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An Unexpected Passenger

           "Mydearchild,"saidLordGlenarvan,"thereissomethingsoprovidentialinthewholeaffair,thatwehaveeveryreasontohope.Wearenotgoing,weareled;wearenotsearching,weareguided.Andthenseeallthebravementhathaveenlistedintheserviceofthegoodcause.Weshallnotonlysucceedinourenterprise,buttherewillbelittledifficultyinit.IpromisedLadyHelenaapleasuretrip,andIammuchmistakenifIdon’tkeepmyword."

           "Edward,"saidhiswife,"youarethebestofmen."

           "Notatall,"wasthereply;"butIhavethebestofcrewsandthebestofships.Youdon’tadmiretheDuncan,Isuppose,MissMary?"

           "Onthecontrary,mylord,Idoadmireher,andI’maconnoisseurinships,"returnedtheyounggirl.

           "Indeed!"

           "Yes.Ihaveplayedallmylifeonmyfather’sships.Heshouldhavemademeasailor,forIdaresay,atapush,Icouldreefasailorplaitagasketeasilyenough."

           "Doyousayso,miss?"exclaimedJohnMangles.

           "IfyoutalklikethatyouandJohnwillbegreatfriends,forhecan’tthinkanycallingisequaltothatofaseaman;hecan’tfancyanyother,evenforawoman.Isn’tittrue,John?"

           "Quiteso,"saidthecaptain,"andyet,yourLordship,ImustconfessthatMissGrantismoreinherplaceonthepoopthanreefingatopsail.Butforallthat,Iamquiteflatteredbyherremarks."

           "AndespeciallywhensheadmirestheDuncan,"repliedGlenarvan.

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