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Book

by

A.

T.

QUILLER-COUCH

LONDON;
CASSELL

AND
LIMITED
1900

COMPANY

of Stories

CONTENTS

PACE

I."

II."

OCEANUS

THE

SEVENTH

III."

THE

ROOM

IV.

"

V."

VI.

PAIR

THE

"

VII."

OF

19

MIRRORS

39

65

HANDS

OF

LADY

FROZEN

MAN

OF

85

SHIP

THE

MARGIT

THE

127

SINGULAR

ADVENTURE

OF

SMALL

FREE-TRADER

VIII."

173

MYSTERY

THE

JOSEPH

OF

LAQUEDEM
.

IX."

PRISONERS

X."

XI.

"

TOWN'S

THE

WAR

OF

221

MEMORY

LADY

OF

247

RED

THE

ADMIRALS
.

XII."

THE

XIII."

ELISHA

XIV."

"ONCE

PENANCE

JOHN

OF

.257

.273

EMMET
.

.307

ABOARD

THE

LUGGER".
.

XV."

191

WHICH?
.

....

.315

333

OLD

FIRES

PROFITABLE

AND
GHOSTS

OCEANUS
I
MY

VIOLET,

DEAR

of

two

three

or

back

as

has

I used

to

gone

out

from
with

of

agitation

of

the

atom

lost

of

scheme

which

has

its infinitesimal

do

in

mote

But
a
me

gradual

you

process,

than

more

it has
but

when

been

ever

immediate
B

you

"

hand

are

about,

our

even

cheerful,

After
chaos

be

place

in

mite

my

You

; but

not

by

of

brother.

God

been

think
that

you

long

to

might

will

assure

the

!)

has

recovery

wrong.

dead

with

one

of

centre

to

preparation
of

turn

say.

its

itself at

that

without

taste

intelligently. So

deranged

brought

suddenly

by the

feel

assume

the

people

to

The

be

can

aspires (poor

even

business

sunbeam

seemed

back

dropped

things, and

as

what

in

I
found

has

myself again,

am

months

But

it.

ing
creep-

laugh again

never

carelessness, and

that

cheerfulness

gravity.

of

shall

tone

Well, after

Harry's death.

laugh before

remembrance

the

the

spiritis

my

again"

warmth

right.

are

you

gather from

"

you

letters that

recent

light and

to

fashion

So

"

strivings,

mine

"

and

Yes

effect of the

simply

was

You

me.

when

ago

years

once,

stun

to

how

remember

may

rode

children, we

were

we

last

in October

Harry's death

of

news

first

The

tale.

whole

the

shall have

you

GHOSTS

PHOFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

after

a
the old Racecourse
together across
skates
swinging at our
long day's skating, our
saddle-bows
Harry challengedus to a gallop;
; how
neck
mare
slippeddown
and how, midway, the roan

home

over

rebound
in

of

jar" of

that

understand

with

and

men

that

believe

recovered
feeble

any

thought

with

the

God

were

this torpor is

some

repeated
out

went

sun

week

whole

I could

indeed

design

of

insensate

brain

as

exert

His

Harry's !
"

to

nip,as

generously:

to

and

brain

then

such

wholly occupied

world

to

such

if

end,

which

had

and

heart

out

sacrifice that

strength,that comeliness,that

any

it seemed

bud

If

affair.

activities of men,

quench

to

my

the whole

underlay the

waste

was

shaping the

blunderingwantonness,
so

motion

bereaved.

passed before

really vital
as

quite common

suddenly

women

desperatestupidityof

what

open

took

cast

the

him

been

brutal
springless

the

"

had

sky.

of my

any

that

but

With

dyke.

the stone

old shock

degree the

worse

each

from

hope

clean

fairlyelastic.

and

died

me

before, but

once

earth

the

Harry

griefsbefore

I had

So

than

more

always found

had

somehow

dyke.

stone

horseback

from

thrown

of

face

against the

hurled

turf and

frozen

the

on

crop

of

mere

begun

youth
enthusiasm, and

to

and
all

OOEANUS

for
he

been

I had

gain

to

spent

But

understood.

East

Coast

deserted

by

while

the

march

; left to

all for

understand.
but

but

should

be

killed

in

end

he

hold

the

of

it

not

escaped ;
band

the

by

leather,

not

was

the
and

"

could

have

might

cheating contractor.

some

And

thought of this,too.

their

throughout

of his saddle

job

king ;

(on

things I

these

it parted :
holsters,

faced paper,

their

comfort

on

those

tortured,mutilated

flag,

ignorance by

studied

be

to

the

caught

the

between

he

had

he

die,

At

he

as

bearing giftsto

possiblegood

no

defend

porters whose

confession)

own

that

; attacked

savages

or

citadel

him, had

claimed

campaign

some

friendlymission

Had

nothing!

Harry

had

through

been

Chitral !
But

though

despiseGod
hands,

and

pauses

of

not

at

man

long.

all

fly
His

refuse,but

hate,

He

is great

He

as

the

the

Yet

together
and

England
divided
to

the

wasteful

me

to

every

the

his grave

around

small

would

shore

dust,

could

of life

nights

were

where

before

dark

the

of little things. Sirius

the
not

not

function

There

up to the

her, I

great

exquisitelyfashioned,

night

looking from

from

stars

on

theory

are
unlucky particles

adapted with the minutest care.

indeed when, walking along the
walked

His

on

carelesslyin

this

exquisiteand

designed to live,and

but

dust

claps them

easily
wasteful,"

cannot

"

are

work.

for

"

he

may

We

American.

said the

do

for

Harry

and

believe

flashinglow,

left

which

waters

nightlymoon
well

had

we

God

Orion's

OLD

belt with

FIRES

"

the

ruby stars, Betelgueux

eyes went

my

swinginglike

the great nebula

diamonds;
the Kids

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

westward

Aldebaran

and

ing
shepherd-

these to Perseus

beyond

up

pendant of

along

From

way.

him

and

above

the

rightAndromeda

sat

her mother, restingher jewelledwrists

Cassiopeia,

on

the

flashed

Milky

the

of her

arms

signalsto
Low

throne.

in the east

trailed his satellites in the old moon's

all

silent,looking down

moved,

hollow

of

spaces

splendidwaste
the

too

Artificer who

God

costly for
hung them

who

perfect as

But

on

Harry"

wisdom

to

on,

great

surelyas

as

infinite

if not

deny

trampled
those

the mind

conceive
which

There

they

create

them

: and
perfection

after millions

of

than
intelligible

more

the

the
shells,
each

were,
stars

least

at

of them

called them
and

were:

could

in

that

the stars"

on

pains,then

that to

no

suddenly at will,certainly
shore by
walking the same

daylightI recognised that

flowers

believe

them

produced

less divine.

there

they
of the

out

me

could

their

Jupiter
As

path.

on

night, I

patienteffort,if

of

years

not

the

as

mosses,

the

its way,
these

on

God

had

as

and

"

spent,

superlativea

so

wastage

was

to

forth.

that

blunder

He
in

who

using

had

skill

them

was

simply incredible.
But

this led to

worse

for

having to

infallible

admit

design,I now
began to admire
of evil,and to accuse
exquisitescheme
God

knowledge
cruelty. For a

supreme

royal

lust of

and
month

skill to
and

it

the
as

of

an
ploying
em-

gratifya
more

this

OGEANUS

horrible

itself
theory justified

sights. Throughout
blood."
the

heard

weasel

rabbit

the

watched

looked

the blue and

the

thrush

the

the nest, the

Behind
I

the

saw

dear

face

rosy

lamb

Violet,that

And
hands

"

in the
from

was

just then
Lamartine's

garden I surprised

ChAte

butcher's

book

d'un

the

which

describe the favourite amusements

gods

Before

nomad

the

and

the

Tenth

of

utterlycorrupt ;
minister

soft
these

to

jasper and
inhabited

rose

their food

slaves

with

were

Do

you
poem,

rude

tents

Its oistaux

Tout

ce

qui vole

by

men

who

their

called themselves

subtleties of all sciences

pleasures.At

every

with

of
;

cruelty.

while

Vair, tous Us Caissonsde I'ondc,

ou

nagc

rampe

dans

on

fountains,

refinement

livingtables

ease

dt

ou

of

city of

"

Tous

my

of the Men-

city upon

couches, in hanging gardens set

Kneeling

My

porphyry, splendidand

their vicious

beings feasted

knife.

of that

the

Deluge,beyond

gods and explored the

to

child

fell into

Visions

shepherds,there

palaces built

cat

ambush.

Ange.

know

Seventh

turf,the

the

hideous time !
chance

by

dog-fishgnawing

well-nourished

the

at

"saw

seaward

spidersquatting in

of every

gazing up

turned

the

saw

dragging worms

slinkingon

squeaking before
butcher
crow
working
If I

hedge.

If I walked

whiting.

walks

daily

run

the

the

beneath

in all innocent

country

my

steadilydown

on

It monde,

Mourant

flour leur plaisirdes plus crucls trfpas

Dt sanglantessavcurs
composcnt Uurs rcpas.
.

for

whom

of the universe,the God

God

the

I discerned

that

lines I believed

these

In

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE-

AXD

FIRES

OLD

very

worship"

men

infdmesjeux de leitrdivin loisir

de I'homme
est leur premierplaisir.
Le sitpplicf
Fenvi s'en repaisse
a
Pour que leur ceilft'roce
les

Dans

Tanttt

Us

immolent

en

eux

de sang

Aux

des
palpitations

membres

demi

de leurs lits de

Le

cri de la torture est leur douce

Et

leur ceildans

the

charged

son

ceilboit

commanded

with

Nero

the

blood

and

Emperor's
brains.

couch

For

So

consuerat.

world

which
intelligence
a

tyrant

to

once

of the

earnest

who

took

fly,fell headlong

spatteredhim with
Emperor, says Suetonius,

the

accubans,parvisprimum

podio adaperto, spectare

toto

I believed

agonised

men

the

and

ceterum
perraro praesidere,

foraminibus, delude

liberate
cruelty de-

unhappy boy

part, at his first attempt

the

agonie.

in grim
representation

Icarus ; and

Flight of
beside

leurs

pezux.
harmonie,

Power

Supreme

ruthless, serene.

of

repos

lente

sa

veine,

de la

Vartne,

sur

frimissentsur
frissonsde plaisir

Des

the

entre eux,

qui conlent

longsruisseaux

Se levant

affreux,

la brute et les hommes

Aitx

cesse.

sans

des combats

font hitter,dans
centre

L'homme

devant

bourreaux

Des

that

for the

watched

on

the

stage of this

delightof

from

behind

one

cruel

the

curtain

privatebox.
II

IN

this

lying in
o'clock

unhappy condition
my
on

librarychair
the

morning

of

here

of

mind, then,

was

Sevenhays,at two
January 4th. I had just
at

OCEANUS

finished
had

another

opposite.
The
night
touch
I
of

book

Fire

and

outside

into

last

Harry's

lamp

and

armchair

an

burning brightly.

were

parting from

soundless, with

could

me,

crossingthe

room

table where

hoofs

of
Christian

the

There

was

the

of

called

with

"

had
ride

perfect

beside

him

chair and

drawer

to

which

sentence

in the

when
I heard
kept his letters,
the gravel outside,and
on

name

passage

desert ;

I left my

and
precisely,

telegram
a

nothing

high

ride he

the

on

letters

full of

wonderful

was

towards

three

them,

friend,riding

There

repeating to

after the

wanted

his

wonder.
recall

not

weeks

by moonlight

happiness but
his

last of

describinga

(he protested) which

share

from

death.

his

and

alone

the

"

circumstances

and

me,

there

full three

announced

taken

and

his way

on

in this last letter

I
was

writinga

ling
tramp-

then

but
distinctness,

my

not

at

loudly.
I went

drew

the

to

the blind

up

its third

gravel.

And

his sorrel

Sultan

window,
and

ready

over

about

the

there, before
mare

the sash.
hour

an

deodars
the

unshuttered

was

and

front

saddled.

riding suit,and

The
short
the

upon

moon,
of

its

white

door, sat Hair}'

Vivandiere,holding

bridled

in his old khaki

which

flungup

quarter and

meridian, shone

on

of

lap

still and

was

here

scrap

wrote

which

in

the

Vision

lay there,retracingin thought the

received
spirits,

all

Tenth

the

of frost.

myself a
he

of

reading

my

tossed

He
his

own

my
was

face, as

Grey
dressed
he

sat

askew

in

window,

its habitual

wore

call this and

Now,

what
hallucination,
from

that
the
this

this

Harry

to

might

great joy of that

leave

the

upstairsto

my

let

us

and

boots

the

on

off side of
There

the door.
the

grey

seemed
freed
a

him,

be

him

which

Outside
horses

as

broke

into

word;

about

far

took

his

the

but

people

and

trivial

of their health.

might who

better

than

as

usual"

rate, that

any

in stall.
off

set

he

Harry

together

road,

yet

asked

returns
well

His
to

as

at

our

not

changed
ex-

question

kindly,yet
after
I

mother
be

and

had

we

his friends ;

holidaying.
the winter

at

side from

the gate.

as

he

now

one

answered

farther

blood, though

we

As

casually, as

news

still waiting there

westward

trot.

went

riding-

days

two

kept

we

window,

gloves, and

and

and

as

the

There

time.

on

doubt,

no

mounted,

we

and

me,

riding-

was

real horseflesh

was

relation

my

Grey Sultan,the

could

body

porch.

unusuallyquietafter

walk,

two

the

to

I shall call

as

the

dressing-room,drew

descended

Harry,

to

quite

his

whatever

"

come

cap,

knew
and

dead

I closed

overcoat, found

and

crop,

question.

for the

enough

was

least illusion that

was

it had

"

I considered

as

blood.

phantom

or

bear

far
the

and

dream, vision,

understand, please,

so

Harry

that

But, soul

in his grave.

follows

my

smile.

happy

never

flesh

towards

up

will ; but

had

in

Harry

all the while

well

what

you

all,I

at

was

and

first moment,

the

matter

looked

and

saddle

his

or

most

week's

could,
had

sure, there

with

borne

had

OCEANUS

been

yet

as

and

Ethel

of

early in

His

speak of;

to

And
for

such

were

he

for

between

as

tacitly

be

to

on

hand.
before-

ask

I should

that

us

about

makes

man

it seemed

time

south

inquired

hear, or knows

to

expects

some

granted

He

she

but

for the

start

February.

comments

hearing just what

taken

weather

intended, I believed, to

France

you.

cold

no

him

questions.

no

"

As

He
he

"

for

me"

checked

the

began, after

mare's

pace

said, looking straight ahead

then, after
You

pause,

are

in

But

it

was

"

bad

it has

while.

"I

little.

her

between

been

bad

time

altogether. That

way

know,"
ears

for you.

is

why

came."
"

if

only

it

was

I had

known

"

why

I blurted

you

"

Harry,

and

what

out.

were

taken

with

the

"

"

to you

He

for you

turned

his face

to

me

old

confident

comforting smile.
"Don't
to

make

horses

our

in the

that

"

fuss about.
had

face

touch

trouble

you

and

need

"

For

whom,

"

Come,"

"

walk

My

he

That's

went

again"

put

you

it is gone.

so

you

canter.

Death

fallen to

moment

that.

about

out

dear

on
"

your

nothing
musing"

It looks
hands

you
:

you

boy, it isn't for

us

worry."
said

then

"

he, and

he

shook

Vivandiere

into

10

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

III

ceased

ride the country had

and-by

which

down

bore

resemblance

no

country around

Sevenhays.

road

turf"

for short

The

been

ground rose

and

we

climbed

climbed,as

it

seemed,

beside

for

This
the

least

at

long lower

air,hitherto

was

with

an

at

light.
moon-

nation,
easy inclibacks

our

hour, or maybe two,

an

The

What

of mind

as

the down.

we

But

mounted

in time

I reined
At

the

sound

up

Grey

Sultan

of water, distant
in my

running ?
as

to

long

while.

Harry, too, came

to

halt.

With

that

ahead,
"/

embraced

he

the

that

continuous, had

for

dim

sweep

this
been

of the

landscape around

and

I'criBu Trorafjiolo
peya

ir"pTrvfAarrjv

tr^ei/o?'n/ceavolo

era/ceo?

TTVKO,

TroirjTolo.
.

was

quoted softly"

atrrirya

and

to

question.

and

ear

arm

me

my

"

I put the

it occurred

moment

same

running

the

so

is this noise of water

at

speech.

exhilarating,
began to oppress
lungs,and the tranquilhappiness to give way
vague discomfort and apprehension.
"

silent

again.

happinessof having

all desire for

state

slopesof

beaten

copper-brown

the wind

away

my

pastoral

effect of the

the

with

took

me

of

bygreat

left the

had

but
steadily,

footpace,keeping silence.

Harry

We

the

to

apparently

have

hue, but this may

slopesof

lower

our

But

familiar.

to be

climbing the

were

we

point in

what

at
precisely

remember

I CANNOT

00 E ANUS

I recalled

at

and

the hot summer

distinctly
had prepared that
we
back, when

once

morning

ten

passage

of

study at

Clifton ; I at the

cane-seated
on

years
the

Eighteenth

in

our

and

Scott open

close and

sunny

the

the

fresh

of the lime-trees.

green

Now

that

down,

unseen

grew

more

round

the

did
flies,
the

shield,about

startlingwhen,
as

like

echoed.

water

way,

attentivelythe

more

climbed

we

vast

this

our

looked

which

on

resemble

rim

And

the

mile

or

dawn

grey

pointed upwards and ahead

now
liftingitself

indeed

of which

resemblance

farther

so

overtook

us,

small

boss

to

the

above

bare

long

on

Hair}'
or

crescence
ex-

of

curve

horizon.

the

first I

At

Then,
be

together

the Liddell

outside,the

Book

in
table,Harry lolling

with

armchair

his knees

11

the

as

took

it for

day

whitened

building

Colosseum.

something

but

wonder

to

had

which

us,

now

also the

unlike

on

the

lips,

my

it.

His

kept

my

oppression of spirit

something

to

grown

and

it to

saw

forbade

steadilyforward,

myself,and

not

itself

Harry's manner

in

tumulus.

or

barrack

question shaped

bent

was

gaze

about

circular
tall,

"

hummock

like

physical

into

sightwe

torture.

must

have

been

fastened

my

eyes

by

little made

From

great barrack

first the

When

base

to

at

least
it

on

the

out

summit

"

as

two
we

broke

miles

approached,and

details

which

distant.

of

kept
little

its architecture.

appeared

to

be

roofless

"six
the

of

courses

the other ; and

above

arches

undressed

with

The

stone.

to

in

cut

were

around

ran

each

between

stone,
plain worked
in low
be sculptured

of

pair a course, as it seemed,

though I afterwards found it
relief. The

arches

hundred

many

one
building,

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

12

lowest

backed

relief and

deep

ever,
of all,how-

course

quite plain,having neither arches nor

at intervals correspondingto the eight

was

frieze; but

major pointsof

the

compass

far

so

"

I who

as

saw

judge" pairsof giganticstone

figuressupported archways pierced in the wall ; or
rather, since from every archway but one
sluices,
but

side of it could

one

sides of

the

faced

which

issued

of water

full stream

The

hill.

with

us

gate, and

open

as

poured

dry archway

one

with

lead

rode

forward

down

which

terror

Grey

upon

the
that

was

towards

oppressionand

; for

Harry led the way

weighted my hand

and

now

Sultan's

rein.

Harry, however,
almost

arch, and
for the

invitation

women

his mare's

his eyes,
of

fear,I

confused

which
had

above

sound

of

within

great

neck.

But

solemn,

were

never

the

the

rush
the

dared

that

of waters

building"

and

intervals
the

shadow

very

yards. For

now

thud

in

trace

last hundred

the

the

waited, smoothing

yet without
I heard

in

mounted
resolutely,dis-

long

clanking of heavy machinery,and at

human
that
groan ; and lookingup I saw

friezes in

tortured

varietyof

method

bas-relief

and
and

represented men

torturingwith
circumstance"

and

all conceivable

flayed,racked,

granitetiers

of the

any

less awful

down

in the cold dawn

repeating it

and

save

"

unbroken,

semicircle

on

like

horse-hair,and
hangings. I
The
an

these

raised

; but

in the

curtains

shake

Paris

possiblythe

so

its

shape

apex

; and

the

the

drained

swirled

Before
around

be

tall iron boxes

the

throne.

But

figureswere
the thuds
heard

from

panting and

outside.

ugly

the

from

an

carried
it

ran

scuppers
centre

at the

it broke

the whole
the

these

it

and

appeared
directlyin face

boxes

these
from

the

what

set

cages,

hurrying,and
and

the

of

row

for these
and

which

into

from

imperialthrone

reaching the
a

or

To

empty.

back

been

circumference,

force that

men's

had

centre

floor took

gushed with

circumference.

laid with

the

it was

of

spoken
dead

the

The

immediately beneath

and
rippled,

had

twice

or

have

recalled

straightto this raised centre, over

was

once

higher than

whole

hill of which

sluice

that

morgue.

feet

flood of water

and

purple

heavy

of fact it was

matter

as

few

some

rounded

with

amphitheatre I

floor of this

arena

shelves

open

close

screened

riveted sheets of copper

or

point midway along the

the imperialseat stood

catafalquewith plumes of purple

saw

end,

without

morning wind.

in the

as

one

right,where

my

out, crowned

at

the

carvings by

series

in

staring

repeating

after bench

featureless

entrance-gate

had

eyes

benches

empty

; bench

the

of

horror

million

above.

those

than

been

the

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

14

to

of

floor

little human
too

proceeded

frequent groans that I

15

OGEANUS

While
into the

and

"

This

arena.

He

floor,where

the

flooded

upon

again.
that

saw

throne, lay
twisted

He

led

starvingbabe,

and

and

it

withdrew
their

on

the

fourth

whom

heavy

and

irons

fellow

masked

and

first cage,

body

with

them

to

wore

masks

blood

flowed

some

and
the

blood

and

in the

sawdust

running water) ;
and

gold,
with

brasier

in

helpless,

discs of

fifth

crouched

girl'sbody

the

torturers

pelted with

torturer

faced

food

tied, naked

keen-edged;

heating,

by

man

cage,

off

and

of these

woman

held

that

whenever

sawdust,

sides

third,a

were

cages,

second,

the

quickly (the

of

the

the

in

"

grew

spaces

side,which

in

in the

carried

together were

saw

rods ;

faces, and

handfuls

threw

and

seconds

three

fourth

And

rack

dry

in ten

and

copper

ankles

our

straightto

me

roof

with

as

little

surface,and

the

over

high

the

the

whispered.

way

off,until

open.

the

on

the
ran

iron,the

scourged

man

water

while

of sheet

were

"

also ?

led

drained

was

like maps

and

nodded,

again

gazed, Harry stepped forward

I stood

in

comer
"

I will

see

the

"

Harry

Is it-HE

Harry
"

and

"

I cried, and

great purple canopy.

broke

sun

more

no

yellow
someone

the

on

is

High

climbing

watching

behind

turned

it the

over

tiers of
those

wards
to-

seats.

curtains !

"

bent

his head.

But

this is all that

ten

times

worse

I believed

than

Nero

!
!

This

Why

is

did

Nero,
you

16

bring
the

"

who

out

an

he

help you,"

will not

"No
He

had

once

I looked
indeed
but

from

face

wistful eyes, the

the face.
His

fell

on

my

eyes.
"

stretched

"The

said.

it has

face,but

We
own

sufferers
the

man

Stand

lipsbitten
it.

Son

devil

in the

in

listen

and

can

women

than

look

the

"

said

same

I knew

God
and

had

"

anguish.

rather

that

saw

brow,

gushing water

up,

them."

now

and

wrung

all know

at

and

men

"

His

perished.

Look

cage,

same

same

knees

my

to

cage

all these

one

"

Harry

face!"

the face of these sufferers.

was

face."

no

"

to

arm.

"That
has

But

away.

close

hands, made

both

with

towards

hand

my

finding myself

his mask

tear

out

sawdust

scattered

springto

flung

and

purple throne,

fellow
a

here ?

me

OMOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

"

covered

Harry's

voice.
"What

see

He

hides

behind

that

curtain."
"

And

"

It shakes

"

That

water

"

It

washes
"

the

the

curtain ?

"

continually."

is with

His

Listen

sobs.

What

of the

"

from

runs

the throne

and

about

the floor.

off the blood."

That

water

and
hill,

is His

washes

tears.

It flows

all the shores

hence

of earth."

down

It

OOEANUS

Then

Learn
world

the

Harry

the firsttime

feet,for
"

silent,
conning the eddies

I stood

as

17

said.

this,"he

took

ultimately comes

but

my

hand.

my

There

"

at

is

in
suffering
endured
by

no

be

to

God."

