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The Departure of the “Duncan”

           Hisfirstcarewastoenlargethebunkerstocarryasmuchcoalaspossible,foritisdifficulttogetfreshsuppliesenroute.Hehadtodothesamewiththestore-rooms,andmanagedsowellthathesucceededinlayinginprovisionsenoughfortwoyears.Therewasabundanceofmoneyathiscommand,andenoughremainedtobuyacannon,onapivotcarriage,whichhemountedontheforecastle.Therewasnoknowingwhatmighthappen,anditisalwayswelltobeabletosendagoodroundbulletflyingfourmilesoff.

           JohnManglesunderstoodhisbusiness.Thoughhewasonlythecaptainofapleasureyacht,hewasoneofthebestskippersinGlasgow.Hewasthirtyyearsofage,andhiscountenanceexpressedbothcourageandgoodness,ifthefeaturesweresomewhatcoarse.HehadbeenbroughtupatthecastlebytheGlenarvanfamily,andhadturnedoutacapitalsailor,havingalreadygivenproof,insomeofhislongvoyages,ofhisskillandenergyandsang-froid.WhenLordGlenarvanofferedhimthecommandoftheDuncan,heaccepteditwithrightgoodwill,forhelovedthemasterofMalcolmCastle,likeabrother,andhadhithertovainlysoughtsomeopportunityofshowinghisdevotion.

           TomAustin,themate,wasanoldsailor,worthyofallconfidence.Thecrew,consistingoftwenty-fivemen,includingthecaptainandchiefofficer,wereallfromDumbartonshire,experiencedsailors,andallbelongingtotheGlenarvanestate;infact,itwasaregularclan,andtheydidnotforgettocarrywiththemthetraditionalbagpipes.LordGlenarvanhadinthemabandoftrustyfellows,skilledintheircalling,devotedtohimself,fullofcourage,andaspracticedinhandlingfire-armsasinthemaneuveringofaship;avaliantlittletroop,readytofollowhimanywhere,eveninthemostdangerousexpeditions.Whenthecrewheardwhithertheywerebound,theycouldnotrestraintheirenthusiasm,andtherocksofDumbartonrangagainwiththeirjoyousoutburstsofcheers.

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