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But she need not have feared, those hearty sons of the ocean were true as steel; and it was only the second day that having laid the casket down carelessly in the boat, she had retired to the little forecastle forgetting it, when it was brought to her again by one of them who remarked, that he presumed it was something of particular value by its appearance. BUT SHE NEED NOT HAVE FEARED THOSE HARDY SONS OF THE OCEAN WERE TRUE AS STEEL AND IT WAS ONLY THE SECOND DAY THAT HAVING LAID THE CASKET DOWN CARELESSLY IN THE BOAT SHE HAD RETIRED TO THE LITTLE FORECASTLE FORGETTING IT WHEN IT WAS BROUGHT TO HER AGAIN BY ONE OF THEM WHO REMARKED THAT HE PRESUMED IT WAS SOMETHING OF PARTICULAR VALUE BY ITS APPEARANCE
 comfortable and weatherly for the time being. A snug little apology for a cabin had been constructed over the forward part of the boat, into which the ladies could retire at nightfall, and become secure from the weather and be entirely by themselves; and under the circumstances they were really quite comfortable, that is to say, they experienced little exposure to the elements at night, and slept securely in their narrow quarters. In leaving the ship, the mother had been more thoughtful than many persons would have been, and had taken the box which contained her valuables and such papers as comprised her heavy bills of credit on England, in which way she was transporting the bulk of her husband's late valuable estate to her native land. At first she had taken especial pains not to have the fact known to the men that she had any great amount of valuables with her, lest it should prove a temptation to them, and lead to some tragical result as it regarded the safety of herself and child. LY PROVED QUITE COMFORTABLE AND WEATHERLY FOR THE TIME BEING A SNUG LITTLE APOLOGY FOR A CABIN HAD BEEN CONSTRUCTED OVER THE FORWARD PART OF THE BOAT INTO WHICH THE LADIES COULD RETIRE AT NIGHTFALL AND BECOME SECURE FROM THE WEATHER AND BE ENTIRELY BY THEMSELVES AND UNDER THE CIRCUMSTANCES THEY WERE REALLY QUITE COMFORTABLE THAT IS TO SAY THEY EXPERIENCED LITTLE EXPOSURE TO THE ELEMENTS AT NIGHT AND SLEPT SECURELY IN THEIR NARROW QUARTERS IN LEAVING THE SHIP THE MOTHER HAD BEEN MORE THOUGHTFUL THAN MANY PERSONS WOULD HAVE BEEN AND HAD TAKEN THE BOX WHICH CONTAINED HER VALUABLES AND SUCH PAPERS AS COMPRISED HER HEAVY BILLS OF CREDIT ON ENGLAND IN WHICH WAY SHE WAS TRANSPORTING THE BULK OF HER HUSBAND'S LATE VALUABLE ESTATE TO HER NATIVE LAND AT FIRST SHE HAD TAKEN ESPECIAL PAINS NOT TO HAVE THE FACT KNOWN TO THE MEN THAT SHE HAD ANY GREAT AMOUNT OF VALUABLES WITH HER LEST IT SHOULD PROVE A TEMPTATION TO THEM AND LEAD TO SOME TRAGICAL RESULT AS IS REGARDED THE SAFETY OF HERSELF AND CHILD
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