Saying this,he
very

gently

were

about
Look

"

led

away

back
The

I looked.

for

in

close,but

flash I

And

bowed

all these

their faces

their

on

behind.

gate clashed

of

crown

white

in

forward

and

wept.

the
I

were

tiers beside

forms

leaned

we

Sultan

sunlit

and

passed out beneath

stood
outside,and as

So

the

with

arms

we

"

imperialseat
the

forms

as

only."

saw

to

up

away

spot ; gently,

of the arch

moment

amphitheatre,thronged

raiment.

the

spoke again

but

curtains of the

around, and

it,and
the

me

from

me

to pass into the shadow

once

stilldrawn

drew

archway. Grey

mounted

him

the

IV
I

TURNED

as

lodge-gate of

tramplingthe
I

while

only

from

the

over

wondered,

the

know

that
The

before.
c

that,

hour

has

the gate

And

Grey
drive.

own

laurels

on

stable clock

rest I leave to you

The

And

Sevenhays.
gravel of our

slanted

sun

it clashed.

nor

vision

or

gained

of
sufferings

my

justthe

was

Sultan
The

was
ing
morn-

right,and

my
struck

eight.
shall try to explain.
soul
no
vision,my

calm

fellows

it

never

knew

still afflict me

18

room,

among

round

in

or

the
the

if

always,

but

those

moors,

world
lustral

still

crowded

"

"

stand

can

moving

divine

tears

and

street,

or

hear

those

on

their

which

in

listen,
in

waste

waters

"

are

my

priest-like
Oceanus.

own

spot

moving
task

"

THE

IN

one-roomed

and

only
were

after

evening,

they

matter

said

"

divided

the

of

it

The
of

hut

rough

the

four

exactly

if he

owner,
in

only

back,

with

these

latches

its

door, and

behind

slung,

uppermost.

one

But

that

his

by

"

latch

high

angle

of

it when
above

as

of

the

wall,

and
he

other

the
to

go

closed
swung

kept

men

polish.
to

opened,

another.

doors,
that

so

rule,

"

interior

two

up

The

showing.

it

The

feet.

state

the

had

himself

shut

below

two

side

inner

cupboard.

brass

in

the

Across

the

on

of

bunks

It

opposite

but

made

this

skin

pitch.

and

ing.
even-

inner

with

above

of these

time

an

fourteen

by

chose, could

sort

of them

one

daubed

length, and

latches

with

clock

the

the

by

As

night.
But

called

logs,

two

"

Each

square.

brass

sleep

bunks

off the

yard

with

feet

seventeen

door

took

of

built

was

clock, and

night.

they

match-boarding,

measured

were

and

half-past eight,

six

evening

sat,

and

day

into

always

was

had

They

hours

had

they

as

Circle,

Arctic

eightieth parallel,

the

months.

for

fact,

of

much

sitting

men

it

south

the

within

hut, high

little

MAN

SEVENTH

No

the
three
one

left

of

the

hammocks

slept in the

20

But
this

the

merely

was

and

fire burned
lost

men

inches

spreaditself under

the

cold

clear

of

in dense

air, and

these

read in comfort.

plugged

To

boarding below
the

of drift and

and

the

with

seams

wreck

"

whole
and

axes

ship, the /.
from

R.

keep

the
and

room

into
from

there

ran

admit
almost

was

have

clothes

in the

moss,

and

match-

and

fed from

payed
stack

the

rightof

the

frozen beach

lengths by

they

the wreck-wood

MacNeill,

teen
eigh-

their

they

piledto

thither

about

might

crevice

fire

notched

beams

eyes

trap-doorswith
The

ascended

up-draughtsteady they

fetchingstrewed

washed
But

stitched

wood

trees

continent.

the

men

pitch.

fuel for the

these

chink

every

roof

the

so

slidingpanels,to

newcomer's

and

blackened

the

springof

below

smoke.

smarted, but
had

the

ash, the

smoke

layers. But

blue

trap-doorswith

line of small

chimney,

no

The

beneath

and

Upon it,

room.

of soft grey

of its warmth.

none

roof-boards

the

It had

always.

steadilyand
and

of the

mountain

growing

upon

fireplace
;

hearth-stone,raised slightly

square

its

was

floor,in the middle

the

above

hut

of the

feature

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

from

came

which

knew

had

the

door,
side
out-

lumberers'
what

not

their

brought

own

them

Dundee.

They
better

Alexander

were

known

as

The

Williamson, of Dundee,

Gaffer ;

David

Faed,

also of

Dundee;

George Lashman,

of

Hayle, in

Cornwall

otherwise
Silchester,

Ratcliff

; Charles

Cardiff; Long Ede,

Snipe,

of

Daniel

Cooney, shipped at Tromso

Highway

or

thereabouts;
six weeks

of

The
and

before

22

opened

and

palm.

He

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

again,tillthe nails dug hard into the

groaned at length,exasperated beyond

shut

endurance.
"

Oh,

and

rebuked

were

good

"

it. You've

the

better,says you.

You

"

the

bed

easin' me,

fret.

any

an

the

me

soon

Snipe glanced over his

face downward.
Here,
"

It'll ease

up.

Plucky

mean.

of yer !

The

head

and

the
under
Snipe slippedan arm
rearranged the pillow of skins and

nonsense

yer."
deal you

"

it."

yer

just

Bill"

out

with

cut

now

I'll be

Get

"

The

quiet,you

me

to

shake

of

there,alongsideof

out

"

It'llmake
about

care

needn't

and

I'm

you're shut

sooner

laid his cards

give

me
"

and

with

ever,

weeks,

along.

it all

Easy there,matey."

shoulder
let

of it

it for

thought

I've knowed

of it ; out

They

others.

knife"

encumbrance, and

out

repentant,

querulousthan

voice, more

it.

say

you

part of their code.

was

silence like

That's

dealing

tender

all,and

seamen

Lashman's
into the

short

."

all,man

the

of

silence

the

by

shipmate

it

Hang

himself,sharp and

checked

He

sick

it,George

stow

Dan

didn'

mean

invalid's
gunny-

bags.
"

He

The
Heaven

didn't,didn't

he ?

Gaffer

on,

knows

stained and
Saumarez
Letters

read
how

Let
his

him

lips moving

writ

its

by

book-plate

"

"

Turkish

."
.

silently.

acquiredthis strayedand

he had

filthylittle demi-octavo
on

say it then

Spy,

The
who

with

the

arms

of

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of

liv'd Five-and-

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he read

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and

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the

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perdition:

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mainly blasphemous.

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marked

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of

lator
the Trans-

understood

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religious

of mankind
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him

struck

And

Translated

Strahan, S.

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less

an

France)" etc.,

English by
The

he

Europe,

Secrets

"MDCCXLI."

"

it ; since

admired

reflections

and

that of

into

Volume.

of booksellers

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of

in Arabick.
originally

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London

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Transactions

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of

their

Motion

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thirteenth

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the

had

loper
Inter-

an

Number
Measure

beforehand,

thereforeat the
Antique made

commit, they stood still like Fools,gazing

at

one

24

another

None

that

for

daring

would

Disorder

and

unmask,

to

Ballet

in

Dance

was

Hand.

his
to

when

he

made

serious

more

Mistake.

Antiques, and

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be
be

into the Cause

Enquiry
brief,they

of theirs,by

Error

no

of that sort, which

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convinced

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made

were

on

That which
made
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greater Mystery was, that when they came

but twelve
.

Cardinal
kind

say it.

Irishman

sick man's
"

see,

Av

coorse

Antique

purpose for
it

seem

the

behind

the

Stage there

were

Let
!

him

say he

didn't

mean

wet

your

it,

"

his
to

berth.
I didn'

lyin'up yondher

"wilderness.

of

Matter, theyfound

the

on

this

of

Cooney flung a leg wearily over

the side of
hammock, jerked himself out, and shuffled across
the

at

."

Let him
rotten

the

examine

Antiques,whereas

thirteen

the

and

to uncase,

twelve

this

"

this

But, afterwards,

Demonstration, in that they had

Scenes

the

of

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were

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stood

thereforethat

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it could

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Thoughts)

perceived the Confusion of the Dancers, he

Disorder.
that

consist

it to

first imputed

Entertainments, to

Knowing

that there

taking notice

these

Monarch, with the Scheme

by the young

close

Word

put all the Spectatorsinto a

(who
Confusion. Cardinal Mazarini

chief Contriver of
the King from more

divert

speak a

or

have

the

was

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

throat

swear

to

mane

and
to

show

it.

It

justtook

me,

ye

huggin'me
ye,

thoughts in this
George : and ye'lljust

there's

no

bad

blood, and

SEVENTH

THE

me."

that ye belave
floor beside the
and

bunk, pulled a

wearily
The
fire ;

He

blew

the

smoke

lickinghis

thumb

from

cramped

one

his

Bible

the

foxes,the

The

cards

of them

what

the

night

cursing

the fire,
his

it," Cooney

pannikin,and

each

shuffled

stared

and

each.

the
the

another

to

the

at

grey

ash

cards

and

Ede

Long

shifted

and

pushed

"Take

blaze, murmuring,

us

vines."

spoil our

announced.

Snipe

rolled the

tattered

and

his cheek.

quid in

that

by

the

player guessed pretty shrewdly

held.

luck,

and

dealing

thumbed

Yet

the

night ;

his

Faed

Faed

so

other

after

the

invalid turned

cloud

elbow

the

David

backs

the

little foxes,that

were

iron from

mane

mounting

the

hand,"

Ay."

hot

didn't

between

nearer

"Full

pannikinfrom

The

long

David

at

25

his hammock.

to

Gaffer
at

"

down

set

back

dropping ;

"

drink.

pettishly.

repeated.

took up

He

stirred the frozen

shoulder

MAb

the

they

went

playing

on

Snipe shrillyblessing
Scotsman

phlegmatic

as

or
a

bolster.
"

Play

The
and

sat
"

man.

away,

Snipe had

Whist

dropped

stiff and

up,
!

What

Outside

ails ye

both

hands

"

"

he asked.

to

his

thighs

listening.
the

door.

."
.

All listened.

I hear

nothing,"said David,

after

seconds.

ten
"

Hush,

man

"

They heard now.

hammock, stole to

listen !

There, again

..."

Cooney slippeddown from his

the door and listened,
crouching,

26

with

his

breathing" or

if some

as

the door

about

jamb.
thought for

he

so

rather

seemed

The

close to the

ear

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

Then

moment.

creature

it

softlyfeeling

were

ice and

fumbling its coating of

"

resembled

sound

frozen

snow.

listened.

Cooney
soon

breath

fire,their
trickled

from

could

They
the

on

stirred from

they

as

them

in

Bill,and

next

told

he

you
.

Hush

Lashman

ain't
the

before.

and
we

dropping

invalid's

They've

voice

deep enough.
!"
.

and

on

He

you

Lord,

pattered off

teeth

after

come

I warned

turn.

my

"

Gaffer

have

into

and

gently;

sob.

Leastways

murmured

"

chattering.
the

foxes,maybe
:

we've
.

let

Take

us

bears

listen."

me

...

"

had

his

the

foxes, the

..."

believe

cheerfully. "A
there's

ash

vapour.

bears," Cooney reported, still with

Ede

little foxes

the

bears !

commanded

door.

The

Long
"I

"

choked

"It
to

wasn't
mercy

the

"

it'll be

his voice

prayer,

ear

of

It

"

It's the bears

"

wisps

soft grey

spluttered. Then

log

mercy

clouds.

in

thin

the

hear

them

of the

hearth.

clattered
"

in

now

Usually,as

scorchingcircle

the

from

came

almost

all listened.

They

you're right," the

bear

would

sniff

Gaffer
louder

announced
"

though

telling.The snow
hour back,
was
an
falling
I dessay 'tis pretty thick outside.
If 'tis a bear,
don't want
him
foolingon the roof,and I misno

THE

doubt

the

drift

this time.

by

"

felt

here

Is he

'

"

then

Breath,' eh
don't

It's gone

Did

like bear

it smell
I

know

Here, put

The
the

Snipe

door

latch

didn't

the

smell

door

nothing,

Against these
waited

in

lifted

not

The

silence

his back

to the

His

had

and

He

answered

it

Take

by

that

moment

and

saw

two

the
on

But

the

bars.

stout

The

pressure.

ached.

at David

men

latch

was

works.

Faed.

Long Ede,

with

his feet free of the

into

the

But

the

of

gloom

his

lamplightshone only on a grey fringe

saw
Long Ede's look, though, and

brace

Wait,

Cooney. Cooney

for the Gaffer's face.

back

quietlyas

round.

up at

fire,
softlyshook
drawn

the

of beard.

"

looked

eyes searched

man

bunk,

no

looked
Snipe,kneeling,
and

old

within

been

that

at

again.

shivered

rugs.

had

there

to

click of it.

the

secured

"

falteringlydescend

...

heard

close."

stared ;

and

up

was

And

All

gently.

up,

down,

his head.

staple. They
The

head

your

bent

shook

move

Come

now.

...

notice.

chink,

the

through

listen."

here, Snipe, and

"

"

still?
.

is pretty tall

corner

breath.

warm

north

there

something

like
.

the

by

27

MAN

SEVENTH

of guns

if there's

tried

ever.

it

this

aloft,and fetch
chance

of

afternoon

shot.
with

us

The
the

look

trap
small

chisel."

Long

Ede

the ear-piecesot
pipe,tied down
and set it
lightladder off its staples,

lit his

his cap, lifted a

OLD

28

roof-beam

against a
wavered
"

and grew

Heard

then, with

to

vague

anything
the

since,"answered

"

in

panel of moonlight, with

He

with

ran

and

closed

for

waited

They

The

came.

down
to

He

roof.

the
over-lapping

eaves

the
"

blunt

He

the

Their

door.

explosion

very

edge

of the

ridge overhead

will

sleepingCooney

and

breath

of

his

not

have

it

was

None
heard

It mounted

it ceased.

aught,"

seen

the

tightened.

gun.

eaves.

then

frozen

towards

working

was

crunching began again:

the

by

it.

above

frostystar

ordered,

Long
framed

stealthily
crunching the

his feet

the

across

Nothing

trap.

heard

They
stuff

the

wreaths.
"

up

his

'ee,mate," said Long Ede,

"Thank

one.

shoulders

his head

saw

Pitch him

Gaffer

bag, somebody," the

and

his shoulder

one

wrigglingthrough. "

was

under

the smoke-

With

trap. They

pushed

guns

asked.

he

Snipe.

Ede
a

up the

sightin
?

more

the
head

His

mounted.

quietly

arm,

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

Faed

David

muttered.
"

Listen,you.

talked
be

in

Listen

whispers. Nothing

; there

was

nothing to

They crept back to the fire,and

warming themselves,keeping their eyes

latch.

It did not

off to

his hammock

Lashman's.

The

Snipe laid

remained
out

again." They

the door

heard.

there

The

by

as

beside
if to

After

move.

Faed

Gaffer had
a

while

to

his

it.

His

the

bunk, alongside

couple of logs on

embrace

on

Cooney slipped

picked up

it,cowering, with

stood

his

his book

again.

the

blaze,and

arms

stretched

shapeless shadow

30

the

hard

earth

you

may

lay

his feet in the

and

the

two

whatever

minutes

should

clear

tinglingair
Ede

Long

had

eight hours
As

had

he

upon

melting.

was

for

fountain
from

streams

of

gardens,a

Lebanon
.

thou

come,

south

and

knew

going mad
already,all except
him

as

his

returningsun

"

flow

all

were

on

may

he

blow
.

spices thereof

it.
; were,

my

out

..."

He

must

in

could
us

like

the

tender

almost

foxes,
grapes

north

and

wind,

and

garden, that

the

He

was

hold

out.

headed,
light-

They

fact,three parts crazed

the Gaffer.

right-hand man.
one

the

fortyspring.

livingwaters,

the

was

him

within

have

Awake,

of

few

the

truth

last

was

inside his head

Take

well of

upon

is,until

visions

"

moment

fleeted he

vines

our

wait

himself,and

chattered

meadow-scent.

door,

for the

fields and

up,

creature,

The

good.

running

they

as

...

the

himself,something

the littlefoxes
...

For

afraid of

Biblical texts

the blown

to

shot ; that

to be

been

running brooks, and

smell

decided

the hut,

drawn

The
the

below.

green

it to

put

knees

tried

doing him

was

begun

his mind

way

ridgeof

them.

he

of

him

drive

frozen

had

; but

chance

cold

across

that

seen

the

on

the

on

laid

its name,
be

his
sleeping-bag,

guns

to

sleep."

to

crouched

Ede

that, and

I tell you

go

with

nowhere

Now

it.

Long

lies under.

he
to

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

And

the

Gaffer relied

One

glimpse of the
them
glimpse only" might save

yet.
He

gazed out

over

the frozen

and northward
hills,

the

across

ghost of

the Aurora
Bear

But

sight.
behind

listened.

He

off

could
of

one

heard

walk
a

would

or
briskly,

or

the

clear of these

hummocks

return

hiding
He

the

pack
icethe

us

."
He

to

climb

must

the hut.

down

and

there

Maybe

of the

one

He

his head

scatter

notions.
torn-fooling

was

and

hummocks,

would

of one,

chance

be

"Take

that.

in

was

of

grinding

see

bear, after all,behind

shot,

thousand
slow

the

"

could

might

do.

never

He

moon.

living creature

only

foxes, the little foxes.

This

pale violet

tell what

the

beach:

the

the

fox, no

or

who

any

fronted

"

31

streaks of

few

ice-pack.A

for miles.

MAN

SEVENTH

THE

would

have

round.

search
What

that,moving

was

five hundred

yards

He

away

on

...

hummock,

leaned

not

forward

to

gaze.

Nothing
lowered
from

His

to the

had

eaves

to the drift

eaves

for

solid,but

foot

he

but

himself

the

frozen

now

by

the north

this,and

slippedupon

drift

of fresh

crust

down

and

corner,

The

piledthere.

treacherous

He

something.

seen

he

was

snow.

slid of

heap.
Luckily
tightly at

he
his

had

to

stood

took
the

examine

to

picked

sling the
himself

up,

guns
and

light
step into the brightmoon-

nipples;

took

two

steps : and

stock-still.

There, before him,

a

He

back.

unstrappingone,

careful

been

footprint.No

on

the frozen coat

two, three,four

"

many

of snow,

was

:
footprints

printsof a naked
both
naked, and

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

32

foot

human
blood

rightfoot,left foot,

in

each

was

mad

print

little

"

smear.

It had
them

saw

them

with

thick

figurehe

and

with

lifted
.

My

beloved

and

my

I
He

by

stopped

hummock,
and

He

them

up,
he

to-morrow

farther

mad

go

which
he

the hollows

come

which

before

I
I

as

he

charge

charge

he

yards maybe,
had

you

these

see

mad

or
footprints,
No, he must

he.

as

the

sight of
alone,
retraced

and

hut.
cover

his

pointed towards
from

it
"

And
those

steps. The
the hut and

lay close together;

each, breaking fresh

by

and

started.

snow

and

worked

door,

of the

carefully
hidingthe blood. And
great happinessfilled his heart ; interrupted
once

twice

...

he

as

not

pointed away

knelt

clumsy

littlefoxes

the hole

hundred

all within

Slowly

those
footprints"

his

too

would

afield.

like

."
.

they must

"

gave

ran

for him

suddenly

as

recalled

...

thus for three

ran

they would

foxes,the

moved

were

charge you

His mates

and

the

us

daughters of Jerusalem

...

those

the

upon

for certain !

put in his hand

bowels

cover

mad

was

he

set his face northward

he

Take

"

moccasins.

then

moving

seen

returning.

Suddenly

the

trodden

was

floundering,
plunging in
slipping,

madman"

you,

had

he

."

groan

Oh,

chase.

going, some

some

"

the

; touched

the door

before

snow

latch

The

"

The

blood.

frozen

He

for certain.

put his fingersin them

he

He

then.

come,

feelingthat

someone

over
now
or
was

MAN

SEVENTH

THE

33

Once he turned northwards

followingand watching him.
and gazed, making a telescopeof his hands.
He
saw
nothing,and fell again to his long task.
#

Within

the hut the sick

"*

cried

man

himself.

to
softly

Snipe, and

Cooney sleptuneasily,and
in their dreams.
The
Gaffer lay awake,
muttered
after
thinking. After Bill,George Lashman
; and
the

Faed,

George

Who

the unburied

last
"

fast ; their wits and

with

and

depended on

for

Ede,

who

religiousman.

was

laxities of

amiable
Elect

began
had

intercede

to

taught
must

with

of failure

Snipe

was

seven

He

of tea.

the

Ede.
roof.

in the

tossed

climbed

the

He
The

stretched

the noise awoke

Long

that such

he
.

the

armful

The

for.

not

lad

must

some

the

among

dropped

time

of

Gaffer,who

to

Gaffer

off to

sleep

at

ladder,pushed

be
open

Ede

the

"

Go

frozen."

was

awoke.
a

cup

and
fire,

inquiredfor

once

the

and

prepare

logs on

returned.

back, reportingthat Long

D

spiteof

himself,yawned,

had

had

morning
an

in

Long

silently
; but experience
tive,
to be effec"wrestlings,"

noisy, and

be

sense

The
It

him

only two
he

numbered

if interceded

for him

the

Indeed

was
belief,

might be,

or

at the end

Gaffer liked

Long Ede,

growing suspicionthat

down

were

The

to be

be the

weakening

were

men

Ede

Long
day.

would

who

coming

courage

Faed

rush.

The

one

And

next

you
The

trap, and
nowhere

up to

Snipe
came

to

be

The

seen.

old

slippeda jumper

man

"

"

to the

Take

"

door.

bolts and

heavy
"

in the

What

Ede

Long

lay
hands

out-stretched

already covered
which
his

carried

They
skins

in

ran

touching it,his

of

the

him

in and

clenched

teeth

and

kneaded

and

that it was
"Wot

him.

His

powdery

laid him

snow

and

and

opened, and

of

heap

between

his

feet, and

sigh fluttered

sigh

on

rum

hands

eyes

on

his

smile, half
his comrades

smile.

reallya

cheer,

moccasins

past the Gaffer's feet.

his

beat

between

seen, half heard.

saw

the

forced

They

rubbed

lips: something

"

"

thin stream

fire.

lads !

incessantly trickled between

the back
of his
locks,and over

the

by

the

threshold,his

almost

long,dishevelled

gloves,and

hand,

before

sightby

up

be

open.

prone

out

won't

pushed

bear

trickled

and

ran

Here,

gun, and

kettle

Gaffer
door

the

dragged

The

"

the Snipe advised.

fortify,"
five minutes
boiling." But the

to

for

something warm

of

cup

his suits of

over

reached

clothing alreadythree deep

moved

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

34

mate?"

It

the

was

Snipe

who

asked.
"

"

The

."

seen

voice

broke

off,but

he

was

smiling still.
What

had

the Gaffer's
week

or

They

seen

reckoningthe

two

and
precisely,
did not

he

yet

how

sometimes

Not

the
would

sun

weeks

many
he

was

sun,
not

surely!
be due

he could

glad enough

not

By
for

say

that he

know.
forced him

to drink

couple of spoonfuls of

SEVENTH

THE

and

rum,

of his

some

called to

morning

dropped

on

the

old

hearts

man

known

shook

The

"
"

course

began

his bunk

had

to

"

who

was

the

crawled

out

of bed

there

like Bill.

there

was

and

"

have
to the

kneeling,and
time.

I counted

right,and
Dear

on

kneeling
kneeling. No :

in his

berth, and

the

was

stranger ?

Was

knew
Bill ?

it
"

Gaffer,David

Dan

twice

only

one

their backs

God

No,

of him.
:

that
"

"

suppose

all

No,

Bill,or

was

One, two, three,four,five

The

it

was

of these

: none

seven.

two

and

Was

stranger. He

no

buried

Try again

who

his mates.

they were

sick men,
"

seventh

five

were

Then

move.

dead

was

every

"

George, plain enough,

men

yonder

the seventh

was

again :

Cooney

Cooney, the
his bunk, of

in

who

listened

their bowed

Dan

Lashman

they

thanksgiving

over

There's

"

Then

was

two

felt their

lay and

Gaffer's

by

because

or

cheerfulness

Ede

Faed,

But, then,

Decidedly

these

whether

myself Lashman, in
David
Faed, the Gaffer, the Snipe, Dan
One, two, three, four well, but that

who

Wrong

us

able

not

Now,

"

George
there

men

wandered

gaze

count.

seven.

there

sound

Long

George

me."

to

"

Cooney
made

and

and

"

with

Gaffer,David

"

three

recovery,

passionof the

His

the hut.

Snipe, and

Bill

the

Gaffer

splendid voice, they

for months.

while

dreamily

He

in

him.

tributed
con-

the

the

Ede's

Long

at

was

with

upliftedthat morning

had not

forms

and

man

Then

bedding.

own

prayers,

joy

Each

warmly.

up

their knees

of their

reason

him

wrapped

35

MAN

"

and

Faed, Dan
that's Dan,
Five

makes

men

seven

The

in the act of

ceased,and

Gaffer

Ede's

knees, caught sight of Long

and

and

bent
"

Tell

me.

"

Seen

"

Ay,

seen

Ye've
"

crazed

have

the

cheerful.

different

three

days

trick,had

and

"

the Gaffer muttered

Ede

Long

wonder

as

strike

you

could

; gone

turn

"
"

others,they

day

and

Even
their

for the

to

up ?

Villikins

"

"

ceased
them

played
I

"

better.

Then

answered
The
and

why
Dan

Snipe
his

declare,

Snipe
to

Cooney,
"

his

in thunder

struck

Dinah

the

through

Lashman

eyes

were

"

theirs.

felt

Gaffer

pitching to sing ! the

second
evening, as much

his concertina.

there

the

this had

ago

befall, the

for

unless

two

or

like
the

on

hour

an

all that

feel

announced

fetched

us

followed.

that

taken

don't

don't

stirred

whispered.

"

As

men,

complain, and,

own

Ede

Long

away.

that

worst

like

if I

go, when

sleep,"said

of

snatch

upon

yet, though

unusually

to

hending.
uncompre-

awe

Gaffer.

." he
.

he moved

as

on

of his rugs.

edge

mercy

"

sun

died

echo

the

full of

of

better

it the

was

"

time

grew

count

low

"

And
been

face

the

Seven

to his beard

this

turning to

under

Lord

Speak

But

the

"

was

hand
"

what

"

echoed.

frightenedthe

Ye'll be

; and

he

Ede

his

what

seen

Long

It
"

stepped over,

"

lips,and

his

the

While

face.

whispered

"

"The

his

risingfrom

their breakfast-cans,he

fetched

others

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

36

up,

and
then

What

is

38

I
from

and

boulders,
the

ships

had

read

say

just

sent

that,"

and

to

incidentally."

say
I

doubt

rest

were

to

Spy."

