermoherbeganoalkoherabouherbroherfrederick,heverysubjeconwhichmargarehadlongedoaskquesions,andalmosheonlyoneonwhichherimidiyovercamehernauralope

esshemoreshewanedohearabouhim,helesslikelyshewasospeak

oh,margare,iwassowindysnigh!icamehowlingdownhechimneyinourroom!icouldnosleepinevercanwhenhereissuchaerriblewindigoinoawakefulhabiwhenpoorfrederickwasasea;andnow,evenifidon wakenallaonce,idreamofhiminsomesormysea,wihgrea,clear,gssgreenwallsofwavesoneihersidehisship,bufarhigherhanherverymass,curlingoverherwihhacruel,erriblewhiefoam,likesomegiganiccresedserpeniisanolddream,buialwayscomesbackonwindynighs,illiamhankfulowaken,siingsraighandsiffupinbedwihmyerrorpoorfrederick!heisonndnow,sowindcandohimnoharmhoughididhinkimighshakedownsomeofhoseallchimneys

whereisfredericknow,mamma?ourleersaredirecedohecareofmessrsbarbour,acadiz,iknow;buwhereishehimself?

ican rememberhenameofhepce,buheisnocalledhale;you

musrememberha,margarenoicehefdineverycornerofheleershehasakenhenameofdickensoniwanedhimohavebeencalledberesford,owhichhehadakindofrigh,buyourfaherhoughhehadbeernohemighberecognised,youknow,ifhewerecalledbymyname

mamma,saidmargare,iwasaaunshawswheniallhappened;andisupposeiwasnooldenoughobeoldpinlyabouibuishouldlikeoknownow,ifimayifidoesnogiveyouoomuchpainospeakaboui

pain!no,repliedmrshale,hercheekflushingyeiispainohinkhaperhapsimayneverseemydarlingboyagainorelsehedidrigh,margareheymaysaywhaheylike,buihavehisownleersoshow,andillbelievehim,houghheismyson,soonerhananycourmarialonearhgoomylilejapancabi,dear,andinhesecondlefhanddraweryouwillfindapackeofleers

margarewenherewereheyellow,seasainedleers,wihhepeculiarfragrancewhichoceanleershave:margarecarriedhembackohermoher,whouniedhesilkensringwihremblingfingers,and,examiningheirdaes,shegavehemomargareoread,makingherhurried,anxiousremarksonheirconens,almosbeforeherdaughercouldhaveundersoodwhaheywere

yousee,margare,howfromheveryfirshedislikedcapainreid

hewassecondlieuenaninheshipheorioninwhichfredericksailedheveryfirsimepoorlilefellow,howwellhelookedinhismidshipmansdress,wihhisdirkinhishand,cuingopenallhenewspaperswihiasifiwereapaperknife!buhismrreid,ashewashen,seemedoakeadislikeofrederickfromheverybegi

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andhensay!heseareheleershewroeonboardherussell

whenhewasappoinedoher,andfoundhisoldenemycapainreidincommand,hedidmeanobearallhisyra

ypaienlylook!hisisheleerjusreadi,margarewhereisihesayssopmyfahermayrelyuponme,haiwillbearwihallproperpaienceeveryhinghaoneofficerandgenlemancanakefromanoherbufrommyformerknowledgeofmypresencapain,iconfessilookforwardwihapprehensionoalongcourseofyra

yonboardherussellyousee,hepromisesobearpaienly,andiamsurehedid,forhewashesweeesemperedboy,whenhewasnovexed,hacouldpossiblybe

ishaheleerinwhichhespeaksofcapainreidsimpaiencewihhemen,fornogoinghroughheshipsmanoeuvresasquicklyasheavenger?yousee,hesayshaheyhadmanynewhandsonboardherussell,whileheavengerhadbeennearlyhreeyearsonhesaion,wihnohingodobuokeepsversoff,andworkhermen,illheyranupanddownherigginglikerasormonkeys

margareslowlyreadheleer,halfillegiblehroughhefadingofheinkimighbeiprobablywasasaemenofcapainreidsimperiousnessinrifles,verymuchexaggeraedbyhenarraor,whohadwrieniwhilefreshandwarmfromhesceneofalercaionsomesailorsbeingalofinhemainopsailrigging,hecapainhadorderedhemoracedown,hreaeninghehindmoswihhecaofniails