large/3717/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_17_ballou_64kb_11
large/3717/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_17_ballou_64kb
English
3717
The brothers met before the collected members of the returning party and those on the shore, and regarded each other with a stern glance. It was the only token of recognition which passed between them; but Charles hastened to Helen's side, and pressing her hand tenderly, looked the words that he could not speak before others. THE BROTHERS MET BEFORE THE COLLECTED MEMBERS OF THE RETURNING PARTY AND THOSE ON THE SHORE AND REGARDED EACH OTHER WITH A STERN GLANCE IT WAS THE ONLY TOKEN OF RECOGNITION WHICH PASSED BETWEEN THEM BUT CHARLES HASTENED TO HELEN'S SIDE AND PRESSING HER HAND TENDERLY LOOKED THE WORDS THAT HE COULD NOT SPEAK BEFORE OTHERS
 soon to be satisfied, for spar after spar gradually became more and more clearly defined, until at last the deck itself could be seen, and St. George's cross observed flying saucily in the breeze. The ship was a British sloop-of-war, and so it proved. In an hour more, Captain Robert Bramble came on shore, accompanied by Helen and her mother, with Maud Leonardo. As it afterwards appeared, Maud desired to be brought back to her father, and the English ship was but performing its appointed duty in cruising on the coast; while Helen knowing that Charles had come hither, persuaded her mother that it was best to sail with Captain Bramble, rather than stop in Sierra Leone among utter strangers. For on ship-board they were under his care, and besides, as she admitted to her mother, she had good reason for supposing that Captain Will Ratlin, for thus the mother knew him still, was at Bay Salo, as Don Leonardo's factory was called on the coast. Thus it was that they were once more on this spot. THEIR CURIOSITY WAS SOON TO BE SATISFIED FOR SPAR AFTER SPAR GRADUALLY BECAME MORE AND MORE CLEARLY DEFINED UNTIL AT LAST THE DECK ITSELF COULD BE SEEN AND SAINT GEORGE'S CROSS OBSERVED FLYING SAUCILY IN THE BREEZE THE SHIP WAS A BRITISH SLOOP OF WAR AND SO IT PROVED IN AN HOUR MORE CAPTAIN ROBERT BRAMBLE CAME ON SHORE ACCOMPANIED BY HELEN AND HER MOTHER WITH MAUDELEY AND ARDO AS IT AFTERWARDS APPEARED MAUD DESIRED TO BE BROUGHT BACK TO HER FATHER AND THE ENGLISH SHIP WAS BUT PERFORMING ITS APPOINTED DUTY IN CRUISING ON THE COAST WHILE HELEN KNOWING THAT CHARLES HAD COME HITHER PERSUADED HER MOTHER THAT IT WAS BEST TO SAIL WITH CAPTAIN BRAMBLE RATHER THAN STOP AT SIERRA LEONE AMONG OTHER STRANGERS FOR ON SHIPBOARD THEY WERE UNDER HIS CARE AND BESIDES AS SHE ADMITTED TO HER MOTHER SHE HAD GOOD REASON FOR SUPPOSING THAT CAPTAIN WILL RATLIN FOR THUS THE MOTHER KNEW HIM STILL WAS AT BAY SALO AS DON LEONARDO'S FACTORY WAS CALLED ON THE COAST THUS IT WAS THAT THEY WERE ONCE MORE ON THIS SPOT
large/3717/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_17_ballou_64kb
file
download/librilight/large/3717/sea-witch_0903_librivox_64kb_mp3/sea-witch_17_ballou_64kb.flac