Ede,
save

just
it

mind

above

"

he

tale

wouldn't

slowly.

Long
us

lichen-covered

wheeling
his

Turkish

answered

wouldn't

the

The

"

said

"

into

came

he

miracle

objected.
me,

in

once

Anyway,"
a

"

then

sea-fowl

the

to

away

wandered

eyes

the

about

hopping

and

Gaffer's

The

brambling

"

"

eh

crazed,

was

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

was

"

us

that,

believe

Lord

all."

either,"

just

meant

presairved,

the

as

you

the

for

Gaffer

you

might

and

say

THE

hansom

LATE

Lennox

into
wheel

warned

me

on

the

to

hide

began

the

As

and

cursed

cabby
and

let fall their

The

light
and

hot, though

felt

equal

He

defeated
me

radius.

turned
;

feet

my

down

the

red

eyes

like

an

angry

Up

in

the

of

his

violins

and

The

promptly

so

his

for

seat

house

opposite

astonished

volley.

head
;

volley

the

finished
borne

lamps

peering

shadows

of

and

within

cabman

was

face.

My

cold

were

and

to

more

way.

in

the

any

again

reins

road

opposite.

no

the

turn

hands

second

his

back

red

That

to

him
to

and

the
the

to

and
of

another

him

enough

house

out

of

his

across

cursing

to

had

he

windows

gave

was

four-mile

that

cursed

have

Blut."

enough

toes

the

Wiener

my

driver

noiselessly

and

listening

near

might

came

ended

of

time

me.

shot.

laughed,

had

get

effectively

another

it was,

the

lay just deep

was

"

that

bells

hoofs

windows
the

playing

back

skip

moreover,

corner

jolted the

of

pavement

first-floor

were

and

which

the

fine

so

jingle

horse's

the

and,

kerb

snow,

where

behind

They

the

half-frozen

the

The

but

it

cutting

seat.

round

swinging

came

against

little

MIRRORS

OF

Gardens,

ground

his

in

ROOM

him.
away

back

at

ferret's.

lighted

room

men

and

40

crossed

women

Blut

"

devil

violins
visions

and

and

sunshades,midsummer

gay

air with

the

weaving

was

hold

had

He

in that waltz.

was

visions of Ascot

"

"Wiener

still the

blinds,and

the

forward.

went

The

GHOSTS.

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

Henley

and

scents

lawns,

green

flowing,

rivers

heat,cool

of the

rippledby lightbreezes ; running horses and

and
silken jackets; white tables heaped with roses
set with silver and crystal,
jewelledfingersmoving in

muslins

the

soft

in the

odours, bubbles
foam

beneath

Mediterranean

blue

blossom
and

Carnival

all this noise

and

:
"

dazzle

flung

beggar'sportion.
The
me

door

once

than

perhaps
behind

it

pockets

to

again ?

for warmth,

Suddenly the
threshold

for

arranged

the

the

the

crimson

had

fallen

thrust
and

door

both

while

covered

the

free to

freer

to

long

to

shadows

stood

butler

pass
my

knocked

justonce.
man

me

into

hand

fur overcoat.

porticoflungthe
and

opened.

on

for

been

hands

right
.

carpet laid

Did

my

collar of his

scent

street

ago ;

Yes

moment

of

and

frozen

months

hard.

showers

oppositehad

other.

any

of bands

under.

gone

six

not

againstsomething

lightin

I had

"

din

warmth

the

again

; blue

beneath

and

into

out

of the house

and

"

of moorland

parading

air

of sails ; hot

long fagades,the

"

white

and

water

leaning shadow

the

stretches

King

; blue

wine

over
flickering

and

bending, diamonds,

necks

bare
candle-light,

on

behind
The

of both

the
him

high
down

the entrance-steps. Snow

the

edges

of

the

carpet,

THE

which

divided

from

the

the

ROOM

hall into

Wiener

"

The

it like
the

in the

comfortable

carpet.

to

the

made

behind

He

while

back

it

lamp's rays

he

the

to

him,

and

to

order

an

into

the

door

closed

hated

in the

threshold

the

cross

seek

to

was

I most

man

longed

him

turned, gave
The

that

on

waited, expecting

eastwards.

was

If I had

world.

still overhead

steppingbrisklydown

off

him.

the

But

butler, and

street,

hansom.

pouring

his patentbrightportico,

twinklingunder

for

blood

forward.

went

leather boots

whistle

of
And

street.

"

Blut

paused

man

cascade

41

MIRRORS

OF

for

other

no

reason.

started

pockets.
for

The

thinnest
do

men

muffled

snow

hands

my

At

the

under

lit

cigarette;

towards

then

halt

of

crowded

out

at

frozen but

of

appearance

Street

he

halted

consulted

again

do it

up

it,and

the

more

was

tightly.No,

curious

this hour

to
:

know

why

he

within

up

his head

target

Better

now

me

turned

never

thoroughfare. My

revolver

and

had

no

watch,

let

his back,

presentingme
not

had

his

He

of him.

Why

with

off

set

completely,

street

Knightsbridge.

This
paces

his

lamp, pulled out

my

as
walking briskly,

Sloane

of

corner

wind

was

weather, but

still in

footfalls

our

He

of it.

crust

in such

hurry.

on

him,

yet the slightnorth-east

as

the

follow

to

not

and

now

to

twenty

; but

be

went

missed.

here than

in

right hand
there

what
had

was

had

gripped the
plenty of time :

brought

Gervase

left his guests, or

his

42

take

wife's guests, to
chose

themselves

of

care

he

why

this

through

trudgingafoot

be

to

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

infernally

unpleasant snow.
The
brown

the

up

walk.

Even

I went

by

street

or

watch

on

But

my

man.

the

street, and

Once
He

past this

crossed

the time

the

lamps

turn

the

at

still further

the

to

able

was

roadway by

to

hesitating
way,
and

else

Half-way

did

it.

It must

recovered

if his

have

himself

plunging both

with

hands

the

his

thoughts
what

spurt.

old distance
the

up

slope he

half

shrug of
in his

him

saw

but
finger-tips,
ran

he

been

deep

on

: and
drinking-trough

stone

scarcely knew

he

of

end

Gate, and by

the
railings

trough with

as

the

put

I
flattening
myself against the railings,
thin ice in the

behind

right by

the Albert

the Park

more.
separatedus once
to a halt,by the
came

the

lagging

corner.

corner

he reached

pass

bright at

were

him

saw

great drapery shop

to

pace

dropped

me,

the

and

meet

as
suspiciously
eyed me
thought : and guessing that he

so

way
Half-

peace.

fellow

so, the

"

in

own

into

last 'bus had

the

freeze

my

churned

was

Gervase

saw

altered

and

policeman,

left it to

and

home

Street

chocolate,but

like

mass

rolled

kept

in Sloane

roadway

on

did

minute
his

try
in

something
why

he

before

he

or

shoulders,and

pockets,resumed

his

pace.
As

we

passed Hyde

the time

the clock there

minutes

one.

ten

to

Park

At

was

Corner
between

the entrance

glanced up
a

at

quarter and

of Down

Street

ROOM

THE

he

aside

turned

again,and

began

43

lead

to

through the quietthoroughfare:

dance

stillto the tune

But

the

at

now,

Wiener

"

of the

what

enough

Street, and
chew

shown

be

to

the

his

asked

innocently

nearest

to

way

with

Oxford

moment

slowly

me

Berkeley Square, and

of

corner

dered
blun-

flashed

fellow, after pausing a

the

south-west

Street,I

I demanded

walked
suspicions,

his

Blut."

after Gervase, and

was.

game

my

zigzag

I followed,

policeman, who

face, stared

in my

lantern

me

and

of Charles

corner

against another

me

MIRRORS

OF

to
to

the

pointed

northwards.
"That's
And

your

don't you
He

stood

I dare
At

to

the

forgetit !
and

turn

aside

growled, "straighton.

"

watched

me

on

my

until well

crossing of

however,

he

road,"

Davies

way.

clear

and

Nor

of the

Grosvenor

supposed myself safe,and

did

square.

Streets,

halted

for

moment.

From

the

voice accosted
"

Kind

"

Heh

was

better
"

"

woman,

Kind

"

at

my

elbow

thin

"

I spun

round

rags

they

one

together with

gentleman,

spare

her

on

stretchingout

sharply:
skinny hand

for it
and

the other.
copper.

I've known

indeed."

"

And

porch

me.

days I have
Well," said I,

case.

they

of

gentleman

gathering her
"

shadow

"

as

it

couldn't

happens, I'm
be

much

in the
worse,

same

could

44

drew

She

shuddering

teeth, but stillheld

coin, and
their

long

"

Kind

"

Ay, they

She

be

any

Setting off

at

Grosvenor
I

hoped

at

the

for

ready
"

then

"

nerveless

let

tone

to

Bond

Good

you.

I doubled

Street to

the trail

of Bruton

morning,"

before

shuffling
run,

thought

to

not

one

"

along

point where
just there,

And

stood

constables

Street,two

I,

night !

back

the

again.

said

me.

much,"

as

Hi,

"

way.

my

consolation

pick up

issue

they
in

less

one

Street and
to

of mine.

her.

escape

if that's

"

and

stared at me,

There'll

back

kind, are

are

sharply that

so

"

gentleman

horrible oath
"

scrapedthe

nails

it

on

her
last

I felt for my

hand.

her

out

through

back

breath

fingersclosed

her

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

the

you

said the

one

Wait

moment,

"Best

other,

who

his

turn

set

me

on

please;

"

pockets out,

Jim."
If you

"

in

dare to

pocket

my

face

sprawling

"

try

the

next

downward

began, with
I

moment

the

on

found

sharp

hand

my

myself
of

crust

snow.
"

Hullo, constables
?

tow

back

"

It

from

was

the

strollingdown

"

Gervase.

said

He

voice.
had

slope of Conduit
the

road

with

"

What's

turned

leisurely

Street,and
his

hands

the

came

in

his

pockets.
"This
was

fellow,Sir

followin'

"

you."

we

have

reason

to

think

he

46

FIRES

OLD

He

just it.

had

else

already robbed

had

who

kicked

now

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

pedestalfrom

the

even

Five

figureof tragedy.

of everything

me

minutes

under

me

as

I had

been

conscious
implacableavenger trackingmy unknows
the
victim
across
city. Heaven

how

small

who

has

the

lost character

for all my

that

take

to

the

And

"

it

the

had

easilyas

"

the

might

in

bash

and

ironicallyrestartingthe

his

help, to

hauled

to

up, to be
so,

too

; but

less

might

have

following with
As
and

kept

it was,

must

had

put

him

like

follow

assured

me

that

the

the
a

enemy

to the

rescue

on

lines of

have

refused

and

been

impressivewind-

an

humiliatingthan

gracious offer

my

constable

trumped

gutter !

harlequinade

ought to

the

all

couple

the

play

poor

knew

hat ; and

Not
police-station.

sure

note

performance

into

by coming

late that I

assaulted

have

the

Gervase

it

the

to

when

into

tragedy

crueltyof

saw

failed

the

stalkingavenger

refined the

in

I say ?"

victim

threatened

my

my

touch.

unconscious

had

comedy.

had

nor

truth,

allowed

shall

"

romantic

Bobbies

you

me

politelyinterfered

knocked

had

tell the

to

I had

struck

ending,

behold,

by tumbling

as

and

one

catch

to

artistic satisfaction

some

lent

snow

of unromantic

They

yet chance

may

It had

it,and

about

self-respect
; but

desperateearnestness

effective

an

for

was

circumstances

sinister chase.
as

it

excuse

an

dignityfrom
vanity

ago

the

to

similitude

out

me

into

The
had

Even

card

poor

bail

whip
cur.

this !

his

hand,

distance
not

by

he

escaped

ROOM

THE

He

him.

strode

back

and

swearing

ever,
be

not

And

that

forgotten,but

the

reckoning

Conduit

Street,up

to

came

paid.
I

followed

Street,and
and

the

"if

"

He

liftof his
Ah

leading

knew

to

to

of

These

it

close.

come

jerk

entry.

which

his

thumb,

people

are

sure."

be

not
as

hadn't

this,nor

see

answered

he

heard

the

by
one

Pollox

to

minutes

before

The

I nodded.

at

by

felt my
could

cheeks
I

see

the

"

of it.

You'd

better

...

the

the street

thence

in

street

me

with

the

could

step round
window,

side

the

said

eyebrows
?

Gervase

by east, I

not," I answered, and

I have

feet.

our

when

Street,and

motioned

still have

burning.
"

of

and

to
particular,

not

deepened

under

and

guess,

Portland

entrance

forget,"he

you

to

Regent

leadingme.

was

halted

he

stood
"

Great

he

the

crackled

roadway

began

frost had

turningsnorthward

half-a-dozen

At

The

the Circus.

off into

house

up

in the

Circus

struck

what

thus

across

the mud

At

and

should

shoot.

to

than

royally when

for

charged

his broad

presentingme

worse

last five minutes

the

ten

derision

him

47

deigning a singleglance

silentlychallenging me

followed,hating

be

without

on

cold

behind, still in

MIRRORS

OF

and

the back

You

then.

mews,

which

opens

into

Street.

Wait

there.

house

of it

ran

the

the

passage

It may

be

open."

can

by -lane

know

was

tenanted
the

mews

corner

one,

mostly by
where

between
cabmen

they stabled

48

their horses.

alley cut

down

Half-way

this

known
by traffic,

daytime

used

played hop-scotchon

the

and

in the

end

from

to end

in

fetched

money

"

belonged,in

the

stablemen,

where

wondered

measured

have

learned

; until you

to
'twenties,

that

the

ground

house

nobleman

land, could

the

who

had
left

and who, as owner

profligacy,
afford to indulge his humours.

since his death

estate

and
alterations,

money

for

house

found

the passage

and

doubling

passage,

I took

window

which

premises of
to

snow

up

help
sure

of my

by, and

the

only

of the

bedding
cobbles.
frozen

sound

"

Nip
you

inside !
can

"

help.

the

the

one

low
back

with

the

glimmer of

for the window-sill

minutes

from

came

through

an
shuffling

feet,I heard

of the

blank

grope

too

afford

the

kicked

just as I

The

it from

bearings. The

had

was

Then

to

in

beside

Even

had

stall where

his thin straw

hoof

uneasy

crawled

begun

upon

the

to shuffle my

scratchingsound, the unbolting

shutter,and Gervase

than

horses

and

upon

I had

me,

of

enough.

one

station

my

sleeping
noiselessly
through the

no

back

house.

to make

one

convenient

opened

the

positionto

no

the present tenants

footstepsdisturbed

My
mews

in

was

"

good fifty

foot of

square

every

no

at its survival

for eccentric

name

of

frequented
un-

passage

flaggedpavement,

it must

the

to

narrow

only by their children,who

district where

yards

only

You

them.
interrupted

one

mews

right angles :

it at

across

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

he

drew

up the sash

whispered.

I have

sent

"

No

off the

softly.

more

noise

night porter.

ROOM

THE

He

tells

the house

myself

of this

The

wall

and

invited you

was

merely
had

room

annexe

harmless

of

studio

speak. Within, a

wall
or

"

it for

to

the true

in the roof

front

dropped inside.
no
upper floor,

had

which

"

window

no

one

the sill,
and

over

to mistake

it from

49

playing,perhaps."

sheath,so

MIRRORS

is still going in the

half-a-dozen

"

I hoisted

divided

bank

the

me

OF

of the

room

"

corridor
and

this

some
top-light,
though a handbeguiledthe eyes
dummy
"

of its neighbours.
There

but

was

one

room

used

never
proportions,

fine

house, and

known

but

to

the

by
few

apartment of really

an

of the

tenants

curious

ones

among

Earl

its frequenters.
The

had
at

believe

to

reason

cards

Duke

by

Blood

his

to

forbade

him

to

went
big culprit

lose
for

room

late owner,

himself

face.

The

accuse

Earl's

unrebuked.

the

room

before

and

the

he continued

devised

in which

honour

while

man

Therefore
he

of

sense

meaner

any

magnificently while
play :

cheated
persistently
friends,and in particularby a
could
Royal, who
hardly be

his best

the

of

accused

to

that the

story went

now

new

followed

Gervase.
I had

stood

in it

once

courtlyand costlythoroughness of
I had

the

admired

the

Earl's rebuke.

imagined him conducting his expectant guests

in with
to the door, ushering them
of the
a
wave
the dead,
amid
hand, and taking his seat tranquilly
embarrassed
silence : had imagined him
facing the
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50

OLD

Duke

Royal
voice

the

was

of

sheet

doors,

The

had

tables

was
ceiling

three

cut

we

walls, the

shutters.

whole

"

room

the

panelled

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asking,

"

with

politestinflection.

of the

For

the

and

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

great candelabra

of

the

for

tops

the

it depended

From

reflectors

with

set
cut-glass,

of

backs

very

mirrors

mirror.

vast

one

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mirrors.

here,there,and everywhere.
I
of

heard

had

that

plates and

the

up

cheap Oriental

few

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boards.

and
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A

of

smell

to

chance
a

no

the

chimney

wreathed

itself

but

by

if

had

slowly

the

the

room

of

entered

candles

us

as

ghostly company

present

it

and

the

our

once

fire:

smoke

stood

we

of

suitable
un-

understood

and
practice,

about

scar.

obviously

they

servant

ugly
The

so
as

rings

vallances.

an

air.

ordered

out

was

chance,

doubt

Gervase

month.

for

of

games

and

the

their

soiled

wall-panelsran

use

now

unpolished

the

half

lost
their

pervaded

rat

occupiershad

had

from

the

for

abominabty dusty :

curtains

of

one

have

must

them

carpeted

was

askew

drooped

originally

was

owners

sold

rugs

place

stripedyellow

floor

If so, later

polished brass.

ripped

the

even

rounded
sur-

reflected

selves.

"We
told

the

business
wished
entrance

shall not
I

man

was

disturbed,"said Gervase.
expecting

private,and

was

to

be

be

alone.

expected him.

that

did
The

not

friend,that
until

he

our

called

explain by
people

"I

in the

what
front

THE

hear

cannot

towards

case

open

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"

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us.

that's so, I

struck

one,

hundred
hold

small

them

to

"After

from

with

him

about

while

he

long cloud, and

"What

takes

Don't

the

lived

fellows

like

"

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his furred

within

blew

overcoat.

make

to

said

world,"

for his elbow

only two

the
us

"

giltchairs,and

of the

one

sorts

that's

not

I."

and

You

the

world

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gazed

and

I,

the

mention

to

looking-glass

make

to

and

you
"

walls.

the

on

afterwards

few

who

women,

count."

Well,"

said

I,

discuss

must

you

Ugh

of

in, and

round

"

it

"

an

It takes

"

took

Gervase

anything better.
ing
he answered, flickinfernal idiot !

space

slowly
don't

lack

be

cleaning a
we've

shivered

dust off

table.

men

He, too, glanced

"

puffed.

all sorts

for
fatuously,
"

saw

gang!"

"It

hundred

match."

steady hand.

chosen

having

I ; and

glowing cigar-tips.
the

with

added,

money."

your

spurt up, and

hundred

as

Glancing round,

flames

you

me

will,"said

match.

pushed the
drew
back,

He

with

bought

were

"

scrupulous,"he

be

to

seeing that they

"If

cigar?
Then,

me.

need

no

MIRRORS

OF

ROOM

far

"as

it
"

the

as

world

found

always

goes"

it

if

good

enough place."
"

Because

you

started

as

an

and

because, afterwards, when

you

were

My

word

the
"

how

under-dog,and
I have

hustled

unconsidering fool
we

came

I gave
you

you
!

"

to
no

grips,
time.

52

I
you

suppose

All

"

yawned.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

right:
here

came

listen to

to

if

Only

wait.

can

moral

your

reflections

pulled the cigar from

He
looked

at

perfectlywell why you

slowly, and paused. "Hadn't

said

it out
a

with

"

light clink
silent
A

from
the

on

around

men

"

it all

that is what

did

the

lipsas

are

you

is justwhat

He

"Roughly,

it

be

standing outside

you

I needed

talk

with

led

no

more

you

you

Quite

so

while

me,

invitation ; and

here, where

; but

say

saw

no

that

silence.

that

to

alone, in

interruptus."
"Well," I admitted,"all
"

in

moment

house

you

place ; that I guessed, if

follow with

"

enough

my

purpose

my

plicated."
well, it's a trifle com-

it

for

puffed
might

himself,

to

trying to explain. Only

am

impatient,and

so

this

observed

he

"

That

the

same.

now," said I, since you know

here,perhaps you will tell me yours."
"

and

example,

to."

comes

And

"

hesitated

Yes," he said,as if

"

drew

He

laid it with

him.

his

"

before

his thin

multipliedgesture.

table

have

better

we

and

followed

here,"he

came

pocket

table

us

curled

smile

the

on

his

then

moment,

cards

the

revolver

small

for

along it.

me

I know

"

and

his teeth

between

seems

it'sat this point the

saw

ago ; that

private

some

you

that,so
one

is

would
ing,
reason-

likely to
ing."
plain sail-

thing grows

54

them

in the

I say

I met

money

wished

they

That

is what
the

it

there

on

for

point

every

I suspect it
made

understood

mistake

no

He

I have

pockets.

business

Harrow

other.

"

raft.

as

on," I

set

others

even

bad

business

no

siders.
out-

were

the

from

first.

Oh, there's

well.
we've

missed

my

in

But

were

to

had
pace

in truth
as

kept

hands

said.

two

shadows

the

College
"

of
drifted,

the

utterlyalone

The

too

went

we

apparent leaders.

school.

rank

we

other

queerly.

already we

We

any

we

had

Whatever

again. We

over

set ; for

same

end

limited
un-

hated."

Go

"

without

big

and

had

glimmering consciousness

another
it !

about

"From

the

breeding

each

paused,eyeing me

in my

each

hate

us
one

and

life,you

was

of

second-

him

about
a

set ;

are

with

in

power
towards

we

fathers

and

But, in truth, we

was.

of this that

because,

gentlemen

his wits

certain

"

done,

Our

it meant

and

did

we

fashion

fashion

We

that."

pretty bad

be

to

us

himself

make

can

and

and

Harrow.

3*ou first at

pocket-money

set

and

it,slewing his body

on

us,

understanding what

boy

at

one

all's said

Reggie, when

class.

well

that's it

one," he resumed,

second-class

second-class,the pair of

"

chair.

dear

and

leaving

are

paced slowly round

He

my

we

second-hand, second-class

cursed

"

world

the

"

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

course,

become

into the

necessary

of that

set

"

were

alone

were

we

same

"

shipwreckeomen
to

us

we

to

its
you
on

followed

ROOM

THE

their code
did

not

the

roots

of

that

other

real ; but

code

followed

it

that

had

we

concern.

no

and
intelligible

were

code

and

the

who

men

nature,

were

we

imitating imitating imitating."

"

the

set

and

breeding

the

by right of birth and

men
looking-glass

We

in

we

For, after all,

least.

which

and

you

55

gentlemen, but

be

to

lay

concerned

as

MIRRORS

it in the

of honour, with

each

"

had

we

understand

tradition
To

because

OF

"

I.

said

pace,"

You've

allowed

modified

the code

"

that."
"

bit

To

be

sure

to its hurt

"

could

dare very

associates about
too

debts, on
because

women

towards

Poor

devil !

took

his

believe.

right

At

had
"

Take

"

My

just as

you

are

did

nothing

books.
you
or

floated

great
his

in

would

term.

did

have

if

and

"

Ceylon

earned

dignati
in-

by poor

baccarat

father

He's
have

impair :

to

virtuous

your

paper

or

"

thoughts,

now,

partial

only

you

care, Gervase."

good Sir, don't miss

indignantwith

off Newmarket
of the

up

their

sanctity of gambling

of the

length

sympathise :
paid up."

doubt

no

of

paid

to

our

I recall

end

off the

name

instance,the talk of

we

amount

He

we

The

hand,

the

outsiders

conscious

and

"

money.

the

even

as

little. For

had
at

though

the other
we

We

sensiblybaser.

grew

"

did.

we

hell

Heath,
we're

feeling?

point. Wasn't

my
?

If I'd been

if I'd been

shown

sittingin, shouldn't

Try

to

understand

warned
the

I feel
!

"

door

just as

56

OLD

No

office ;

do

I to

College:

the

hours

were

enough

I
office-hours,

and

hated

you

That

her.

met

studied

"

I, too,

such

and

woman

of

fate is conceivable.

me

to

put

hate

herself,why,
:

and

his voice
of

tone

study
"

wasted

all

my

clever

studied
you.

love

with

her

was

Given

logic.
other

course

it necessary

she had

have
"

then,

hated

with

he

don't

somebody

rapped

the

above

"

table,

its level
all

suppose

education

for

offered

not

been

first time

of

was

to

were

my
be

"

checked

in his old voice

You

solicitor
"

you

made

Lord

years

no

men,

it would

for the

office-

set ; and

of

severest

She

life.

The

fell in

practice. If

Good

rose

You

exposition,"you

He

me.

then

that's all.

else

"

into

old

because

such

two

but

fall in love

the

and

of us, money

constantly,and

you

should

in
the

was

everything in

the

on

us.

coincidence, but

no

That

longer sight.

you

between

came

both

meant

hold

my

after

Elaine

earned.

nuisance, I admit

keep

to

buys

of is the

boast

can

it

father's

accomplishments

your

To

of the difference.

left

in my

money

father had

your

indulgence

All

to

money

display

to

you

We

forget Elaine.

not

add

spendingwhat
extent

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

forget Elaine, I think."

"You
"

AND

FIRES

your

old
you

not

again,and

me

resumed

"

wanted

I knew

would

himself,eyed

money

by

this

college friend
would

fire that

come,

"

as

time.
and

came

you

surely as

pistoljust now.

was

to

I knew

For

years

BOOM

THE

I had

trained

myself

first you

held

for

You

me

learn

to

the

were

Don't

deliberately.And
dear

Reggie,you

"

Elaine

"

Elaine

that

What

that

from

fixed
time

"

girl for you

said

after

hunger
"

stay

Very

moment

between
you

well.

pulledme

me

just

laugh. "If

ruining me,

you

have

missed

his eyes,

bank

he

tiring. "I

to be

intelligence

your

to-night there's something

of

out

the

though

practiceor

deuce.

What,

Is

it

brain

your

! You're

man

drink, hey

Or

"

might

between

to

every

It

stood

for

or

"

I,lettingout

But
I'm

going
at

My

more.

"

Either

shying

no

"

fence.

been

has

I put into

again.

"

wrong.

then

purpose,

came

kept them fastened on mine, seemed

thought," he said, I could time
any

I had

chance."

sighed impatiently,and

over

this world

creature

"

being happy
He

I tell you

more."

no

that

"Why,

had

the

George

and

just that and

never

was

thought that
"

the

I muttered

again and

"By
I

"

mind

only book, and

my

when

I knew

practicewhat

your

only real

were

57

into

first without

at

you

look

to

anticipateits working.
the

MIRRORS

OF

up

be

little of

and

let
and

you

both," I answered.

me

Elaine

no,

"

give

your

aims, whatever

You

trod

over

roots

and

But

get things straight. I

and

by the

"

me

or,

pitchedme

me

time-

they

were.

rather,

you

into outer

58

OLD

FIRES

darkness

to

"

Why

at these

pitched
woke

cannot

again

and

into

you

and

knew

why

darkness

the

truth

as

look
See"

tell you.
and

I !

Man,

you

say,

and

then

that

"

"

you

always

"

?
a

...

world, I

our

Take

see

you

"

you

"

that, after all,

seems

In the devil's name,

mirrors

and

you

Oh,

it

now

content.

not

are

you

And

rot.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

necessary

were

you

me."

to

"

"

Hey

"

/ can't do without you

So

"

cry.

"

God, Reggie,it

help me

I stared in his face for half

broke
turned
of

sentimental

it,too

nice

and

fat

copy-book job

"

and

maybe,

waxed

laughing. "Jeshurun

out

in

truth !

is the

minute

him

from

It broke

"

make

you

!
brother back

Oh, send my
/ cannot

crossingin

Lennox

contemplate
fat soul with

Gardens

delicate

"

Then

eating.

and

broom

hire the

you'd be

day long, and

all

me

buy

to

me

me

alone !

play

Perhaps you'd like

to

able

nourish

your

You

make

Pah

to

fine
me

sick."
"

It's the

"

It may

can
"

jollywell
I

and

To

two

me

quietly.

it looks

do without
he

in my

let you

he

do without

you,"

warn

injuryor
up

be.

Can't

foie gras.
I

truth,"said

shoot

said

"

time, but
me

"

and
I

I'm

have

Well,

going to."
done

by George

well,

like

sight more

can't you

me,

you,

hate

you

an

if I stand

you

badly

ROOM

THE

enough,

won't

but

OF

let

MIRROES

59

do

you

without

it

fair

warning."

"

"

I'llrisk it anyway," said I.

"

Very

well."

Shoot, then, and

I put

and

an

"

Not

all.

at

"

But

"

Suppose

the

work

The

man

happens

to be

instance

your

"

I believe

each

that

no

render

to

each
if you

you

will

aim,

not

enemy
"You

Lennox
while

"

have
"

his

in my

have
or

Elaine's

"

on

and
I

revolver

by

more

hated,

our
so

But

own

shared
ate
separswear

to

kill,

instinct at

heart."

pretty theories

some

pushed

truth

we

own.

but

me,

as

untwist

can

yourself,vital

distinction

have

two

lift that

at

Gardens, clothed
the other

one

we

Perhaps you'll go

has been

I have

himself."

ourselves

power

that

take

on,

that what

I believe

swear

went

other, but

I believe

two

suicide kills

commits

impatiently,

also

us

he asked.

who

here,"he

Look

swear

in hate

sneered.

"

man

in this

that

them

worse

code,

thing."

unarmed

chair

likeness.
natures

I've got my

"

I said.

forbid suicide ?

different

two, is not

we

revolver, hesitated,

man."

unarmed

for you.

arms.

"

the

to

way,"

the code

That's

my

hand

his

before."

"

back

hanged

the

not

I told you

won't

be

folded

up, and

it.

That's

"Does

stood

my

withdrew
"

as

out

He

to

tell

to-night," I
me

which

of

husband, feedingdaintilyin
in

purple

and

fine

linen,

OLD

60

He

it,since

added, with
back

Gardens

and

perhaps you

he

may

go

thingsin

all these

enjoy

sight along

white

was

lowered

"I

my

believe

one

thing I

For

some

For

that shall wait.

that.

do

It will do

slippedthe
"Though
with

I don't

"

that

Good

Reggie !

door

and

climbing

drop

into the lane.

my

in the
I

out

on

caught

as

tapped

I
it.

quarrel

suffer from

you

another

stepped to

behind

at the

his cry

through

feet touched
room

bit."

and

with

opportunity

the door.

"

I shut the

As

long
I

to you

them, I won't

I'llfind
fails,

night."

earnest.

; therefore

you

pocket

my

so

"But

slowly.

it is torture

hurt

to

understand

sentiments

When

for this.

into

well, I'll try you

me

still

the table.

kill you

to

still; and

on

reason

good

me

revolver

your

them.

some

without

face

not, you're in

me

face.

hopeful even.

"

said

or

want

you

his

mad,"

that,mad

"

reason

live and

are

levelled

were

at his detested

down

weapon

you

see

mine

scanning

arm,

scanningit,set

revolvers

curiouslyeager

but

my

Both

station.

my

I took

now.

out

and

"

me,"

place."
I took

to

look,

Kill

it so.

will have

you

queer

to Lennox

my

It

and

his revolver

again.
fireplace

the

So be

GHOSTS

by pickingup

me
interrupted

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"

PROFITABLE

AND

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the

the

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corridor,

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myself

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rang

me.

frozen

crouching there, listened.

sill to

steady myself

Surely

the

report

and

must

62

FIRES

OLD

glance,I

second
but

face

the

that

saw

Gervase's

not

was

own.

my

I set down
door

GHOS'I'S

PROFITABLE

AND

behind

candle

the

The

me.

through

the

and

off,closingthe

of it held

pelted down

Once

mews.

made

horror

flungit off

hair,but

and

in the

had

the

with

come

fact,I

of

matter

took

I breathed

street

the

line

single difference

had,

I say,

rather than
Gardens

it

only

the

I had

Chelsea.

I had

another.

on

grew

came

as

butler

red

carpet. As
I

snow
"

Oh,
air of

the
"

him

it's you,
a

door

man

and

that

I made
Street.

will

; but

sightof

line

swear

the

lamp

portico.
under

the

rolling up

pulled its edges

he

on

Gervase

The

lamp
the

from

the

"

stripof

the

frozen

suddenly.

Sir !

"

He

stood

erect, and

with

relieved.
infinitely

"

opened

wide

and

there

stood

Elaine

in

with diamonds.
ball-gown, a-glitter

her
"

have

Gervase, dear, where

been

She
me

came

in

Gervase's

there

bending

"

which

by

taking Lennox

for

doubt

figure,too,

whither.

squalid lodgings in

my
no

rapid

followingthis

none

purpose,

definite

was

to

way

stillburning beneath
There

in

clear purpose

no

at

Bruton

straightinto Berkeley Square through

I

lane and

the

again,pulledmyself together,and set off

walk, southwards, but not clearlyknowing
As

the

by

me

"

who

terriblyanxious

said

have

you

been

on

me"

"

it, looking straightdown

stood

in

my

We

tattered

clothes

in the

on

full

THE

glare

of

catch

his

in

the

beg

But

said,

I
the

to

It

off

Travers.

"

stood

and

before

her

accident.
the

to

butler.

station.

it

and

take

had
this

evidence

as

make

revolver.

the

all

better

but

sure

shot

has

You

"

Stay

anything

examine

Gervase

ask

chambers

loaded."

are

thud

and

in

knelt

her

as

"

jealous
"

do

trailed

"

steps

an

turned

count

to

you

butler

back

been

police

won't

voice

Mr.

Reg

thought

drew

has

himself."

the

"

There

"

run

she

as

heard

her

It's

the

up

then

passed

63

disappointment.

Gervase

pardon.

MIRRORS

suddenly

pitiful

not

your

and

and

and

It's

"

And

lamp.

breath,

wonder

OF

ROOM

the

Elaine,

beside

without

interrupted
and

touched

hand

my

as

her

me.

on

has

she

him

to

who
"

lips

my

do

must

ran

stooped

hair

this
"

question
What

hall

to

It

it.
miss

him

is

who

always

cannot

lift
the

was

"

with

in

"

AN

"YES,"

for

the

seen

one

for
"

other

the

from

Le

the

to

lose
"

Miss
of

and

in

have
with

house

of

one

Emily

host's

my

"

cried

at

withdrew

soul,

the

the

in

the

it

as

the

In

world.
"

"

eyes
little

gay

mine

happens,

again

fire

quite

not

am

her

with

protested

And,

ghost

looked

It

was

They
about

go
"This

saw

yes,

coward
the

was

fact"

and

"

was

quite

think,"

sorry

her."

all.

don't

"Oh,

began

Aunt

dears,

for.

Blanche,

and

lie

knitting

moment.

my

harmless
she

"

Petyt, gentle

me

deep

time."
!

fireplace

take

her

lived

have

You,

same

"Well,

smile.

could
"

and

lap.

the

into

gazing

hands
her

fact

long

and

Miss

here

in

you

at

most

idle
In

quite

daughters

you

her

ghost.

GHOST-STORY

Petyt,

letting

moment

How

Le

Miss

and

fireplace

MAID'S

OLD

said

HANDS

OF

PAIR

one

know
her
F

"that
wear

female
little

Now

ghosts

her

wrung
the

Perhaps

hands,

high
she

are

with

shoes

tap, tap, wringing

about
feet.

then

woman,

red
was

their

horridest

the

high

red

heels,

hands."
But

certainly.
heels, for
like

said

the

never

Queen

of

66

OLD

Spain,and

AND

hadn't

any.

how

depends

at

"Don't

be

Le

for the

as

the

hear

to

turned

Petyt

the

story, or

"

know

you

that

story."

to

"It's such

elderly

an

instance

when

it all

hands,

There's

them.

dear,

prosy,

laugh.
"The

GHOSTS

Knightsbridge,for

justdying

Miss

And

wring

you

shopwalker
we're

PROFITABLE

FIRES

with

me

cating
depre-

small

little one."

ghost ?

"

"Both."
And

"

this

Tresillack
of

head

of

the

on

the

wide

dozen

it ; for

the
as

Your

view

and

enough

be

to

all of
will

house,

was

very

us

were

this

which

and
word

wise

was

days.

young

enough

'secluded'

sides

I trust,

then, as
I

tised
adver-

was

in those

but

to

half

overlapping

poor

the

out
with-

but

twisted

poor

be ;

never

at

led down

and
its

the

was

sea

coombe

the

romantic

independence, and

the

and

Cornwall, at

quite alone
of the

it wound

from

'secluded.'

dears, you

my

sound

its way,

on

father

stood

though

in

Tresillack

coast.

which

beach,

times

closed

south

house,

open

Petyt'sstory :"

I lived down

coombe, within

sightof
a

Le

happened when

It

name

Miss

was

to

took

like
my

fancy.
"

or

The

misfortune

just suited

tenants.

You

who

rents

yes,

there

are

was

that it had

taken

the

the

requirements,of several
know, I dare say, the kind

secluded

house

in the

several kinds ; but

country

they

seem

fancy,
previous

of person
?

Well,

to

agree

OF

PAIR

HANDS

67

No
knows
one
being odious.
remove
from, though they soon
where
they're 'going to,' as

where

in

'

'

Shady

word,

is the

had
series)
"I

applicationto
farm

and

the

Hosking
as

and

open

cliff

presentedmyself
family and

small

life of

rural
He

met

bined
com-

vances
ad-

my

learned

had

'secluded

approached
suit and

him

faltered

to

burnt

Had

of Farmer

unpleasantfeature

an

was

against hard

up

wish

never

times.

as

hospitablerace

child who

many

him

on

doubly mistaken.
slow-witted,but as honest a

was

stood

ever

that coast

of

coombe,

character.

local

Farmer

previous

bewildering

the

economy.

I set it down

it : afterwards

of

the

say.

politelyenough, but with an air of suspicion

I began by disliking
him
offended
for
me.

which

more

To

beach.

seemliness

man

children

last

assured

about

vengeance.

spinsterof decent
income, intending a

as
fearlessly

in

of

foot

the

at

overlookingthe
but

doubt

Well,

come

I first made
nothing of this when
ing
inhabitthe landlord,a solid yeoman

knew

with

shady

been

the

(from first to

of Tresillack

tenants

is it not

all

they

than

the

It

meet.

his

times

on

the caution

was

what

people

fingers,not

known

and

but

once

afterwards

Hosking's tribulations as landlord

country residence,'I should have
with
as

the

bashfulness

I undertook

to

to

proper

prove

the

my

bright

exceptionin a long line of painfulexperiences.He

had bought the Tresillack estate twenty years before
"on

mortgage, I fancy because

"

the

land

adjoined

68

his

house

was

the

him

pay

nuisance,

from

so

would

and

own

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

incubus

an

and

had

it ;

There's
a

trouble

With

round.

you
coombe

far with

so

I thanked

As

'There's

him

one

takes

and

you,
he

rubbed

thing I

must

tell you,

house

must

take

the

the

up

way.'

his

ever
Who-

though.

Mrs.

chin.

Carkeek

along

it.'

with
"

the

'

Mrs.

Carkeek

'

Yes

she

'

I echoed

wife

was

to

sorry,

miss,' he

added, my

doubt

what

of

after

sensible
She

'

in

sold

up

"'I

may

find

her

service
and
as

dejectedly. So
The

path,which

was

narrow

with

face
I

woman

I had

but

comfortable

was

an

brambles.

Is that

it

there

well

see

ran

to

her

beside
most

apology, strode
whenever

keek
Car-

after

I dare

"

say

Carkeek's

knows

the

Kendall

place.
when

house, anyhow,' said I

to
a

walk

up

the

coombe.

little chatteringstream,

part, and
on

Mrs.

rule

And

Squire

no

first place it was.'

the

started

Mary

and

woman,

we

bad.

I'm

tellinghim

expected

make

to

so

went

for the

But

'

hind.

late

my

things that happened.

some

won't

you

sort

be ;

to

dolefully.

'

housekeeper?
"

he

and

show

in your

put you

paused

put in

I'll step

leave

your

out.

she'll

and

widow-woman,

housekeeper, a

and

I've

keys, because

about

look

to

place, inside

pretty enough

no

been

beginning.

"'Well, miss,'he said, 'you're welcome

over

the

tillage. But

for

ahead

Farmer
to

its width

beat

Hosking,
aside

allowed

us

the
to

OLD

70

called

cottage, and

in situation

for

aged
and

door

with

woman

smile

still

higher

was

to

called

clapped

my

farmer's

the

comfortable

of

face,

ness,
obsequious-

descriptionof

woman

the

through

contented

trace-

for

looked

healthy middle-

thoughtfulbut

out

Mrs.

when

I had

us.

which, without

quite bore
walked

have

It

tenant.

have

could

I found

and

Gummidge,

She

the

opened

Mrs.

And

any

should

days we

spiritsmounted

Carkeek

on

joy.

My

"

distinction

in those

'elegant' living.

GHOSTS

enough in features and

rare

confer

to

suggested what
hands

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

and

while

her.
we

together (for Mr.

rooms

Hosking waited

outside)I 'took to' Mrs. Carkeek.

Her

direct and

speech was
their

spite of

faded

at

home

gave

and

somehow

me

cared

the
of

sense

for ; yes,

I've done

think

foolish.
fancy altogether

stepped out
Hosking pocketed
been

using on
"'This

into

is better

of
than

Don't

may

jasmine.
anything

not

Farmer

pruning-knifewhich

the

bush

you

verandah, and

the

quisitely
ex-

atmosphere

of being loved.

dears ; for when

"I

very

in

well-being,of feeling

laugh,my
this

rooms,

bright and

furniture,were

clean ; and
of the house

practical
; the

he

I had

had

dreamed

of/ said I.
"

'

Well, miss, that's

bargain, if you'llexcuse
"He

took
;

and

no
we

not

wise

way

beginning

me.'

advantage, however,
struck

of

the

bargain

as

of
we

my

mission
ad-

returned

down

the

chaise

but

to

I had

meant

Mrs.

with

the

I had

"I

happy,

which

one,

there

remains

adventurous

; the

unkempt
yet sufficiently

to

sharp appetitefor meals,

that

I spent the

earth.

winding
down
"

cool

the
I

the

up

; indeed

much

was

when
me

strayed off
and

her

waited

the

eyes

for the

and

only

that

she

talked

too

her

seemed

at

small

some
wore

was

job
to

back.

times

as

speak

talk

even

unable

though
had

be

not

and
little,

she

walk

in housekeepers)

one

listeninglook,

neglectedtask

doors,

could
did

rare

as

of

beach

her

It

of

with

She

(a

odours

out

all housework

fault

in

rule

me

bed

to

me

time

as

June,

of

of the

Carkeek.

attention.
to

send

and

the

summer,

busy, give

me

comes

that

Mrs.

addressed
her

keep

valley,along

to

moderately

was

in all the pomp

day's work

being

something

high

of my

most

found

soon

safely left

give

which

drowsy stupor

now

myself independent

was

season

the garden
glorious,

weather

I felt

for

over

for.

(as

I had

which

account

cannot

in
the

within

; because

reasons

entirelyhealthy;

young,
and

the

very

happiness of

the

you

Tresillack

at

by

one

to

do

home.

new

describe

own,

settled

was

two, and

or

into my

I take

believe)if

day

of my

might

This, too,

next

hardly

that

me

market

the

to

maid

engage

to

moved

can

back

hired

the

where

farm,
me

to

71

HANDS

Carkeek.

first month

my

his

convey

of the

course

week

to

it occurred

now

well

OF

coombe

waited

town.

PAIR

her

to

mind

forgotten,
though
and

she

remind

72

OLD

FIRES

her.

But

as

Indeed,
in my

to

dears,I

my

never

attended

well

so

to

life.

"Well,

that

is what

I'm

say, is

just

it. The

woman

In

moment.

Did

the

upon

I wish

the

be

(I told myself) must

a
glance of mine.
having glanced
how

on

very

shapes

This

is

earth

fresh

had

bowl

in her

meal

next

Carkeek

interpreted
remember

not

And

presence.

the

roses,

very

understand.

instance,you

an

bowl

for ?

lightlywished

I had

colours

my

Mrs.

ones.

guessed the

she

in

the

at

yet I could

And

this

read

to

surprisedand

have

the

at

and

only

enough

replacedby

the

little ways

renewed

roses

so

preparedto

preparations,semed

sure
dining-table,

they would

odd

had

only

meals

my

That,

to.

not

hundred

these
orderliness,
desires.

coming

dusted,and

swept and

rooms

the

was

forgot nothing.

fact she

of

matter

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

Every

day, and from morning to night, I happened on

others,each slightenough, but all together bearing
witness
was

as
ministeringintelligence
untiring.

to

"I

am

uncomfortable

lightsleeper,as
knack

roaming early.
Tresillack,Mrs.
and

dusted

and

seemed
to

tidied

(where

I had

been

in

morning,

how

matter

had

For

with

as

early
to

conclude
soon

the

at

rose

have

prevented

that

she

she

as

an

and

sun

it

as

with

know,

you

waking

Carkeek

safely a-bed.
the

of

No

Finally I

me.

subtle

arose

judged

me

findingthe drawing-room
sittinglate) redded up at four
once,

'

'

and

no

trace

of

plate of

rasp-

berries
and

which

PAIR

had

through

I found

kitchen

the

laid, but

upstairsand
knock

good

woman

determined

clean

voice

door.

cried

before

pin, and

At

in

fire

the

walked

the

second

presently the

out, and
me

name.

Carkeek.

her

at

stood

her, and

test

to

as

Mrs.

of

knocked

sleepy

dinner

after

kitchen,callingher by

as

trace

no

73

thither

carried

the

to

HANDS

OF

overnight, I

left

walked

her

nightgown,

looking (I thought) very badly scared.

I said, 'it's not
"'No/
a
burglar.

But

found

do

your

mustn't

wait

what

out

morning's work
for
to

bed

your

down

like

the

to

"She

night.

over

I choose

when

me

that

wanted,

But

you
And

sit up.

to

you

now

back

go

I take

good soul, whilst

I've

run

beach.'

stood

blinking in

Her

dawn.

the

face

still white.

was
"

'

have

Oh, miss,'she gasped,'

something

seen

"'And
neither
"

'

so

her

back

the

north.

to

God

'

heard

in her

And

grey

I took

expression and

ran

must

you

it

'but

answered,

was

ghosts.'
!

me

sure

'

have/

burglars nor
Thank

I made

her

bedroom

this for

she

turned

which

faced

as

say
"

carelesslypious

downstairs, thinking

no

more

of it.

few

"A

"The

days

plan

later I

began

of Tresillack

was

simplicityitself.

you

entered

was

the

To

to

house
the

understand.

(I

of

left

dining-room

explain)

must

to

the

the

hall

as

right

74

the

of

others

two

the

by

to

the

right on

the

of my

morning

turned

Mrs.

in the

water

the

carried

to

had

them

'

after

the

Mrs.

find

But

it

glasses in
with

me,

"'The
you

had
no

failure

of any

asked.

there

'

great nuisance
the
and

kitchen.
we'll have

cisterns

I don't

find it

'11 be
a

bowl

reason

up

at

to

run.

with
is

must

plate and
the

back

cisterns.'

right, miss.

trouble.'

went

house

you

the

the

to

it.'

and

around

look

all

the

ot

use

washing

not

is wrong

never

Come

and

would

rest

I
a

and

roses,

handy place

'What

The

be

must

as

of

the water

Carkeek.

enough supplied.'
I don't know, miss.

posed
sup-

crockery, and

china

Again

tap.

well

"

surprisevisit (as

pantry

tap
'

pantry

Carkeek

basketful

this

"

first

the

ran.

Mrs.

my

I chose

in.

called
?

north)

this

water

complain

picked

into

fillit at the

"I

would

day

them

arrange

visited

linen-

supply.

it) I

called

On

and

ware

Carkeek

doubt

tap.

no

stairs

and

faced

on
ran

of the

(which

accidental.

be

which

shelves

I had

but

opening

bend

brass

glass

up

"But

tap

to

wash

and

tenancy

the

this

window

side
be-

found

you

passage

usual

porcelain basin

to

pantry with
under

left

left, the

the

door, and

door,

the

press, and

and

inner

The

beyond.

front

store-cupboardunder
neat

and

right

kitchen,

the

glazed

boudoir

stairs faced

the

it, passing

with

drawing-room,

foot

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

assure

PAIR

"But
the

stood

house

away

the

kitchen

looked
There

two

kitchen

and

small

the

and

"

full,and

yet the

level,was

empty.
the

the

to

"

cold

'

wouldn't,
and

as

could

though

on

as

trace,
almost
lower

'The

pipe

I clambered

on

on

the

it round

with

cork

though

only

kitchen

the

in

for my

thought

thick

began

Mrs.

on

face.

hand.

of
rag

calico
was,

much
of

plug
to

Her
To

flowers.'

as

Carkeek,

place somebody

rag

the

water

in my

the

From

water
'

out

the

in its

is

tap

see.'

wrenched

red

pantry

me.

groped.

suddenly

firmly wedged

the

stood

And

pantry

triumphantly

grown

to

use

the

immediately

turned

fixed

; and

other, and

the

cistern

The

hot, you

and

over

I,

and

kitchen

the

said I.
daylight,'

miss.

no

I want

But

bent

said

one,

cisterns.

parapet.

water,

'

big

is choked.'

two

boiler I gets it
"

small

plain as

as

between

the

we

supplying the

which

pipe

Now

by

path

the

one,

above

obviously fed

pantry.

its lower

large

cliff

cliff rose

the

Above

parapet upon

very

which

wall

of

againstthe

built

from

bathroom

the

one,

"'It's

face

back

The

from

architect.

obviously leading, by
to

put off.
feet

wall's

the

were

be

ten

garden,

over

HANDS

stone

the

by

cut

to

but

really but

was

not

was

75

OF

who
eyes
it

pattern (a lilac sprig). Then,

as

I
had

were
more

wrapped

print; and,

I seemed

'

cork

flow.

keep
had

to
our

coloured
disrecall
eyes

76

OLD

met,

it occurred

before
that

the

worn

and

had

why

kitchen

take

Carkeek

the
and

second

be

fib before

childish.
told

she

me

is ;

the

preferred

was

disingenuous

'But

I
myself.
and, after all,
'

twelve

night after this,and

o'clock,I was
lying in

reading myself sleepy

small
a
Lytton's,when
listened.

The

sound

trickling;and
(I

It

as

her.

treasure.'

On

eleven

Mrs.

regained her

she

same/

the

this very

disappointedin

because

pantry tap.
all

are

Carkeek

acted
deliberately

the

to

is

of

quite trivial

some

paltry thing to

hide

to

it

I felt

own

Merely

servants
must

such

She

over.

mornings

two

print gown

of mind

presence

But

It seemed

"

had

only

presently Mrs.

and

composure.

she

that

me

discovery,sliding over

remark

GHOSTS

spriggedpattern.

I had

small

to

Carkeek

Mrs.

same

"

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRE8

told

drained

the

sound.

There

just outside

roof.

sound

filled the
Somehow

was

me.

of
A

water

shower

could

not

fix the

pipe againstthe

water

rain.

Lord

water-pipes which

window.

my

disturbed

to

and

of

clearlythat

was

bed

novel

it down

set

had

myself)

over

between

rose

and

drew

wall

up

the

blind.
"

To

my

astonishment
I felt the

rain

had

fallen.

dew

had

gathered there

wind,
eastern

no

cloud

slope

of

only
the

rain

no

"

was

falling
;

slate window-sill
no

more.

still

coombe,

moon

the

There

high
distant

no

some

was
over

no

the

plash

of

78

OLD

"

FIRES

porcelainbasin

something

scurryingupstairs two

me

which

as

of

matter

seemed

My

heart

the

stillness I

candlestick

on

"Over

"That

I cannot

hands.
"No:

the

all

was

tap I
how

tell you

they

not

were

: just
quite distinctly

the

that

wrists, and

after

of

the

splash

trickle

through them
the
They were
"

yes,
wash

was

what

you

"I

"

the

the

on

enough,

that

I must

set

edge
the

of

the
shut

not

real hands.

Oh,

Boys

and

can't

just

it down
the

on

the

some

girls
tell

slipped and
without

basin

nest

"

of

and

ing
lookhad

drawers.

there, with
bad

thought uppermost
off that

saw

"

girl,too.

candle

darkness

suffered

it's unmistakable.

my

fixed

crash, in

Oddly

once.

is,but

I had

the

running,

at

were

them
on

little

before

were

water

was

that

difference

eyes

it

of

and

hands

over

differently.I

crash.

for my

After

of

all this
a

balanced

hands

them

saw

clean.

it would

just as

hands

saw

fell with

but

sure

their

and

child's

nothing. They

"

themselves

water

small

moving briskly washing

"

the

ended.

off.

pair

me.

hands.

hands,

they

cut

in

brass

beneath

two

saw

spot.

the

beside

and

but

And

still!

so

small

two

"

the

to

of drawers

porcelain basin

from
trickling

water

"

sent

time,

settingdown

tall nest

the

at
me

still

remember
a

held

fact

have

might

steps

stand

to

there, by the

was

which

something

"

Carkeek

briskly. Mrs.

open

But

there.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

the door

pushed

not

was

AND

tap before

the

moments.

with

me

escaping.

I had

And

to.

after

to

so

courage,

while

out

picked

up

all my
with

teeth, and

my
hand

my

79

HANDS

between

say,

thrust

little sob

OF

PAIR

and

did

Then

it.

I fled.
The

"

the

as

dawn

sky

reddened

"Our

it out

"'And

"

'

to

hurt
"

'

Miss

"'Eh,

head

her

was

; she

was
"

'

But

it

with

my

up.'
Carkeek
at

wished
to

have

That's

what

once

began.
must

tell

Is

is it

all about
murder

whatever

put

me

"

her

'

such

hands.'
dear !

does, poor

Margaret,

But

that

"

murder

wouldn't

go

'

Margaret ?
she

cistern.'

'

little Miss

fly!

it.

the

miss,

washing

died

at

and

only daughter;
I

bad.
you,

she

so

she
you

how

was

Ah,

"

And

in your

dear

And

bless

"'She
"

yes.

"'Law
horrors

door

about

all

saw

mind

never

"

pantry

dressed,

plugging up

for your

"'Yes,
it

the

determined

knew

you

You

'

and

her.

with

accounts

dressed

Clearly Mrs.

and

begin,

to

me

soon

hand.

met.

eyes

also

as

bath,
at

I, 'you picked

!' said

Ah

"'

Carkeek,

in her

candlestick

there

And

Mrs.

found

my

and

me

upon

I took

downstairs.

went

close

was

nurse,

'

seven

that's

miss, and

took

it down

how

do

you

over

in the

know

Squire Kendall's

year.

twenty
know

year

ago.

diphtheriait
village.'
it is

"

Margaret ?

'

80

hands

"'Those
used

that

her

be

to

could

how

why,

"

'

nurse

mistake,

'

why does she wash them ?

"'Well, miss, being always a dainty child

"

the

'

But

house-work, you see

I took a long breath.
'

off.

Is

"Mrs.

who

Carkeek

Who

else,miss

"

'

Poor

little soul !
now'

with

It's my

of

she
time

The

others ?

"

'

The

other

look

steadily.

Carkeek

They

'

loves
she

and

each

And

stick
candle-

my

I'm

so

glad you

really nothing

She

eyed

you,

miss.
have

must

'

to

wistfully.

me

But
had

only
with

to

the

I echoed.
:

the

carried

afore

ones

What

the

was

Major

"

used

he

the coombe
his wife

drank

one

"

the

you.'

go

after

them

of

some

to

Hosking

"

another,

mad

that

Drink

'em.

There

with

it,and

nightshirt.Oh,

too

tell

last."

with

matter

in his

Farmer

fearful

on

than

worse

one

Didn't

awful.

'"Drink, miss, with

about

"

isn't

tenants, miss

was

They

you

the

'

apron

there
?

rubbed

they bad?'

"'Were

'

my

care

'

'

"

this

taking

her

is there

"

belief

what

'

I broke

'

For

"

"

tell

'

edge of

the

afraid

others !

'

dusting
been

Mrs.

"

it like this.

think

to

mean

you

has

met

'

"'Well

be

she

"

take

Do

'

me

it

'

tidying and

all this

that

me

'

and

"

"

of

"

?
was
run

scandalous

is. if she

ever

'

was

Just think

his wife.

after their nasty

up

"

I shivered.

"

'

But

'

Why,
"'They
would

the

by

not

"

pairhere" from the colonies,

with two
children,a boy and

"

mites

Poor

six.

children,miss

could

'

'

your

"

tortured

starved, and

Y6u

washing

those

'

miss

worst,

beat
and

child

tender

'

happened ?

"

belief.

my

doings!

what

boil !

81

HANDS

of that

wasn't

that

There was
long way.
or
so
they gave out
gel, the eldest scarce
"

OF

PAIR

their

hear

blood
it's

'em,

I've

screams,

high-road,and that's
Sometimes
the best part of half a mile.
they was
food
for days together. But
locked
up without
belief that little Miss
it's my
Margaret managed
somehow.
to feed them
Oh, I can see her, creeping

been

back

told,away

But

'

"

these

You

didn't

'

showed

never

herself when
took

here, but

were

She'd

innocent

There

another

was

stood

have

eyes

her, miss.

know

never

all the

here

been

her

she

people

was

her

comforting!

flight

to

they left.'
'

she

and

perhaps

awful

until
"

door

the

to

in the

while

and

to

up

and

only
'

couple

lions.
to

have

must

ears

Mrs.

The

brave

She've

think

what

took

Carkeek

in !

sunk

voice.
"

'

Oh,

'

'

said

in this house

of mind
"

hush

But

I know

you
she

won't
do.

And

I, ' if
!

I'm

to

have

any

peace

'

go,

miss ?

think

what

She
you

loves

you,

might

be

82

FIRES

OLD

leaving her

to

For

next.

since

You

Now

"

I had

I felt how

go !

come

been

here

He

died

place.

ever
soon

'

resolved

all of

go, but

to

this resolution

mean

"'After

the

might

tenant

She've

go.

sold

musn't

of

sort

can't

father

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

what

"

she

her

after.

AND

sudden

was.

all/ said I, 'there's nothing to

afraid

be

of.'
"

That's

'

it,miss

it's

believe

so

tell of

mother

my

swept

were

and

every

floors

the

it down
and

we've

lie easy
"

God

the

to

now

in

our

bless the

I have

Oh,

to

that

"'Why,
embraced

sanded, and

secret

between

beds, and

if

hear

"

we

we

and

to

go

better, miss,
us

can

we

anything, say
sleep.'
one

dition
con-

make.'

dear !

you
:

let

you

and

this

herself

acquaintancewith
spent three
Mrs.
Few

Carkeek
women,

'

to

kiss

me

said

was

my

secret.

know

got the
child !

pans

slept. They put

but

allowed

while

pots and

maids

the

rooms

clockwork,

as

piskies
;

she

"I

the

heard

that?'

'"What's

'

regular

as

the

Carkeek,' said I, 'there's only

"'Mrs.

"

night

all while

scoured, and

where

farmhouses

even

I've

Why,

uncommon.

veiy

I don't

all.

nothing at

Mrs.

Carkeek

close

as

in

go

you.'

the

to

as

we

as
familiarity

whole

of

course

her.

years

at

Tresillack,and

lived with
I dare

completely wrapped around

me

to

with

and
say,
love

all that

shared

were
as

the

ever
we

so
were

PAIR

during those
life like

and

heads

of

the

watched
"

'

the

brought

word

me

about

was

five years,

of

rate
at any
avoiding it",
Colonel
Kendall, a brother

no

"

'

"

'

Yes,

married

children

ever

old

'

And

see.

'

Hosking

Farmer

sold

house

the

"

There

or
was

purchaser being
old Squire.'

the

Because

of the

I asked.

family of eight.

and

see,

you

It's the

lady.
"

miss ; with

as

'

man

bright.

forget which.

sell it ; I

to

had

he

that

it

kept

winter

in

Tresillack ?

leave

ever

end

the

at

and

me

lifted the

summer

passed, and

as

fire with
I

in

waking

my

pillow, touched

my

comely,

flowers

did

Why

day,

one

table

my

through

ran

it smoothed

83

HANDS

It

three years.
song

made

OF

home

to

is

that

the

mother

pretty

good

Kendall.'

Colonel

why

As

feel bound

you

to

sell.'

mustn't
"

To

'

turn

but

are

Mrs.

lacked

doing

Carkeek

nothing

perhaps,that

the

room

no

"'Oh

Mrs.

"

yes,

Carkeek

"So

'

Mr.

you,

king
Hos-

stay, the

to

be

will be

ment
arrange-

perfection except,
"

for

me.

happy/
happy,

said;

sure

'with

enough/

agreed.

when

boxes, and

miss, she

You

right thing.'

was

Margaret will
cousins,you know.'

her

thank

of absolute

it found

She"

out

me

you

"Since

"'

offers.

good price,too, that he

think but I'm sorry enough

"'It's

the

tried to

time
be

came

cheerful.

packed
But

on

up
the

my

last

Mrs.

sent

"

"There

dared

shutting

Margaret

"And
little
in

hands

mine."

will
stole

at

all.
I

Yet

one.

scarcety

had

again,

tried

stretched

time,

this

whispered

pantry.

whispered.
answer

eyes

and
'

for

hope
my

hands

'

no

was

to

"

Margaret

'

excuse,

poor

some

upon

the

into

alone

stepped

and

upstairs

Carkeek

hall,

the

in

corded

stood

they

when

morning,

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

84

out

and,
both

'

swear

and

to

my

dying
for

rested
"

day
moment

that

two

only

"

guard

and

set

faultlessbefore

us

presence with exceedingjoy.

His

It

January, 1526, after

in

was

three

the

days, that
the

belonging to
Gunwallo

Cove,

She

sick.
a

stumbling

from

us

own

drawn

well

Master

Francis

I have

factor.
and

here

of copper,

8,000 cakes

8 blocks

Silver

of

by

silver,

by

vessels, plate,patens,

man,
English-

an

at

"

as

items

him

"

fashion

inventory

me

Person's

valued

with

tugal's
King of Por-

the

as

of it

copy

of Master

some

are

Porson,

of her

board

travellingon

the

in

Penger-

Lisbon

after

from

as

of

to

I know

as

"

eyesight,as
by

up

Flanders

from

freightextraordinaryrich

by my

Andrew,
ashore

southward

the

little to

bound

was

Saint

the

Portugal, drove

of

King
a

called

ship

lasting

tempest

write,

"

^3,224.
^2,250.

and

ewers

pots, beside pearls,precious stones,

and jewels of gold.
Also

There

chest

of coined

also cloth

was

in amount

money,

"6,240.

of arras, tapestry, rich

satins,velvets, silks,camlets, says,

Bruges,
English

with

great

cloth ;

candlesticks
instruments

of

barber's

2,100

great chest

music

beside
to

on

the

"

whole

confirmation

of

laten

shalmers

and

other

of

And

at

this I

myself

About

"150,000

in

horses, and

the least

saw

beach.
*

for the

armour

for his

amounting
I

and

3,200

harness

what

or

sets

."1 6,000* in value.

satins

of Flemish

basins

of

four

King of Portugal, much

much

of bales

number

ings,
hang-

present money.

can

putation
com-

believe

upon

the

LADY

THE

But

let

tale,which

and

part of the

crew

folk

poor

all that
after

(says he)
Thomas

the

there

had

saved

treasure

So

his

recovery
was

beach

;
at

lay

men,
gentle-

in

manner

assault

an

on

in great fear and

from

them

wreck, amounting

all

they
."10,000 of

to

he, "they will

yield up,

not

have

called

been

at the

when

trouble

his

time, and

the

"

to

ambassador

Commissioner,

before

obtained

push enquirieson

did

not

the

after

"

where

London

to

Portuguese
a

his

important

so

case

bassador.
am-

of it that

English

Fleming, to
"

on

unconscious

way

fair

the

spot

scruple to repeat

the

the
so

of

Sir Nicholas

and

being

made

albeit

by hearsay

journey all
he

his tale rested therefore

learn

matter

complaint

enough

true

lain hurt and

could

he

factor's account, which

to be

he had

Moreover
the

took

end

believed

what

on

and

and put them

for the

then

confession

the

upon

three

so."

he

not

own

made

swords, and

says

shortly

armed

restitution,
though they

much

doubt

the

But

Godolphin, and

sixtymen

about

in the

"which,"

"

to do

upon

and
from

make

nor

he

scene

William

Aubyn,

and

bows

the

on

came

shipwreckedsailors

jeopardy

utterlyperished; yet,

of the cargo.

valuable

Saint

with

war

his

Almighty God, the greater

got safelyto land,and by help of
dwelling in the neighbourhood saved

with
John Milliton,
of

and

of

mercy

most

was

Porson

Andrew, having struck

of the cove, there

the grace

many

Master

with

87

SHIP

THE

that the Saint

runs

at the mouth

by

done

have

me

OF

Court

travel

Master

his accusation,and

down
Porson
to

our

88

OLD

AND

FIRES

faces

(having indeed

down

for

him

honest

in his

house

own

robber.
and

hot

of

Saint

from

for any

violence

between

Mr.

did

us

he

"

one,

Aubyn
mere

made

me

that

go

for two
drowned

him

to

make

nothing
tantum,"

Mercator

and
fingers,

his

great joy ;

to my

spoiledthe story agreed

Mr. Saint Aubyn,
is,between

that

Godolphin,and

Saint

had

chose

factor.

have

might

"

Mr.

not)

have

might

repliedhe, snapping

thought

brave

say
to

use

say

he said it and

However,

insult

must

to

to

Commissioner

the

Clowance, callinghim

at

Aubyn

puppy.

an

on

not

"

there when

was

cold,knowing (ifhe

pins Mr.
like

man

he dared

words

seeingwhat

GHOSTS

followed

purpose).

that

very

PROFITABLE

who

me

acted

for my

deputy

as

Master.
This
colour

heard
Mr.

Saint

Godolphin
the

also,a
"

men

Saint

to

in lawful
we

it,or

that

to

drink,we

the master.
took

we

from
be

one

the

sailors.

saved

and, in spiteof

many

and

helped

the cargo

save

Will

and

bought

Carnar-

the

goods
assault,

the value

All that

amounted
trials to

to

cued;
res-

without

for the

As

goods to

presently

little was

destitute

men

and

meat

pounds

known
worth

the

bargain with

denied

thousand

buy

"

It

Gunwallo,

joinedhim

Aubyn's

more

hearsay.

it,where

to

that,in fact,very

and, seeing
money

Person's

that,in attemptingto

drowned

was

Master

my

of Mr.

man

rode

and

and
;

Master

honest, had

Aubyn, happening near

wreck

of the

save

thur

albeit less

ours,

of the truth than

that Mr.

ran

to

story of

was

about

recover

of ten
tainly
cer-

"20
more,

which

failed to

of the
up

the

This
than

in substance

was

the

further

word

affair I had

alreadybegun

could

and-by.

As

they

had

no

and

that

They
had

for Mr.

Saint

doubt

or

come

drawn
the

and

Aubyn

in

truth and

Cornishmen

master's
than

these

lie,and

make

their small

clean

shares

man

would

best

may

man's

hear

reason

plain
by-

lying,

was

his

me,

suit with

of the

his
the
All

comes

to

to

accept my
afterwards, rather

him
be

and

It

lie.

doubt)

From
to

this

Godolphin,

Mr.

say.

chose

the

engage

the Commissioner.

to

with

breast
out

saved,

Master

my

gentlemen

settle

been

person.

cousjns,you

are

this, rather:

present

the

Further,of
if

will

any

his bond, and

was

to wonder

intermediate,they took it as the

known

I had

wittinglyto further
him
on
(I make no

tale

glad

deceive,or

also.

all that

at

have

brought

lie

trusted,as you

I had

would
he

be

this

possession.On

his bond

was

other

that any

him

had

booty

deceit ; his word

any

by practicemy

senses

known

true

having

hand,

one

Master's

in my

never

the

that the

senses

it to be

other,I had
to

On

matter.

only

mind

from

duty

my

wit to doubt

much

conclude

by

The

it to be

with

Clowance

relieved

of my

too

knew

one

I,his deputy,took

Master.
to

truer

it,believed.

uttered

my

him

be

to

opinion on
and

broken

was

parts,yet

plot (so to say) who

from

evidence

and

ship

in

tale,false

our

in the

enough

bulk

of labour, the

charges

seas.

was

version

89

SHIP

THE

in the

either of us, who

person

me

the

pay

remained

cargo

by

OF

LADY

THE

forced

Exchequer.

to

wring

neigh-

90

hour

OLD

FIRES

can

be

London

is

lawyers

are

persuaded, terrified,forced

always
the

long

they did,

gentlemen followed a
had
But, after we
story, and

common

Clowance

"

You

share

put

stood

of

by

God

I will

date, the
time
the

So

in

close to

of

with

eye

out

at

his
of the

south-west

sensiblyabating,and

foggy
or

on

us

"

courtyard.

our

learn,the Saint

can

after

with

good

west

the tide

Person

this,and

was

hours

two

promise

scrag neck."
Master

rode

trifle

you

January, 1526, and

and

coarse

and

"

take

and

come

seeing that

nearlyas

ashore

2oth

of your

of the wreck

it.

came

master

I overtake

distance

manner

with

Andrew

"

gravelyand

the

concern

low

way

our

horse

my

came

by

time

this

to

easy

him

Aubyn

tell your

the next

an

Now

from

But

may

answer

at

saluted

Saint

bullet in the back

For

the

you

"

mounting

was

with

parting:
understand, Mr. Tonkin, that to-day's

to-day.

And

over

to

said this

will

tale is for
my

two

policy.

fitted Sir Nicholas

as

ing
(know-

these

I)

or

reasonable

courtyard,Mr.

stirrupand

my

freely that

say

but

London

off, and

way

devil.

than

more

no

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

the

weather

at

noon

the

gale yet blowing

wanting

of

south, but
hour

an

before

water.

It

happened

with

twenty

where

he

men

had

when
business,

that
at his

Mr.

Saint

back, homeward

spent three
he heard

Aubyn

news

days

on

was

from

private

some

of the wreck

riding,
Gweek,

at

farm-

LADY

TEE

house

the

on

road

aside,he, whose
first to the
a

The

cove.

Master
at

rose

time

same

and

and

make

it,came

Pengersick

at

I remember

as

because

But

dinner.

he

in haste, at the

saddle

to

from

us

settled to

word

bidding me

farthest

turning

so

ride with

ready to

him,

fifteen others.
So

the

rain

beach

there

fallen
the

on

"

of the

most

laid

as

with

great wound

foreignerslanded,

the

had

and

who

had

Mr.

Saint

men

perilof

lent

help,though by

might

say)

death.

give

of

their

damsel

whom

over.

salt water

three

as

Person,

crew

Aubyn's band, too,

the

But

Mr.
I

rain,

salving,and to the
through suffering

come

must

flowingof
the

endeavours
nor

and
The

condition.

the

this time

to

Portuguese captain
young

from

busily at

and

them

and

Master

was

apparent good

very

great credit of

forced

left in

time

no

had

"

in

worked

been

of the

taking damage

most

had

scalp; also everywhere

few
a
chests,bales,and casks
freight,

great pilesof
staved

the

(forthe yard

dead

whom

among

"

On

spare.

board, the day before, and

dead

Gun-

reached

and

ship'sextremity to bury them)

good

but
lulling,

wind

starkly,who

out

ashore

brought

or

steadily

found

we

the

"

little daylightto

of them

seven

drowned

with

rode

and

down

coming

Cove

but

forth

set

we

wallo

but

o'clock ;

gave

and

reached

news

just then

was

once

Helleston

to

91

SHIP

THE

dwelling lay

little after three

my

OF

the tide

(as

master

neither

was

Saint

had

Aubyn,

describe

more

one

the

but

ticularl
par-

92

OLD

She

nigh

AND

FIRES

standing,as

was

the

to

water's

her orders.

can

approaching and
first time

look

her

but
girl's,

and

'seen

ever
a

the

her

with

waist

turned

she

as

than

of hands

play
feet

drenched

one

or

think

and

angry

lightof the sunsettingwhich

to

and

seaward

sand

the

to

turned

to

him

sniff the
:

and

now

oreweed,
in

beast

blown

shape

but

longer and

I have

tried to

hitched

do.

Her

doubtless,by the

partly also by
broke

then

the

wetted

of

it

like

somewhat

taller,and

beside

kept

lowering his
brine

the

the weather

hound

if the

as

of

about

gown,

pools and

of blood.

colour

her,shiveringand

the

have

seemed

ladies

rosy ; ruddied
I

girdle,flapped about
the other, using more

home-bred

but

mere

loveliest

blue

wind

brine,

she

age

shape

by rain, was

our

and

bare

were

to

In

hair,which

snakeskin

for the

older, being pinched

Her

her

shoulders,and

her

our

afterwards

which

cold, yet the

see.

at

looked

her

men

listeningto

fondly.

twenty

red, darkened

copper

at

the

shall

or

and

of

turned

she

eyes,

face somewhat

peaked by

himself
as

beach,

the

group

Master

other's

appeared eighteen or

my

often

so

with

now

and

she

down

Aubyn

her

each

into

to

were

edge ;

see

rode

we

Mr. Saint

her, and

about

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

muzzle

puzzled

our

coated

hounds,
greylike

wolf.
As

the

men

and

majesticaland
forlorn.

The

the

describe

her

tangle of the

yet (as

we

present cause

drew

she

beach

stood
;

amid

shape

closer) slightand

of her gestures

we

made

94

her

but

though
excellent

(I swear) most
I

judge.
Master

My
him

in the

than

the

confess

Lagos,

seemed

to

I took

note

But

Master
forward
Indeed

sharp

questioned
taller

(a man

Gil Perez

was

wrecked

His

wound

the hound's
the

is

demanded
small

in

his head
face

of

tioned
ship. Quesand

merely
white

was

teeth had

it

rightknee

ship ?

Portuguese;

and

they

seemed

with

small

my

Master

on

fastened.

the

nothing to

yellow,

his

above

captain of
who

man

his face had

Your

Here

"

saying,

one

name

of the

torn

who

and

less
help-

unaccountably,until glancing down

of

using

been

the fellow

his

shoulders.

me

againstthe
"

that

but

inside,where
"

But

assault,he shook

his

shrugged

utter,

would
passably straight-looking)

and

of the

had

prisonerand

to the

boatswain

the

she

stood, slightand

she

as
pitiful,

Portuguese.

nothing

did

she

lifted

she

content."

am

turned

rest

word

since

moment

her ; and

to

never

English. Only

and

the

but

him,

to

eyes

is my

lifted his cap

Master

My

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

my
thrust

over-willing.
him, being

not

commend

set

eyes

"

too

near

nose.

name

"

demanded

of

him

too.

"Affonzo
into

long

happened.
the
an

Cabral,"
of the

tale

Cut

short

he

answered,

loss of his

in this and

ship and
asked

lady,he shrugged his shoulders

he knew
oath
nothing about

that she had

taken

passage

with

and

him

and
her
at

plunged
how

it

concerning
repliedwith
beyond this,

Dunquerque

95

for

beforehand

Lisbon, paying him

letter from
to him

the

to
politics

As
have

bound

was

the Court

thought,

murmured

bearing him

of Cambrai, which

Bishop

that she

and

on

conveyed
of

mission

secret

some

of Lisbon.
two

three

or

of the
for

something here,but

her,who, turning to

would

men

look

from

Master, said quietlyin good

my

English :
"That

is

man

Bohemia,

and

mission

my

But

public.

he

and

how

Yourselves

may

see

for the rest,sir

Master
claim

to be

was

I had

here

"

"

Master

proved

knit his brows

it show

freight.

her eyes

on

my
and

these men,

albeit he

and

(scarcepast thirty)and

man

seen

she bent

his

me.

them."

deep wedge-mark

often

saved

have

for

me

towards

behaved

I have

delivered from

young
the

"

this my

At

how
"

frankly

very

has

in

here

took

he

why

he

told

be

to

of

is Alicia

name

not

knows

best

passenger,

And

My

villain.

showed
the

over

some,
hand-

them

between

of the old

nose

as

man

his father.
I

"

think," said

should
leave
and
a

be

"
"

the

there

Lady

it will be the handier

the

rest,cannot

of the

But

cargo

we

Mr.

to
at

shall take

him

have

bow

inquiredinto
men

my

he

Saint

greater leisure.
the

And

Alicia will accept my

our

With

this
your

prisonerto Pengersick

in^safekeeping.
for

"

Aubyn,

examining

be of service in

if"
poor

with

"

shelter
For

of him.

rescuingyet

more

"

this for the

while

was

out

of

question:

the

96

OLD

Saint

Andrew

FIRES

than

her and

between

worked

sea

to

and

so

strained

be

very

By

at her

what

Godolphin,who

my

Master's
and

had

arrived

Godolphin.

at

with

tractable to Mr.

more

mixed
until

guard

of

But

He

daybreak.

protection:
his wisdom

and
while

perversity.To
shook
a

his head

little fuel and

in the

"

my

Master

seemed
she

and

perhaps

consulted

well have

their

Several

the

than

Lady

happened

been

the

Saint

stuff

of such

to be

mere

mine

he

And

to

this,

times

before

need

was

Alicia.

to the

would

who

But

"

she

ship.Indeed,

overwearied.

length,the Portugals having it their

parted : Mr.

set

respect for

some

goods.

often

more

with

was

the present to be allowed

to consent.

indifferent what

might
At

had

Nor

upon

for his men,

among

interpreted

persuasionsand

refreshment

end, we

agreeing

Master's

of

of it to the

offer to

it by argument

askingfor

the beach

on

camp

we

my

offer

his doubts

avoid

not

saved.

an

Aubyn's

we

during

hear.

companies

showing

and

men

with

not

plainlyhad

I could

his

this,when

Saint

three

our

could

cargo

the bulk

convey

it,the Portuguesecaptain would

he

the

ready

colloquy,was

pack-horsesto

outhouses

with

it

ebb.

closingdown,

do

to

mizzen

weight of

the

the next

by

her

every

(thought I) there

too, the night was

now,

Mr.

wains

that

seams

that

Moreover,

miracle,and

breakers

ugly

balanced

so

fro.

littleleft of her

determine

must

five

or

strand,with

the

upon

; and

yet stood, as by

mast

out

four

shore

her

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

lying well

fewer

never

AND

Aubyn

ridingoff

to

own

way,

lodge for

THE

the
of

night

had

Perez

THE

; while

men

marched

been

the

for

my

and

together

at

took

charge

carried

we

the

ahead), she riding

on

and

the

first to
be

to

Cove, and

in the great

supper

Master

victuals

the

foreignersat

97

Pengersick (whither the prisoner

pillionbehind my Master,
seemly distance.
I had
On reaching home
orders

SHIP

Godolphin, who

wounded

Alicia off to

Lady
Gil

Mr.

with

three

the

OF

LADY

of

rest

at

us

busy myselfwith
down

sent

afterwards

hall,where

the

to

in

snatching

alreadyI

saw

my

the

strange lady making good cheer

the

high

He

table.

had

bidden

the

robes that had been his

housekeeperfetch out some
the lady looked
mother's,and in these antiquefittings
not
awkwardly (as you might suppose),but rather
like

'twas

been

to

in

but whereas
my

to

pairas

(savingmy
Master

dear

masque.

as

distance

from

if the dais

me,

so

part of

were

know

did at

that
some

other

they, pledging each other

murmuring in foreign tongues and
piskytale
the end

My
and

care

catching up
him
H

world
there

up

the
than
and

or

pitied.

fast broken, I

to

on

playing with
moving through a play or
and yet in
burden of living,

creatures

without

to be

hurried
found

two

remove

once

I looked

this,and

glances,as

how

not

respect)I had always

brother,close to his

thoughts,her coming

and

heart
him

player

some

the

bethought me
meats

some

strong

stretched

on

room

his

and
where

of
a

he

pallet,and

our

prisoner;

flask of wine,

lay.

But

turning in

I
a

98

OLD

kind

AND

FIRES

of fever

returned

so

made

him

drink

He

it.

easier and

grew
off

o'clock

it did not
before

the

Hendra,

Master,

from

beaten

pikes (no

the

doubt

mastered

the

forced

with

weed

and

gravel!

had

it from

one

find them

of

have

hidden

or

My Master
the

Cove

ran

"

morning
and
with

men

Godol-

or

cliffs. But

utterlyempty

freight
"

made

away

been

battered

in ; but

at

The

at the

there
affray,

let saddle

who

once

breaking his

twelve-

He

added

foot of the

whether
was

were

Portugals

with it all.

found

Hendra

not

"

filled

or

Will

so

men,

beach.

in the

without

Of

on

his head
taken

of

flee to the

the

remained

cliffswith
blow

it

upon

Aubyn

caverns

captainhad

number

cliffs and

that their

or

hear

set

told

as

"

in the

Godolphin'sown

searching the

must

tale

been

Saint

to

disquietedif

to

one

our

wonder) the assailants,having

field,fell on the casks, chests, and
to

pennyworth

into

six

the

packages,only

now

had

belonging to

in

came

Cove

spoilsby

phin, or both), and

(here

The

me.

midnight and

in the

five and

that

one

I aroused

whom

that between

Portugals

too

by-and-by

cowkeeper,

altogetherastonish

my

it

sleep,putting

to

between

"

strange tale

some

of

most

I left him

morrow

Will

came

"

amid

me

morning.

the

early on

courtyardwith

thus

the

ing
question-

catch ; but

to

me

drowsy.

questionsfor
But

for

out

the

"

cooling

without

thanked

rambling, light-headed talk

quicklypoured

fetched

and

and
victuals,

the

draught in place of

QHOSTS

PROFITABLE

no

and

rode

fast.

And

by

fall

telling.
away

for

I went

LADY

THE

about
I

visit to

prisonerhad
I found
the

the Cove.

leg from

cried

I knew

"

witch

doing, I
fool

not

out

As

is

witch

of
he

or

rage

jerked
with

his

both

"

is

She

so

who

killed that

has

"

He

It is her

fell back

still beat

witch

"

on

weakly

"

with
light-headed

are

but

Witch

You

-fee

his leman

strengthspent,

and

shoulder

the

is not
freight
landed

Hey

"It
ordered

was

"

here

"

!
"

and

gone,

he

as

but

me

sat

good

to

up

I bent

"

your

tending it

your

that hound

poison of

nothing for
you"

listen

by

The

good.

in me,

"

it threw

straw

quietand let me tend it."

for my
hurt,"he answered,

no

never

it would

It is she

! "said I.

will do

me

the

Lie

hurt.

But

astonishment

But

and

tell him

to

beating the

fists,
gasping "

Hush

at the

angry

fomentation,

harm

no

my

I knew

She

straw, his

"

nursinghis leg,

and

first tell.

at

tell you.

his

the

"

it !

Affonzo.

with

and
red

daughter of Satan, or

"

To

grasp, and

my

fists he

how

see

transport, though whether

I could

horror

99

to

room,

in bed

sitting
up

applying it thought
into

"

strong

appeared
sent, therefore,for

report from

the

the

of which

edges.

him

SHIP

slept.

him

wound

while

THE

customary duties until full daybreak,when

my

paid

OF

say

again

over

his
for

reason

of hell is

my

prayers.

and

plucked

leg.

why

"The

it was

"

said

I,incredulous.
landed.

never

Lord,

how

they

The

men

toiled !

toiled

Without

as

she

witch-

100

FIRES

OLD

craft

had

they

done

ashore

already have
rubbish.
Nay, sir
"listen

watch.

when

of

caught sightof

she

her, like
little

and

one

the Devil

belike

the

dog

towards

the water's

reached

his

Affonzo

fetched

folly.It was

How

her

the

dog

She

heels,and

ship before

our

his

the

he who
came

on

board

the bulwarks

over

heard

patteringnoise, and

behind
and

rower

me

and
had

close

vanished

beside
"

she

her

there

in it

She

whistled

my

or

"

after her

rest I

up the
not
a

look
he

the

us

ran

charge to

side.
ship's

only

at

was

his mistress.

under

I have
supposed, but now
of them, anyhow.
more

man

hailed

I know

to have

I leaned

the

by

leapt into the boat

was
half-way across

The

handed

behind

sand, were

first of those

the master.

poop

side
water-

Down

was

running

Away

oars.

When

edge.

Dun-

the

rises of the

waiting,with

was

in shore.

at

her.

too

It

was

running for

the

be

rail of the

pursuing.

leaningon

"

pulled close

with

and

boat

these

tide.

first. She
"

and

before

will

in the
the

the

and

shows

sailed from

beside

over

figuresrunning

waterside

he

hound

dotted

ants

dunes

the

her

her

vain

before

it

we

out

riches

God,

Soon

me

The

straw

back
of

leaning on

was

for her life across

"

love

anchored

were

we

the

I tell you

and

chips

to

evening before

querque,
my

for

The

late.

sand.

for I drew

"

hold

poison gets

half of it.

emptiness;

were

"

GHOSTS

wove

"

turned

that

"

the

moonshine

they brought

ravings

PROFITABLE

never

handled

they

AND

that

him, but
on

deck

The

boat

ship'sstern, as

doubts.

saw

no

102

OLD

altars

that

this

all

order

gave

amid

curses

guns,

we

saw

we

she

which

woman

he dreamed
"

by this

guess.

had

taken

deck

weather

which

after

time

witch, and

for

All this the

lay back
tail of my

the

many
as

one

but

drove

discover.

But

pardon

uttered

man

I know

me

not

with

the

ashore.

nature

great fear of her

I tried to make

God

him,

at

us

true

some

in time

was

met

we

days

taken

to

witch

him,

morning,

flew

dog

suspected her

had

her

away

or

"

for

with

her.

"

as

I have

written

it,

gaspinginterruptions
; and afterwards
dead.

wonder,

courtyard, and

amiss.

beauty, and

offered

he

hour

an

he

the rest,may

with

our

bewitched,

was

her

him,

killed

three

Affonzo

I know

had

never

he

with

beside

Within

her.

whether
as

so,

by displayof

Either
him

have

would

by

"

And

ebb.

port. Of the master's

that

approach ; whereupon

called off

not

no

clear with

findingfavour with her.

only I know, that on the second

I believe

Now

ties.
importuni-

in return, he

to

answered

we

from

standing on

and

their

of

This

familiar

with

turned

was

out

I make

the

scoffed, threatening to

and
weigh incontinently

let

to

stood

purpose

Affonzo

provost using threats

tide,which

the

the

had

retinue

flightas

to

if further troubled
the

And,

but

her

outcry

herself taken

she

sink the boat

For

GHOSTS

running.
"At

or

PROFITABLE

the

upon

vanished,and
her

AND

FIRES

Before

I heard
ran

I could
cries and

out

to

make
a
see

head

or

clatter from
what

was

courtyardI

In the

closingthe

men

outside

which

on

they

had

down

ran

his face from

for the

As

ridden

rubbingshoulders,and

great gate against a

had

the forehead.

above

cut

dozen

hammerings on the
dismounted, and while

he called his orders the blood

a

with

and

blows

Master

My

of it.

Master

my

of the

bolts

rained

who

company

found

103

SHIP

THE

OF

LADY

THE

in,these

facingall

horses

smoking
stood

huddling,

like

ways

knot

of

frightenedcolts.
All the

speaking through it,

"

grilleand
he,

being shut,my

bolts

"between

with

disputethan brawling
or

robber

as

may

you

question,bringing,if
three

to

men

If you

help

choosing.

offers further
Tonkin

He

said it in

Aubyn,

he, "be

was

with
"

am

says
to

thief

no

you

which

and

time

at any

man

any

gate, I send

my

and

word.

my

that,if

you

few

And

Master

I have

good

store.

of those

who

heard

after

courteous

very

in the

answer

take

your

moment

Saint

gentleman

for all

tongue.

same

word, Pengersick,"said

me.
searchingwill satisfy

no

of your

some

to

English,and

I cannot
sure

protectionof

warn

lead,of

his hot temper, made

"If

But

the

fitter ways

are

ready for

am

understand.

who

Aubyn,"

to

choice."

your

could

him

the

Saint

servants.

under

violence

to melt

So make

steps

satisfy
yourselfby search
will, Mr. Godolphin
you

you

will not, then

of your

there

gentlemen

Master

men

or

without

If

they have

your

have

made

off with

knowledge, I
"

my

Master

am

But
the

that

goods,

convinced."
was

beginning,

104

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

GHOSTS

when

Godolphin's sneering laugh

words

from

the

Upon
Mr.

this my

Master

Godolphin, I
neither his

are

nor

do

For

the

I believe

them

that
well

me

and

account,

only

they

after

that

very

off towards

had

the
away

off and

trot

Happening

take

glance upwards

front,I caught sightof

of

the

She

south-east.
them

from
road

but, hearingmy
the

nodded

and

But

stables,she

as

he went

ran

after,and

him

to

said
your

have

I,

"

down

at him

indoors

attention.

is another
Unless

quickly,I fear,sir,it may

stables,

by-and-by,
hear

our

Godolphin.
the

at

faced

house-

to

him

and

her

the

gazing after

eyes

he

came

from

the

gaily.
join

her at breakfast

in the
to.

seen

you
too

porch, besought
"

wounded

be

towards

footstepsas

withdrew

his wound

there

which

Master's

catching

the

towards

leaning forth

was

good day."

strange lady at the window

the

guest-chamber,

him

assurance

pleasure to

besiegersdraw
to

to-day,

us

gate, where

the

men.

I shall hold
to

both

keeping,

of my

any

sure

and

soon

I
disputing,

some

in my

not

goods

the

say

by

to be

enough

listen at

to

to

for

As

"

passed between

commending him, I wish you

So having said,he strolled
leaving me

Pengersick,will

his tone.

are

stolen

this

"

changed

have

that

his

on

i/'sin

many

ye,

no

this

mine

words

or

have

nor

he knows
to

goods

in

gate.

too

are

Look

the

give up

you

There

stomach.

for my

parley

side of the

other

'7/7'

"'7/7'

broke

And

after

that,"

man

who

needs

take
late."

his

deposition

LADY

THE

His

eyebrows
the

again upon

OF

THE

SHIP

up

at

this,but

went

105

of his wound.

twinge

contracted
I will attend

"

said he shortly,and led the way to the

first,"
Hullo !
his next
word, as he
was
strong room.
to him

"

"

door

to the

came

I had

is too

weak

move," I stammered,

to

Nevertheless

"

pushing past
The

Hey

my

evil he

her away

"

cried

To

this

Nor

will leave

Master's

her

away

She

has been

my

Master

I know

you

ii I need

"

here 1
turned

how

not

he
"

on

much

of

the

that

white

when

and

the

he

forth

came

waited

without

said, but

for the

set beneath

who

Passing me,

corridor,he

them

passed between

was

For

you.

here alone."

Only

face

of blood.

smear

Take

"

day

us

I tell what

can

half-an-hour.

my

1
but

summon

present you

next

rigor.

his

pallet,gasping,with

suspected.

I will

"

his

Take

sharply.

me

replied,

me.

in

he

done,"

well

not

was

open
"

panted.
"

it

prisonerlay on

wide

eyes

at

its dry
the end

meeting my

eyes

Go

to him.

I went

to

"

him,

in

The
He

him.

kind

end

is near."

lay pretty much

of stupor ; out

of

hour, he started suddenly and

I had
too

as

excuse.

poor

of

hurry

lock it.

forgottento
He

"

perturbationand

for in my

"

to send

soon.

For

for

couple of

by this he

was

I had

which, within

began
our

as

to

foaming

at

the
Soon

rave.

stablemen

left

and

not

the mouth

106

OLD

and

AND

FIRES

gnashing,the
bed.

horrible

shall

six in the

about

that

wretch

turned

of

more

no

life. The

my

evening

night in

the

this, the

end

and

and

beast

to

forced to strap him

were

we

say

sight of

GHOSTS

in him

man

that

tryingto bite,so
his

PROFITABLE

orchard

most

quietly,

came

buried

we

to

under

the

poor

chapel

the

wall.
All that

day, as

the strange

but

forenoon.

She

the eye

be

wall

low

Master

belief.

the very

passingover

only

and

and

Perez'

tale

how
Her

I had

seaward

spot where

off

early:

I could

(in a
the

as

to

would

laid him

had

we

earth.

guess

to

come

gaze

hidingthe freshlyturned

had ridden

sea

innocent

Gil

wondered

frenzy,and
any

the

wall, looking over

I recalled

that

listen to it with

time
until dinner-

morrow

in the
glimpse of her. This was
beside her, in
stood,with her hound

figureso maidenly

sense) forlorn
merest

the

on

of

nothing

saw

of the

embrasure

guess, I

may

lady. And

I had

an

you

upon

My
what

errand.
He
like
at

returned

shortlyafter

satisfied with his

man

tale

had

or

the

seat

in

with

the

had

he

and

looking

morning's work.

his demeanour

dinner, watching

satisfied that either

unhurt

noon,

not

And

narrowly,I

heard

the

was

prisoner's

rejectedit utterly. For he took his

and laughed and talked
gayest spirits,

stranger throughout the meal.

having

fetched

mother's,he

sat and

rallyingher

over

an

old lute which

watched

her

her fit new

tangle.

But

when

And
had

wards,
after-

been

his

stringsto it,
she

had

it

LADY

THE

tuned

OF

SHIP

THE

the first of those

and, touchingit softly,

began
heathenish

murmuring
listened
without

in

often, pausing

so

kind

of terror

work,

my

beauty

at

I have

which

to

songs

107

my

Master

Godolphin

that

morning

why,

"

but

never

far above

so

then

comprehending

since

my

laughed

no

more.

He

had
the

through
still

met

wore

crutch

Master

Porson
house

(not

linger over
showed
He

all.

us

littleand
rather

his

Saint
the

times

By

by

Alicia

the

until
"

this

we

And

ton's at

had
at

lady

But

length, Mr.

at

on

mention

the

of

beach, this

sharply,and
was

but

in his brain

thrice made

me

said he

passenger

"

shipped

she was
a
Dunquerque. It seems
birth,bearing letters commendatory

his story of

was

the time, and

up at

listening
;

of Lisbon."

Court

"I

or

be

spoke

at

master

"That

who

matters

her presence

looked

foreignlady of
to

and

all accounts

the

to

deeper

some

missioner
Com-

pardonably suspiciousof

scarce

Aubyn having twice

Lady

the

between)

grey-colouredeyes.

Sir Nicholas
"

seemed

Saint

conference

dry, foxy-facedman,

turning over

behind

time

himself

was

at

the

in

that

At

ours

faced

we

Commissioner

the

Clowance.

at

of

later,when

month

him

run

that bitterest enemy

before

Aubyn's
to

And

thigh.

and

was

below

knew

and

it,"Master
busy

nothing of

cleared

the

presence

sented.
as-

cargo
on

at

board

the harbour."

this moment

Pengersick?

her

with

Porson

"

she is

guest of Mr.

Milli-

pursued Sir Nicholas,stillwith

108

OLD

his

FIRES

eyes

"It

uneasy.
her

is most

evidence"

and

received

and

It

have

to

and

have

courtesy that

small

of

these

bears

distance

from

with

seeinghim,

small

no

Gunwallo
tesy.
cour-

I should

visit his

to

me

him
here

coming

on

ments
state-

Cornish

of your

reached

has

audience

all the

singular,therefore,that
four days in his neighbourhood

me

been

In

Milliton

much

invitation

no

house

no

heard

appears

although I

Mr.

me

take

I should

that

Milliton's.

lies at

I have

feeling mightily

bowed,

necessary

Mr.

by

part: his house

Cove

mine.

upon

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

and

it argues

to-day in

be

full

pectation
ex-

off with

fobbed

deputy."
but

"Though
Master's

my

No

"

that
his

to

him

bear

he

you

drily.
had

Milliton

evidence, as

may

said

point if
Mr.

see

also

of

this

I bowed.

It

days

my

seen

at

horses
nor

dared

could

And

and

Pengersick!

with

them

told

questionedhim

Alicia's

be

imperative
and
:

hear

and

you

I intend

that

say

the

he

looked

be

told

he

not

vanished, and

and

how

chosen

him

to

had

discover.

truth

that for two

was

strange lady had

They

had

since the

neither

but when

me

do

the truth

to
push inquiries

have

Pengersick

all I could

was

others.

Master

It is

mine.

Lady

(fordifferent reasons)could
the

it would

But

to-morrow."

him

to

"

respects and

my

call upon

nor

have

entire confidence."

doubt,"

to the

more

deputy," I protested,"I

been
two

I neither knew

Only
;

the porter

but

cunning, shook

when

his head,

110

OLD

AND

FIRES

and his
tongue lolling
had

beasts

made

above

us

the

as

Hey

frontageof the house

clothes

We

Good

"

luck !

have

can

Supper

"

breakfast

"Or

lightslit in

the

will eat and

drink

"

My lady

"Just

so

your

cried

'

the

servants

face

ghastlypale,

was

and

turned

that

saw

mired

to

his

their

he, handing the lady down.

repeatedit after
which

before

table

going to

"

echo

my

lady, and

Mistress.

Lead

him.

choose.

you

as

ordered

was

dais,spread the cloth with

forth

waning

once."

at

was

Master

My

his boots

and

hall,and

my

"

"

the

out

Have

the

spread. My

lady

her room."

again.
wife, and

my

the way,

if you

forward
hence-

please!

I will talk."

Afterwards
I did

"

supper

"

happiness:

disordered

were

"

tops.

Paschal

of

sort

stood

west.
courtlege-wallin the south-

the

riding. His

stiff with

one

yet full of

"

growing daylightand

Is that

held, while

lightswe

upper
the

night

hard-ridden

nostrils of the
the

The

of mire.

among

poised above
"

cake

steam

clear between
moon

coat

the

chillyand

been

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

cold

aroused

meats
"

and

waited

lit the
my

"

for

upon

own

he
them

lightsabout

the

hands, fetched
would

have

no

in silence and

poured the wine, all in a whirl of mind. My Mistress

call her) showed
now
no
fatigue,
though
(as I must
soiled as if they had been
her skirts were
dragged
Her
through a sea of mud.
eyes sparkledand her
she watched
heaved
bosom
as
Master,who ate
my

THE

But

greedily.
he

LADY

beyond

pledged her

his chair

home

the Commissioner

might

that

looked

be

back

had

pened
hapthe

did, pointing out

posture of affairs,and

ticklish

which

pushed

tell what

to

which

he

away,

me

with

Pengersicknothing

to

hunger put

Clowance

at

111

SHIP

gallantwords

commanded

and

THE

the

welcome

said until,his

was

OF

for

certainty

for in within

few

hours.
"

coming,
never

nor

But
with

with

zealouslyand

and

aroused
I

that

walked

to

of it."

before

her.

after

done

his business

while,

room

my

as

and

now

this visitor comes,

with

the

us

Mistress,who

table

when

deal

can

away

to

end

in his

with

not

are

my

"has

I will go

be

me

for I believe
rose

thought,

well.

let

but

sat

from

awaking

to

studyingthe
Paschal," said she

brows

"Master

rest

him

harm

no

see

there's the

and

us

goods

lookingfrom

was

bent

one

profit. The

any

were

Master, "

said my

Well,"

him."

stair,with

And
the

she

hound

at her heels.

little later I

after that had

my

mind

was

as

well

arrived
at

once

and

to

had

hard

was

on

with

when

when
Master

Master

sent

would

pleased to give audience.

almost
at once,
looking very

down
She

my

be

held

packet of

papers, and

and

to fret

what

as

the

missioner
Com-

Person.

and, settingwine

them,

to

room

happened

noon

him

the hall

learn

to his

of leisure in which

what

over

It

Master

my
hours

some

likelyto.

led them

saw

and
The
rosy

having

before
Mistress

lady

came

and

fresh.

saluted

the

112

OLD

AND

FIRES

Commissioner

Sir Nicholas
business

paper

and

began

with

board

the

on

answer

she drew

It

spottedwith

was

yet legible.The
Master

to

GHOSTS

motioned
graciously,

at the table with

her

PROFITABLE

pen.

Saint

Andrew

and

the top of her

(as I

sea-water, but

Commissioner

Person

questiontouching

some

from

paper

myself

to seat

me

studied

in

packet.

could

see)

it,showed

it

(who nodded), and handing it back

her

begged
politely,

for

particulars
concerning

some

the wreck.
this she

Upon
There

had

been

three

in such

ashore

gone

told the

was

the beach

on

of Mr.
On

of her host's

"

and,

if you

gave

she had
shown

had

her

my

by

if any

of

and

great

landed.

It

conduct

great kindness.
be

saluted

charged,
the

missioner
Com-

readily.
cellars,"he wound
very

everyone

purple

simply.
ship had

left it under

please,interrogatemy

known

tell you

his version

search

be

to
can

when

appearingjust now

may

livery is

manner

disappearancemight
she could speak.
innocence

and
"You

its

Master

My

such

the

undoubtedly been

Milliton,who

whomsoever

days'tempest

and

had

part of the cargo

story clearlyand

in

up,

My

servants.

this

hood
neighbour-

The

tawny.

their assailants

seamen

these

wore

colours."

"They
night was

too

for that matter

natural

me,"

assure

dark
to

said Sir

for them

to observe

disguisethem

precaution.

There

Nicholas, "that

was

would
a

colours
have

wounded

the
:

and

been
man

brought

to

"He

is

LADY

your

house"

one

as

doubtless

dead,

received

from

her with

"But
Mistress
She
drew

madam"

should

"
"

the

over

engage

look

meet

with

to

ridiculous
invented

mission."

my

Master

I have

attacked

mob

my
"

which

she

table, yet kept

she
of

not

answered,
State

asked

be

to

must
to

Dunquerque pursued me

at

charge,yet was
wisely incited by
it,knowing the true purpose ot
glanced
"

Porson.
his

the

it while

attacks, but

She

heard

to

you

paper,

missions

upon

The

explainthem.
who

attacking

was

expectingthis question,and

be

writingon

who

men

have

man

her

"Those

bite

factor turned

packet a second
quietlyand spread on

to

he

swain."
boat-

of

know,

as

the

"

this

appeared to

palm

113

Perez, the

Gil

lady'shound

this

why,

unfolded

upon

you

THE

knife."

from

her

OF

SHIP

THE

name

from

the

Sir Nicholas

spoken, as

Commissioner

Fleming

surely

"

of

friend

good

Holy Father and not too anxious for the

missioner
The ComEmperor'smarriagewith Mary Tudor?"
she
turned
started in his chair, while

to

the

serenely
Porson,"
His

upon
she

Majesty

companion. "And
continued, "as a faithful

of

Portugal will

needs

princessof Portugal take Mary

Eh ?
for they were
eyeing each
two
It would
detected schoolboys
though you came
together,you were

"

"

"

"

than

you
i

Master

his

guessed.

Glance

your

be

servant

glad

to

Tudor's
the

like

that
sirs,

better

eye, Master

see

place.

other

seem,

of

friends

Porson,

114

OLD

PISES

AND

this paper

over

for

you

that

to

on
forget,

as

was

The
back.

She

peered

two

"The

with

as

that
what

Your

"

that

when

gone
the

the

sioner
Commis-

of breath.

end

for

ment
refresh-

some

it

as

in

My

moment,

little as

I know

his

hand, glancing

lady

then

stood

smiling

dismissed

to

me

They
pretended errand.
returned,nor did I again set eyes

Commissioner

by

Master

prepared.

was

tight

What

conference.

were

upon

I know

sorcery
it up

of the

Sir Nicholas.

both

kitchens

the

heard

visitors,
sir,deserve

contained

folded

the

intake

the

was

dubiously at
upon

"

painsand courtesy."

infernal

Person

an

drew

parchment and

the

handwriting."
perceive,in his own
the paper
and, replacingit,addressed

up

paper

Sir

with

agree

you

for their
And

into

Emperor

Master.

my

will

you

to

the Saint Andrew."

board

folded

and

presentlyentrust

for both of you is

prudent course
leavingthis house, that any such person

on

And,

I shall

GHOSTS

the

mutter
"

which

furtherance

Nicholas

PROFITABLE

or

the

It is true

factor.

upon

that

the

Emperor did about this time break his pledge with

our
King Henry and marry a princess of Portugal;
and some
of high office in England were
not
sorry
But of this enough.
therefor.
As
the
that

the

days

wreck, my
retirement

allowed

to

the

wore

Master
from

on

and
the

and

heard

we

Mistress
world

of

more

settled down

which

newly married, but

no

is

which

by
with

to

custom

them

LADY

THE

God

help
of

process
how

it

like

us

first to

and
and

littlethe

it to crumble

behind

it smiled

when
and

to be

(you

it smiled

this

fair show

yet it was

the foundations

rocking.

lived for each

They

received

other.

they

seated

or

side of the castle.

on

moonlit

her

by

Sometimes
windless

nightsor

sank

clear to

take

up

her

view

over

lute and

love-chants

with

Master's heart to her.

to
ears

had

us

that
of

us

been

these
as

we

heard

it to

by

about

fishermen

up

walls

with

the

on

this

fell

the

with
her

usually
the

she

rooms

ridingby

landish
out-

firstwiled

on, stories
so

my

came

softlyon
and

sun

would

of those

one

by

seaward

was

bay)

time went

chants,which
went

locked

she had

which
As

high

broad

kept
visited

evenings when

our

touch

neither

the

(but

clung to

often, and

Master

lattice

the

love which

were

roaming

it was

while

Mistress

They

his

Mistress

toppled

Nay,
For

and

my

hound

rocks

worse.

degrees oftener,apart ;
books, my

tell which) until

not

justtheir

Yet

visits.

little

by

still kept up their pretence

their love ; and

nor

could

fiftytimes
tottered,my Master

than

screen

flawed, or the picture

distorted woodland.

play against the

picture

a
a

that

now

wryly, until

figuresfell askew, yet

worse

together was
behind

Suppose

glassbegan

"

I tell you

picture;

yet removed

of this world.

not

Can

them

see

lookingthrough a glassupon
beautiful

; but

happiness; rather, in

life of torment.

At

was

115

SHIP

life of love it was

life of

no

"

days, a

gallant and

of

the end.

last to

to

was

THE

OF

the

gardens,

their nets

far

OLD

116

in the

FIRES

offing

Scillies ; and

there

listened,had
and

the

fallingon

music

and, what
of

is

saved

cargo

by

her

by

my

had

more

folk

common

confession

Saint

the

the

on

wondered

I have

Godolphin

from

You

say that it

might

to have

Church

Holy

it has

memory

than

tale)the

of wrecks

of

our

had

Saint

was

the
the

saved

been

hour

an

to

publicly.

such

easier to

which

us

(and

followed

men

coast.

to

it

the

remarkable

our

than
within

and

us.

country

our

more

on

and

believing,

so

in

But

scarce

Also

Aubyn

them,

matters

it.

the

"

and

rumour

attack

further

open

were

parishand

"

certainty that

word

no

lips

my

Messrs.

upon

was

it did ;

that

swear

held

always come

Andrew

in

Portuguese.

little hold

years

she

in time

this

denounce

three

Saint

number
we

to

Bnt

if 'twas

her

itself in

King's law

the

had

that

about

midnight, scarce

offeringany

denounced

song

wings.

since

belief in it which

some

at

the

plateand rich stuffs seen

cheating simulacra, and

but

into rubbish

their
in

of the

Andrew

that the

were

eyes

the assault

before

it for

rising

drank

passed

ever

held

soon

magic only ;

turned

words

I will

though

"

from

own

crept

they

as

mariners

they

certainlysay.

Perez'

Gil

word

first the

I cannot

witch

the

the

as

floatingwith

while

echoing

who,

men

or

the flutter of birds'

whisperslike
When

back

heard)

drowned

moon-rays,

even

yea,

ghostsof

thrown

faces

white

tales of

were

the

seen

have

(I

far away

so

"

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

the
my

fear witchcraft

concerns

my

strandingof
for

great

In that short time

of St.

Hilary upon

our

118

OLD

flunghis

basket

dismissed.

so

AND

PROFITABLE

after him

; but

FIRES

"

It may

"

account

I took

some

one

this wickedness

upon

on

be

of
his

Master's credit I resolved

for my

without

the

therefore
let

agreed to

porter into my

through

me

the
I

soul.

telling a

and

me

and

not

watch.

keep

to

tale could

the

be," thought I, "

Pengersickhas engaged
own

GHOSTS

gate towards

took

midnight

sheepskin with

poignard for protection;

secret, who

and

for

week,

midnight to dawn, I played sentinel on Cuddan

Point,walking to and fro,or stretched under the lee
from

of

rock

the

By

eighth trial

mind

my

I had

without

(and

Chynoweth

lightshown

was

of

But

lantern,followingme

the instant I
boulder.

scarcelyhad
at

lightdrew

fifty
paces.

some

nearer,

of

it

though
lit up

heard

the
no

passed

within

I stood

from

with
ball of fire rolling

saw

me.

too

the

this

violentlybut
crest.
flickering

motion

yards
nobody

(which was
In

low

Moreover,

half-a-dozen

the wind

not
a

was

carries.

behind,

it to

quivered,though

nor

man

though
footstep,
blew

flame

me

no

was

carryingit :

light which
stone

it

and

flame, running close along the turf and

be

On

passed
lantern,but an

came,

open

that

bewilderment

to

radiance

To

for anyone

Peter

I reached

me.

my

up

poignard and steppedbehind

grippedmy

The

made

well

pretty

astonishment) that

liar.

on

held any truth.

post that nightwhen, turning,I descried

my

miss any

not

headland, ifPeter Chynoweth's tale

the

as

I could

whence

and

westerly)
south-

breeze
as

and

it were

the
a

THE

It went

walking

I had
to

be

heaved

vessel

poop-lightof
for

ran

hour

an

very

at

In

like the

much

this

it

play

by the way it had gone, and as it came

it with my
dagger. But it slippedby

me

upon

the
at speed towards
travelling
pelted after it hot-foot, and

mainland

towards

as

to

keep

it within

hundred

yards

the black

shadow

of the

and

it ;

it

and

without

yet contrived
that I

well

so

when

up

under

came

there
before

very

my

I know

smell

of

and

figure of

beginning
the

room

to

He

in his

me

to

herbs

from

and

so

which

passed

have

the

been

to

"

my

his shoulder

passage

knock, and
sables

"

tall

already

youthful, though

brazier hard

yet

ordinary

filled the

swimming with coils of smoke

in their wreaths

castle

Master's

my

must

become

opened

Over

stoop.

behind

from

but

me,

dressing-gownof

and

man

had

and

gums

it

window

view,

vanished.

this

but

burning

before

this

not

thereabouts)a light was

or

leading to his door.

stood

dry moat
lady'swindow,

straightup
(though the hour

"

could

might, I

emboldened

morning
Also

into

me,

fields

the

the

my

whither

across

I went

chamber, where
burning.

to

And

what

porter'slodge
in the

wall

eyes

not

so

glided across

pause

overhung.

bare

was

face of the

the

two

Strain

Pengersick.

overtake

tinued
con-

back
steadily

least ; then it came

at

land,
head-

neck, it halted

down

sea.

above

of the

verge

risk my

and

up

something

it at

will to

no

119

SHIP

THE

the

until upon

pace

began

towards

OF

by, and I followed

where
and

LADY

perceived

which

floated

by the fireplace.

120

OLD

FIRES

I think

his first motion

I caught him

but

the

by

to thrust

was

into my

to forbid

presentlyhe

And

shuttingthe door, stood

with

me

his

drew

with

many

if

as

time

no

inside,and

me

the

upright by

away

tale,giving him

the rim

fingerson

me

and

hand,

protestationsbroke
me.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

table,facing
rested there

they

for support.
"

"

Paschal," said he, when

this must

not

drew

She

lady'sears.

to my

come

length I

at

back,

has been

ailingof late."
"

Ay, sir,and

since

long

of

disease

past your

curing."
God

"

:
violently

out
a

child !

how

hope not," said he;

is innocent,Paschal ;

She

"

broke

then

innocent

as

"

cried

I, in

voice

you

are

which

showed

little I believed.
"

Paschal,"he

went

friend also,I

In her

on,

hope.

"

Nay,

then, these thingsdo

to you,

be

"

Innocent

"

my

help us

waking

mine

dissolved

But

wholly.
in

questingafter
"

Mahound

"

Be

servant, but
I

I know.

nay,

swear

happen in her sleep.

is mine, as one
day she shall

she

senses

my

at

sleep, the

but

night, when

evil

will

her

spiritwakes

is

and

goes

low

and

its master."
?

"

it Satan

stammered, quaking.

himself," said he,

resolute," I will win

her

from

very

him, though

my

own

soul be the ransom."

"Dear

Master,"

my

implored him

on

my

began,

knees;

but

and

he

would

pointed to

have
the

LADY

THE
"

door.
have

to-nighthappens

the

"

is

summer

will

121

SHIP

I had

you
over,
More-

"

gathered
the

perilfor

be less

What

"

rarelynow.

more

beginning

paused : yet

There

THE

her/' he repeated.

I will win

seen

He

OF

his

ships for

meaning.
while,"

said I.
Said he

To

"

for her master

the

man

them

"

He

"If

it.

done

could

you

to-night

at

his

to

watch"

often

am

the
as

"

It is
happy
un-

an

forehead,but

under

me

might protect

you

"

hand

flunga
peered

harm.

no

Paschal, I

lightwaves.

recovering himself
of

intends

she

shadow
have

you

others

from

ing
see-

"

The

promise readily. Upon

my
no

of this at least I saw,

wisdom

more

could

The

next

the year
or

twice

was

which

had

of it.

once

Cuddan

Point.

lady'schamber

moved

bed

my

to

the south-eastern

much

It

wall

in view.

but if,through

sleep:

and

month.

globe
the

No

would

In

path
:

and
be

in

across

went

while

the

end
it

I had
the

with
it

uttertydark

oath

rarely,as

form

of flame

sound

return

take

appeared more

promised :

it took

or

me.

I dare
cognisance,

my

the cresseted

going

understanding(for

lady'swindow

my

him

gave

followed,the apparitionescaped once

always
its

angle of

to need

without

above

scarce

keep

man

the extent

Master

from

the

on

I could

never

was

I withdrew

day, therefore, I

turret-chamber
whence

had)

be

this

and

this
my

(I think)

never

varied

first seen, and

fields towards

it,or announced
was

and

absent, my
silent.

My

122

OLD

custom

be

FIRES

AND

not

was

follow

to

to let

but
useless),

and

watchers

no

I understood

castle.

(which

it

myself out

that

satisfying
myself

QHOSTS

PROFITABLE

that

now

I had

proved to
patrolthe walls,

lurked

Pengersick was

throughout the neighbourhood to

and

such

tales

vague
for

report is not the

had

them,

secret.

Master
The

country people who,

the

And

wrestled

the Evil One

with
I

last time

the

saw

roth, 1529,
had

for she

with

than

more

Pengersick. I

been

singingat

returned

The

hour

that to two

Nor
up

rounds
was

the

I heard

be

wall

night I

it

within

had

gain

made

my

heard

the

strangelyperturbed. "It

means

be

to

one,

blowing up

from

midnight
"

time.

In

at

but

ary
ordin-

and

had

scarcelybegun

my

lift up

dark

half,or

it returningacross

saw

hound

He, too,

hour

window

learnt

was

after

only surprise.For

and

her

after

lady'swindow

its due

an

this

saw

shudderinghowl.
I lost no
time, but
room.

minutes

for

hours,but
before

left my

before

away

this the

the

flame

while

night

stiff breeze

few

"

some

it would

my

and

flyingclouds
usual

The

my

prepared

was

I had

the

the

on

three years

to

this mood.

by

the south-east.
the

but

room.

apparitionwas

great part of the afternoon, and

warned

in his

These

almost

lady'sfirst coming

for it :

haunted

be

protection.

worst

ported
re-

certainlyhappened on
night after night while I watched,

night of May
my

aloof

kept

the

about

as

from

the fieldsI watched

it

lady's window,

its voice

in.a long,

to

Master's

way

my

dog's howl,
something.

and
It

was

means

LADY

THE

OF

had

something,"he kept repeating. He

to

his wife's chamber, but found

and

the

her

bed's

hound

The

I found

the Mount.
indeed
had

within

if her

landed
had

bottom

no

rowed

chance

believe in

Mount

ashore

their knives

and

of

an

so

float

Moslems

purpose

the

lay

not

their boat

what

for

nothing short

The

in

but

tide would

next

ship

She

doubtful.

explain :

to

catching sight of

(which

that their

the

with

men

leadingto

Moslems

broken.

; but

the

of Turk

group

were

was

not

were

the causeway

on

night, under

guessed the

of

great commotion,

pretty safe position,and

all) had

in

(nine

they

me

was

entrance

of the causeway

damage

fixed but

in

the

which

at the

at first sight)and

that

sight,in

badly
her

told

much

how

But

to be

out

hither end

ashore

floor at

ride into

to

of books

packet

people

apparent

was

run

with

the

One

fixed

I had
a

turned

the

gatheredat

the

sleep again,with

itself to

Master.

for my

of which

cause

fetch

to

waiting there

deep slumber

fore-paws.

morning

Jew

the town

its

on

next

Market

her in

already run

(which always slepton

foot)composing

jowl dropped

123

SHIP

THE

and

they

inhabitants,

scymeters, could

intent

to

murder

and

plunder; and takingcourage in numbers, had gathered

(men and women) to the causeway-head to oppose
them.

the

To

sure

these

foreigners'
appearance

tunics, dark
show

be

which

faces and
Market

fears had
:

black

Jew had

(I dare say) will again.

who

with

naked
never

in

warrant

some

their turbans,

legs made
known

before

up
nor

124

OLD

Nor
but

to

had

the

raise

assistance,at
"

The

Plague !
with

"

hands

and
but

went

cry

at which

not

boathooks

any

their leader

rather

sued

The

few

for

Plague !

the crowd

effect

making signals

"

up,

I believe

sheep had

pikes and

For,

mischief

like

scattered

have

commotion.

no

once

GHOSTS

of their address

outstretched

intended

he

PROFITABLE

mildness
fresh

advancing with
that

AND

FIRES

"

would

teers
sturdyvolun-

forbidden

his

nearer

approach.
Into

this knot

I rode

when

and

up

addressed

"

the

explainingthat

afloat ; further
of the

crowd,

churlishness

stay and

spokesman

Master

my

making

way

that

which

of

forward

be

need

had

opposed

yet it might

have

wise

keep guard

over

the

with

to

me

at

me

was

help them
to
no

them

be

went

for

lingua Franca,

to

they

itself

Pengersick

lending aid

in

this their leader

To

locked

strangers in the

or
hospitality

with

had

conference
the crowd

"

would

magistrateand

to

the

either

get their ship

apprehension
in fear,not in

for the main

body

while

their

cargo

Pengersick.
consented

once

; and

we

presentlyset forth together,he walking by my horse

with an
agilestep and that gracefulbearingwhich I
had

not

seen

swarthy
fashion

man,

and

authorityas
dignity.
with
say

since

of

travel

handsome
extraordinarily
distinguishedfrom his crew

patron of the

judged him

courtesy, yet with

he

days

my

reserved

his

about
a

ship,but
forty.

reticence

speech

for my

bearded

in Moorish

only by

not

by
Me

which

natural

he

treated

seemed

Master.

Of

to

the

and

the hound

at her

Thence
locked

the

noise

but

from

and

latch

his

beyond

the

wicket

the

to

wall, I spied

towards

the

towards

Market

Jew

could

hear

caught

dropping.
eaves-

(I think), all

I heard

the

click

the

saw

His

of

porter

later,on

Moor.

he
and

but

be

minute

the

and

castle

dors
corri-

window,

gate.

the

afternoon

courtyard,when

rooms,

along
:

in fear to

five in the

and, running

closing

stair head

the

came

splashing:

Master's

out

at

hour,

courtyard

lay my

I stole

crept back

still in the

the

ready

after

chattering and

Twice

about

was

hour

room

be

it,to

paced

wing, where

about

hung

nothing, and

grooms

all.

at

with

own

my

unlocked

there

the

the left

sound

was

stair to

anon

And

of

lord's room,

my

food, listening. From

without

It

the

and

need.

sudden

high

heels.

climbed

the door

the

along

pass

dais towards

the

gallery above

no

her

lingeringthere, saw

back

rise
was

walking rapidly

was

after

him

padded

my

lady's hound.
I hurried

Master's
to

along
No

door.

knock

again,but

the

and

passages

burst

at my

I could

answered.

one

knocked

wait

not

it open.

**"**#

by

On

the

the

window

upon
his
worn

face

floor at
my

crucifix.
wore

for years.

feet

my

Mistress

smile

with

Master

My
"

Master,

lay my

her

had

happier

no
one

and

hands

crossed

crucifix
than

hard

but

it had

MARGIT

FROZEN

Narrative

of

Vellingey -Saint

of

his

Lanyon,

wife

the

Experiences of
Pedersen.

the

MY

twin

2ist

of

Honourable

brother

March,

minutes),
farm

the

on

cultivated
mother

north

coast

our

father

by
was

Falmouth

captain

of

that

inclined

us

to

after

our

fifteenth

our

father's

our

grandfather
A

took
the

wish)

second
us

famous

as

birthday
on

whose

"

as

Captain

life.

At

in
the

the
Thames.

Cook

was

and
Our

just

of

was

rate,

ship's
this
soon

with

voyage

William
summer

It

(rather against

coasting

early

few

Ann's,

it
any

sailed

was

name

voyage
far

daughter
suppose

short

Lanyon.

we

by

owned

Cornwall,

the

on

St.

or

Renatus

sea-faring

of

service

elder

the

Agnes,

and

yon,
Lan-

born

were

woman,

port
a

of

in

Company.

(he being

1759

the

in

and

Vellingey-St.

at

Survivor, Edom

India

Obed

Quinaiult

git Lanyon, formerly

Mar

by the

East

(mostly

remarkable

some

Commander

git

America,

of

With

said

Written

sometime
the

Coast

of 1807-8.

winter

the

among

N.W.

the

of

Mar

persons

seventeen

shipwrecked

Americans)
Tribes

and

Lanyon,

Cornwall;

Agnes,

Obed

Mr.

sufferings of

the

Dustow.
of

happened
then

1776
that

recruiting

128

OLD

AND

FIRES

for his third

and

end

Obed

ourselves.

inches ; and

outgrown

Obed

fond

children)were

had

degree,and

of each

To

speak first of Obed

finding
questions, and
We

old

the
But

next

in

search

so

the

who

day
of

he

voyage,

N.W.

Coast

put

Eleven

and

in

same

N.W.

mate

under

in

him

on

which

since

American

under

much

be

and

Whitehall

to

Obed

sailed
the

in

in

and

July

up

of

the

witness,
tragical

October, 1780.
voyage

this time
had

went

Behring's

into

was

to

dangers

ships followed
pushed

his

annoyed.

clothes

Coast

sailed

our

confessed

another

who

some

ship and

made

Vancouver,
they

put

without

England

to

later he

Cook

of his commander's

1779,

common

nothing
to

be

to

separated.

were

/oth parallel
;

returned

of the

be

to

shared

and

had

parents'only

out

his best

the

of America

years

the

Discovery;

beyond the
February 4th,

end;

do

to

disappointed

our

we

arranged.

Strait
on

that

great seaman,

was

the

that

"

two

prospect of the

Captain

pretended

the

matter

board

on

returned

man,

the

other

would

grandfather'scare,
consent.

and

thought

never

by

surprisedme

(as twins, and

two

we

voyage,

it

taken

was

taller

Captain judged

for, lettingalone

more

the

offered

and

picked. Though

already the

was

strength. But

my

ashore

the luck to be

doubt

no

rejectedwhen
me

stole

we

had

GHOSTS

proved) his last voyage of

talking and planning,and

us

face,I

like in

very

set

that

was

it

(as

discovery. This
the

PROFITABLE

kept

together under

as
an

to

the

master's
interest

Cook,

and

FROZEN

MAR01T

thought highly of him as

draughtsman. It was
Vancouver, drew
up the
of

which

Fuca,

told

(by

that

Mr.

commission
and

seamen,

the

"

hawse-hole

and

mother

threw
a

up

to

to

looking

forward

say, that
to

fortune

of

on
jaundice falling

the

promise

usual
to

had

by
the

lieutenant's

stretched

aft from

But

risen

father

my

in

holidayand
I believe

hauled
a

that the

; and

with

it pretty fast.

spring of 1796 I was

command
of a ship. Just
In

me.

top of
of
my
ashore

thorough

service

sea

the

sudden

fear of

bought the four

building (and a

promotion ;

decrease

the

Company

Government

remember

occasion,and

Admiralty)

their way

entered

India

deserted

invasion,our

time to all chance

took

been

circumnavigating

shipswhich the Company had

bargain they proved). This put

bad

of

East

fortune

Enough

new

I have

being

quarter deck.

in 1779, I had

passable good

French

Service
these

Straits

the

for

well

worked

the

Honourable

my

and

the

fanner.

Meanwhile,

then

to

of

dying justthen, and the former having

particular request into his will, Obed
the sea
and settled down
in Vellingeyas

quiet yeoman

of the

clerk

stood

of whom

the

favour

to

many

missed

under

who,

first chart

rule of the

then

slippeda

he

brother

my

navigatorand
practical

had

his return

on

now

Cook

129

my

pay

and

sharp attack
I
disappointments,
a

and

services
to

stop for the

Board's

the
on

Vellingey

proper
for

refit of health.

eightor

nine

followingmonths

130

FIRES

OLD

Obed

which
in

and

off the
have

small

seen

He

of

amusement

of the

given

over

the

coast

sounding

correctingthe printedcharts.
for

mainly
that

he

this

Kelsey
fields.

Head

and

As

for me,

plough and
in

supper

lugger

so

briskty
his

own

and

water

than

better

good

between

salt

soil,and

armchair, with

an

small

than

better

nothing

broken

smell

Vellingey and

kept a

of

the

at

his favourite

to

sea-bottom

Rock

as

"

manner,

of

after years

asked

shoulder

turn

plied her

the

Godrevy

stumping decks, I
a

know

to

happiest

to

and

"

He

and

purpose,

promised

farm

play, in

have

professionsthey

glad enough

men

many

the

togetherwere

was

business

so

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

I spent

lives.

two

our

AND

steer

to

drowse

after

and

tobacco

Obed

for company.
In

this

until

the

lambing
The

February.

which

season,

westerly winds, which

in the

suddenly;

days a

blew

on

lambs

and

for four

from

us

began

pipe
lower

towans,

where

They kept
neither
sat

down

and
of

corner

Friar's

ewes

for
for

Pare
were

freezinggale
then

was

at

that

nights I

three

lantern

our

clothes

meal.

The

and

back

the

gathered

in the

more
always driving,
*

or

less ; and

Shelter from

about

the

the wind.

the
changed
ex-

the

of

the

lew.*

(atleast,I did not)

sand

in

chopped

hours
busy that for forty-eight

so

changed
to

fireside

the

us

and

drop ;

week

continuous

It

midway

fresh south

with

second

N.W,

the

to

fell

opened wet,

year

of 1796-7 ;

winter

the

passed

we

way

we
nor

Vellingey is
gale so mixed

FROZEN

with

it up
and

from

our

chance

fine

the

house, so

The

flat calm

fell to

draw

easily off

noticeable

than

the

heavy

sea

the

weather

speak,blindfold,and
But

wind

shore

evening of

the

the way

I heard

the

once

colour

with

coming

was

under

to

was

in

the

sheer, and

Norwegian

She
white

least,he
had

the

sea

like steel.

grey,

lamb

the shore.

at

stem

rounded

stern

scarcely bluffer

than

and

snow

given over

"

the

hand

the

off

without

her

and
pulling,

the

She

bows.

five

mast,

like

stern

no

sail.

all
sitting,

three

ships,
amid-

sheets, steering.

stern

on

I counted

by

one

in

one

had

people.

low

very

mast, stepped right forward; but

with
and

from

curved

her

full of

was

in the

nothing:

and

long boat, painted white

and
a

in my

towans, justthen, with

gunshot

She

carried

each

and

fallen to

lift,

arm

tossing,about

transom,

blueish

less

down

lower

sky

to

(making twelve, that night)when I

look
boat
seaward, and there saw
a

either

happened

the

over

hour

lamb

and

running lower

heavy

an

being

more

porth below Vellingey.

By day-break (the i2th)it was
the sky still holding snow,
but
same

nth

the cold did not

townplace*

the surf

the

it smoothed

in which

tolerable

itself

to

took

hour, began

draught

running. Though
grew

in

dropped, and

the

"

journeys

our

then, after another

I crossed

arms,

made

we

to

of the drifts.

promised better.

time

that

snow

131

MARGIT

tiller : but

the boat

Farmyard.

without

the

At

people

steerage-

132

was

with

the

of the

set

While

I stood

back-door

yard

the

struck

against

boat

his

pailsand

the

to

the

Obed's

of

boat's

crew

to

of the

quite

able

round

moment,

kitchen,
the

line

and

get

out

the
out

he

had

and

oar

and

measure

its head

at

longer

arrived

standing
an

scarcely

now

legs were

than

five minutes

callingto

the

head-to-

pull her

smoothing wind had taken

of the breakers,they were
roll

over

that

boat

any

lubberly fashion.
shouted

head-to-sea,and

back

moved

lifted

wave

Handing

footbridge

My

capsize and

man

the

where

the

up

had

panting,and

up

ran

Not

was

herself in that

beached
I

He

danger

to

down

towards

VellingeyPorth

the

its base.
say

tide

in

from

although

for

most

her

me.

towards

set

house,

caught

the

sands

I dare

; but

ahead

sea

at

sea

he

milk.

clear

as

pointed

housekeeper,in

(and

half-mile

good

sounded

the

warm

milk-pails

after Obed.

ebb) the

to

and

run, down

her,

to

low-water

hour

an

stepped out
His

and

towards

with

off hot-foot

At

off at

old

over

the

looking a moment,

hurried

lambs

new-comers

shore

house

cows.

him

to

started

Selina,our

tending

the

door-post,and

after

I then

porth.

the

the

at

brother

my

milk

to

the

and

the

towards

conning her, up

shouted

bells.

made

GHOSTS

tide.

opened, and

across

found

PROFITABLE

drifting broadside-on

way

as

AND

FIBES

OLD

or

tilted and

ran

her,but mercifullypassed before

with
her
a
a

him

in !

hand.
dozen

it broke.

"
"

Pull

"

The

next

yards

with

smaller

134

OLD

FIRES

overboard

Tend

the

to

"You
he

never

he
first,"

boat

the

saw

in beside

ran

The

had

boat

her

strake

gunwale

belonged. They
tall man,

in

"

to what
were

heaped
had

hair

no

frozen

pink, and

and

beard.
on

He

sat

they

when

holding

still

house
This

wore

man

took

first we

to

came

frozen

was

This

cape.

complexion being
it

hard

was

boat,

the

it.

out

Later
blue

good
to be

afterwards

had

the

coat

and

on

we

very

to believe

I had

had

put

speak

to

them, like

over

him

buried

it beside

his

up

breeches

turned

out

clothes

best

screwed

were

eyes

the

carried

He

on

unship

to

black

and

captain.

leaving the ship. His

had

brine

him

snow

shorter, with a rough grey

sheets, with his right hand frozen

lift him

Lote, who

Knud

mate,

the

and

stern

folk

to

came

The

double

open,

gettingin

man,

in the

tiller. Our

the

his

and

mast

sure.

older

much

2.

creatures

the

by

bows.

like

wide

his eyes

twice, to make

to him

shoulders

Indeed, while

dead.

could

we

it,in fact,from

to

the

his face ; and

on

seated

age;

towards

and

head

their faces

country the poor

middle

his back

his

on

MARGIT

"

"

by

the

on

"

under

up) with

elbow

him

seen

ship she

black

quarter

port
but

of the

and

yellow

leaning against it (his right arm

fresh

I've

"

this,"I answered.

(or that

her

by

knowing

miss

one

said.

likes of

name

BERGEN

PEDERSEN,

1.

look

me.

belonged to) painted

not

and

seamen."

frozen

So

Come

seven.

"

here !
"

makes

that

"

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

glaze, or

tiller
the

to

him.

; and

to be

at

the

when

up, and

it
the

big pair

of

spectacles.
3.

the
two

Against

three

rested

his knee

I had

first

seen

toppled overboard

the head

of

third

sittingamidships.
this

one

had

man"

When

slid off the

one

of

the other

thwart

and

MARGIT

FROZEN

against the

fallen

who

boat

His
to be

seemed

and

jacket,
He

straw-coloured

remember, Obed
She

there

frock, ragged

to

beard
shawl

This

the

flannel

high

hair."

seaman's

of

guineaspoured

and

neighbours of

Those

afterwards

who

Vellingey, and
written, will
disliked

lovely
could
was,

her

and

then

nothing
sure

to

and
do

it would

colour "of her

I
and

truth

have

In

been

hair and

noticeable

her red

but

climbed

ances,
acquaintat

mainly
her.
Many

that

she

that

was

nobody
It

forget it.

pale :

ill health.

is

certain

very

like

Pedersen

account

afterwards

always,
with

and

of
description

am

said

her face.

Margit

denied

As

he

He

friends

this

nobody

face

from

and

back,

bare

sack.

saw

and

;
her

see

need

but

woman

ours,

whom

for

not
:

of

upper

dry.

the

was

side.

shirt

drained

speak ;

lifted the shawl

and

into the boat

out

young

against his

tide

first to

in his

her ; for the

but

boat

and

tall

and

about

warm

the

lay

great lock of it lay along the bottom-board

stream

he

and

loose

hidden

the

was

beautiful

has

country than
way,

were

and

jacket

of the

bows

in

covering

no

stood

we

leaving the
"

the

quiet

and

arms

close

off his
had

part of his body

cinglet.

While

Her

pressed

taken

have

hair

wrapped

woman.

face

her

must

in

one

bottom-boards

along the

Stretched

young

and

man

in

seaman's

only

sea-boots.

with

the

yellow

man,

other

some

down

wore

tightlyclasped, and

arms,

oldish

an

small-pox ;

cast

He

was

from

come

smiling.

5.

man

young

the

were

eyes

breeches, and
4

have

might

Norway.

with

marked

and

thin

and

He

steersman.

135

but

fact

this

had

am

not

for the

lipsand

warm

(especially)

136

OLD

her

FIRES

and

eyebrows

seemed

eyebrows and
at

me

The
he.

beside

the

"

Get

house

at

than

between

her

hair struck

yellow

"until Obed

and

fallingon

God, Dom

"

he

sang

"

of course,

was

wild

as

"
out, then/' I cried, and

her
once

with

wondering :

Good

the

to

up

as

"

man's

the

both

yard apart, we

face and
me

"

moment,

I can't loosen

"

arms

"

Though

shouted

the

at

less

top of

voices.

our

Nonsense

"

the

same

Obed's

help.

I answered
found

We

"

"There's

out, and

leaving the

others
reach

in

the

of the

sudden

he

madness,

stopped

and

as

that

nine

I told
In

out

men

him
the

not

to

be

town-place

shepherd,Reuben

for

the

would
a
we

Santo, and

the

kiss her !
we

happened
sent

him

tell

the

first

All

of

weight of

said, "I

fool, and

our

hour

an

call it.

he

of

I must

way

panted, from

of ten

to

Vellingey;

here

I may

load, I supposed. "Dom,"

our

chair

to

now

And
on

in

pair as they

up

boat,

tide.

stepped

lose."

to

them

all

true

was

the

making

something that happened

sign of Obed's

up

time

no

wrists, carried

and

well above

carry

it

but

when

out

must

lifted them

We
hands

"

as

"

are," I said.

on.

her.

alive
girl's

next

"

kept

contrast

by dropping the shawl

me

his knees
out

and

pale

blue

lips were

the

that

brown

deep

Her

but

her

once

startled

lashes, of

now

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

black.

almost

cold, just

the

of

AND

believe

"

walked
on

off for

the

help,

FROZEN

look

after

and

to

The

sight of

into

her

hysterics. We

I think

opened

she

(which

everyone

so)

tottered

legs and

began

moment

was

or

her

warm

"So

she had
in

but

Obed
arms

to

this

by

bed

and

time

we

afflict her.
there

and

rode
Much

Obed

in

to

of what
Our

pulse
to

which

to

had

man's

dead
"

Put

the

"That'll

said.

speak

followed

Church-town, including one

of her

dead

man's

upstairs

misfortune
the

to

firm

two,

or

get her

should

spare-room

I saddled

horse

Mitchell.

is matter

of

less

understood.

us

the

to

for Doctor

word

of

up

In

moderately

grew

it best

close

effect.

Selina ; while

(the next

the

at

lie down

loosened

sense

Truro,

foolish

Obed

once.

lamb

folks carried the dead

fallen overboard

at

lambs

minutes

his

on

face.

none

carried her

left her

first time

of the

wonderful

thought

before the full

and

the

contrived

even

force

fire."

any

her

Norwegian,

Selina

the

the

one

heart," she

it had

half-an-hour

and

struck

than

; and

before

girl's
lips.

disengage the

trying to

for

the

but

her

at

did, making

her

than

nuzzle

to

between

kitchen

the

Selina

time

no

neglectedfor twenty

across

more

we

beside

had

boat.

trying to

was

when

was

the

scared

blanket

little :

in

her

Obed

against her

close

lamb

pair on

brandy

eyes

thought

arms.

and

her

nearly

allowed

swallowed

she

door

soon

very

milk

warm

some

people

we

laid the

fire,and

open

frozen

the

but

grave

the

at

us

137

MARGIT

of

ledge.
publicknow-

Norwegians
the

tide washed

up

that

two

him

in

to

had
:

the

OLD

other

never

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

138

and

land);

to

came

GHOSTS

there

buried

days later,in separate graves, but

together. The boat being worthless, we

all close

two-

in

just

two

the

over

centre

the

Pedersen,

The

Margit.

the

abaft

which

grave,
man

young

we

and

rotted

mast

and

mast

although carefullystayed :

set

his

with

wooden

small

up

name

to plan
description,

On

before he

showed

in the
owed

which

translated

the

ago,

could

"

and

Song of Solomon

the

in such

kisses of

his

place

"

"

mouth

Let

for

was

"

thy

our

from
:

and

aside

him
had

found

which

she

foreign

some

The

out.

him

grave,

bed

we

preter
inter-

Margit Hansen

this strange verse

strange, I

"

we

over

jacket to

them,

Also

for each.

Bible

names

after

the

able,from

make

not

with

man's

was

first page

it : first the

to Nils Pedersen

written

years

came
interpreter

seaman's

of the

life. On

her

from

with

day.

the rightname

an

Captain
up

boat,

each

by

Norwegian

small

pocket

writing

the

Margit

out

day

carried

of

Margit could not yet leave her

stepped up to questionher, I took

Penzance.

and

third

the

had

to this

cross

it.

upon

that

fell,some

it

fore-part

was

but

it,remains

painted on

names

sawed

the

set

them,

kiss

love

to

mean,
me

find

with

is better

the

than

wine."
The
she

told

give
She
were

Mr.
interpreter,

it in

the

brief) "was

belonged
bound

story. "Our

her

him

to

Scammel,

me

for the

and

went

and
upstairs,

vessel,"she

said

(I

Margit Pedersen, brig.

was

Tagus with

called after
a

cargo

me.

We

of salted fisjh

FROZEN

which

I had

smacks

bought

fish for

"

Lent.

Lote

been

two.

was

it I

with
old

an

craft,half
down

gale,and

in the
and

way

post. We

the

tried

not

steer

met

of it

bear

; and

we

N.W.

to

Nils tried to
had

which

leaking fast.
launch

o'clock

At

and

up

we

saw

colder,that night.
and

the

The

men

After

she

pulling.
that

For

drifted.
a

lay most

fair
and

pth

fore-mast,
was

sank

She

all the

night and

let the
to

forget when
a

day

time

time

and

they

I baled

in the

grew

boat

them

to

four

at

it snowed

nose

now

managed

we

weather

to

wind

night, as

The

her

of the

the

That

She

her.

the Irish

8th

days.

heavy

pulled to keep
so

the

down.

go

too

towards

her

the

on

I think

were

seas

wind, and
over

for

shaky

her

had

Channel

away

carried

boat, and abandoned

cargo.

strong southerly

increased.

noon

sidering;
con-

drove

lay to, she

been

We

Coast, just missing Scilly. On

changed

They

pintleof our rudder

rudder damaged our
sternup for Falmouth, but she

loose

to

mother

brig and

English

we

middle

and
him.

rotten.

the

There

Ushant.

to

the

pressed
ex-

twenty-

was

little mone3%

bought

should

man

to marry

me

left very

they

weather, mostly,

would

wished

not

But

and

gave

having
a

young

in

eat

husband

my

Scammell

so

Lofoden

to

"

they had

almost

Mr.

surprisethat

proud.

were

Catholics

captain,she explained, He
made
him
captain. My father

have

the

from

captain,was

mate."

was

some

She

Roman

the

139

Bergen

at

Nils Pedersen, the

Knud

died

MARGIT

run.

the
gave

steadily.

bottom

of

140

OLD

the

Our

boat.

cold.

That

PROFITABLE

food

is all I

his return

managed

soon

mixture

and

wanted

it.

spoke of

we

showed

she

her,

end

the

enough

asked

and

She

churchyard.

heavy shower,

what

feared

work

and

But

mast.

the

more."
I

And

own

open

she

so

"This

help
at

had

the

me

thither

sight of

omitted
at

is

good,"

to

them.

to

pulled from

my

belongs to you,"I
with

your

all the

way

calmly, and
said:

walk

"you
come

language"

She glanced at
fly-leaf.

"

at

have
any

away.

pocket
said

the boat

unfeeling.

me

to

me

husband's

her

I will not

prepared to

up

afternoon,

set up

them
she

plucked

together.

and

to

day,

one

that

feelings
;

looked

that this seemed

churchyard

Bible.
it to

she

great kindness

done

the

we

"That

graves.

her

on

kept wishing that

first

distress

with

come

and

first,

being strong
I

"

men,

At

but

she

"

that,

dead

fearingto

to

walked

we

effect the

might

grave

agreed,

never

was

them.

distance

cared

she

the

in

third week

if she

her, in

But

subject;

moderate

me

of it Obed

more

of

and

the

of the

walk

to

courage

after

of

me

names

was,

her.

fell silent whenever

interest

she

fought shy

towards

the

weak

how

knowing

sent

help

English.

the

us

very

from

little with

astonished

further

no

the

past, and

What

told

she

though

Scammell

with

and

the

speak of

to

was

heard

ever

we

talk

to

Norwegian

of

all

Penzance, Mr.

to

It

done.

remember."

can

Norwegian dictionary
;
and

GHOSTS

almost

was

this,I think,was

And

On

AND

FIRES

"

the

I have

but

it.

Outside

"

small

kept

I held
Oh

it

yes, I

142

OLD

mind

hidden

frankness

FIRES

from

in his

suspicionin

in love

he

"

lay hold.

towards

us

and

Margit
the

would

morning,

againstthe

ever

comes

the

two,

of

busy

with

the

time

went

I worked

for dislike.
came

housework

she

had

attended

were

English she
bullied

her.

The

week

before

at

us

two

old

woman

men

gave

battle

from

childhood

and

flew in
had

no

good

sea.

But

other

reasons

the

as

she

day

seeing that

twenty words

Selina,who

to

; and

routed

running fightfor

up

started,no

of

about

appealingto Obed,

own,

from
way

With

"

set her face

that

the

from

cold

kept

everything. Obed

equalled her

had

whiddle

charge

to.

once

of

call it.

picked up plenty of

downstairs,and

stroll.

most

the first. She

saved

took

had

her

person

Margit

her orders
of

of

most

in the fields

afternoon's

an

woman's

old

spent

kitchen, helping Selina

from

the

on

one

had, perhaps,

Obed

Selina
feelings,

our

which

us,

friendlyand impartialas the

reach

new-comer

doubt, with

were

told

she

age,

"domineering," Selina preferredto

For, whatever

to

If he

sign upon

lugger,while

in

or

well

suspicionbred

his

simply because

be

of

far too

bearing.

no

Of

desire.

easy

enough

certainly Margit's bearing

And

in the

within

And

"

gave

of her company,

of his time

him

girl her

cool and

was

strictest could
more

it.

the

with

twenty-one

could

I knew

his outward

in

show

though I searched,I could find

Yet

me.

GHOSTS

made

he

talk,but

nothing amiss

was

me

behind
suspicion

miss the

indeed

PROFITABLE

AND

and
rage

the

this
that

delay cost
more

advantage

than
to

be

him

quite unexpected by her.

and

unusual

the

to

beaten

kitchen,in

For
that

before

he

any

concealed
In

the

made

my

pretty often, and

in

to

luckilyI

This

; and

made
in

the

applicationto

July, to

Bombay

sail for

Hastings, in

abandoning the field

credit,had
the

Margit
that

of my

feelings.

hoped

hope.

to

she

Eighteen months
Vellingey this time
"

had

Vellingey
Warren

the

My

deserve

some

look

given

she

had

guessedthe

before

short

good deal concerning Margit

"

what

of June I

not

state

returned

leave.

me

Obed

to

had

constantlyand with all the old familiarity

; a

written

her

But

never

passed
on

or

be

and

first mate.

would

by word

ever

done

left

board

on

Obed

to

slightestreason

indeed

and

despise

might

the end

capacity of

old

my

Board

myself

to

have

Towards

pleasanter.

no

near

never

that

play

I hated

came

it,

before

to

now

followed

would

it in time.

saw

at

this

degree

myself for the thought that before long

hating Obed.

house

the

easier

no

times

at

interest

about

at cross-purposes

that

with

suspected me

had
it

done

have

grown

Obed

months

two

was

might grumble

moved

who

surely, had

game

from

ran

thenceforth

she

out

was

woman,

cause

She

"interloper."

That

me.

had

much

month

quietly and

troubled

and

I will confess, and

me,

pale foreign
so

tears

however

woman,

"foreigner" and

the

143

MARGIT

FROZEN

household
I

business

expected and

"

her

health,her walks,

everything,in short,
dreaded

to

hear.

"

but

Come,"

said

myself,

to

eighteen

months

allowance

for Obed.

have

to

this

Vellingey in
It

teeth

Perhaps

bad

such

no

he will allow

thought in my

head

light gig hired

from

was

as

figureof
looked

street, but

blew

head

My

the

the
the

me

being

now

I drew

the

Truro

in

master.
post-

Januarj',and

Atlantic

in

weather

Vellingey

over

I did

down,

bent

near

not

coming up the village

hearing

on

the

as

rise

woman

up

beside

clogs close

afternoon

rainy
mounted

we

churchtown.
observe

is

courtship

north-wester

boisterous
our

in

life and

in

start

turn."

my

I had

minutes'

"five

It

gig.

the

of her

sound

Selina, tearful,

was

carryinga bundle.
"

Whatever

is the

"

They've turned

matter

"

asked, on

pulling

up.

"

My

dear, they've turned

She

Day
at

tramping

was

Not

parish.
Vellingey

accused

the

started

the

the

over

"

home

"

quarrel this time

of

"

she

St.

sleep
she

course

but

I, it seemed, had

or,

rather, it started

knew

Selina

know

in

cousins

home-coming

my

cookery.

Margit professedto

Of

on.

moaned.

she

night would

foreignwoman

triflingmatter

"

her

to

trampled

preparations for

to door

me

another
be

to

"

door

to

me

them

my

better.

some

"

tastes.

Such

are

women.

I
with
boxes

that

own
a

promise
from

as

I sent

that

the

Vellingey and

the

poor

gig should
a

secret

soul

on

her way,

carry

back

her

resolve

that

she

FROZEN

should return
a

to

pleasurein
coming of such

foolish

ray
to

stepped

out

cloth,and
tobacco

is

asked, from

Margit
gone," she
with

us,

on

not

for

to

down

with

or

She

was

"

"Selina

has

you

stay here

mustn't

alone

mind

my

"

to

my

they will talk."

take it,"said I, you
feelings,
Margit. I came
"

cannot

home

perhaps,if it had
have
put off speaking
for me
at all,though,
can
answer.
My dear,if you will marry
make
me
a
happy man."
the candle -base,just touching
fingering

the brass with

gently. She
said, "you
K

Selina ?

about

I suppose

speak to you
for this,I might
days. If you care

it will

table.

You

puq:"ose to

I think you

the

candlesticks

candlestick.

Obed.

up.

quiteblind

some

farm

the

removed

brass

uncovered

happen

of

Obed

said

stood

been

sooner

chair.

set

"

be

the

on

going

my

saying this."
Oh, no.
I

had

Margit
settingthe

quietly.
people will talk,if

But

"

round

the

up.

was

jar

What

"

make

to

lock

buildingsand
and

The

scandal.

growing hopes, the better.

the second evening,after supper.

I did so,

white

single woman

as

deemed

it occurred

Then

importance.

avoid

I could not

thought that Margit

positionnow
Vellingeylay open to

I tested my

had

the

week,

that her

me

alone at

me

within

us

145

MARQ1T

her

but

and withdrawing them

finger-tips
looked up.
I rather thought," she
would
have
spoken last night. Obed
"

146

OLD

asked
and

this

me

I have
"

have

Less

knew

They

at

Obed's

and

her

fondness

to

Margit'sin
; and

affection,seemed
the

and

life could

married

business

be

said that

by

all of

us

as

of my

her

Company's
traffic.

make

the

It

to

me

at

actual
be

was

worshipped
parade

least
and

hardly

well-

needs

the

the

height

command

to

reasons

and

who

of

the

the

reader

wishing

this

have

my

China

for not
of

name

of

the

familiar
sufficiently

that time

them.

ignored
proposal was
had
never
happened.

reached

that I have

public the
which, however, will
knew

He

ship Macartney, engaged in

call her the Macartney : but

presentlysee

next

than

his comfort

life.

ambition, being appointed

parted

of the

smoother

all this time.

make

We

holidayswith

be

thing that

October, 1802,

he

fortnightafter

course

she, without

of

He

that

sure

am

voyage.

the

in

well

to

the

into

loudly.

April, a

unfortunate

my

but

another

I spent most

years

better.

came

back-door

in

on

of friends ;

like you

happened.

married

were

best

seven

the

had

the

who

question of loving a

later,Obed

faces

our

leavingEngland

to

chance

good wife."

minute

my

will

that

you

him."

that

very

exactly what

In

this is

slamming

look

not

after

being

gave

marry

said

Obed
than

room,

of

to

! but

never

shall make

No

he

"

"

"I

did

morning

Lord

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

promised

Good
!

man

AND

FIRES

vessel,
to

all

therefore

FROZEN

what

I may

For

the

call

same

reason

that

she

more

than

commonly

She
autumn

fast ;

1802

it

voyage,

that

and

he

and

wished

this invitation

and

for health
Yet

common.

to-do

there

Stephens),

leave the farm.

On

the

anchor

The

what

with

jealousyof

us

the

reserves

shall be

all

to

responsibleto
be

they

far from

steward

or

to

well-

were

(one

reader

Let

who

the
me

prosperous

relate will appear

to

now

the

fast and

English

trade

with

Chinese

less than
the

committed

us.
a

Emperor
by

in its

ment
govern-

of Canton
persons

These

dozen)
for any

person

on

carry

then, that

say,

the

stands
under-

best

ships to the one port

right of nominating such

(in number

that may

after

conditions

permitted

merchants

then

1806, the Macartney dropped

I have

China.

our

voyages

they might comfortably

short,they sailed with me.

foreignbarbarians

confines

such

single impediment

hind,

River

extraordinaryto

their trade

and

May

events

under

and

be

in the Canton

voyage.
least

of

but

to

care

To

2nd

on

I had

Macartney.

children
a

to hear

their passages

jest:

no

no

the

in

determined

had

pleasurewere

now

whose

to

in

and

delightedme

in the

was

had

had

they

back

and

going. They

their

course

book

to

often

merely

of

I commanded

1806.

Margit

River

her

of

more

that

June

surprisedand

the Canton

given

and

to

of
Obed

no

ship, Thames-built, and

new

passengers,

1805

in this narrative.

shall say

carried

from
sea

was

October

from

147

privateinterest

than

her

HARGIT

as

Hong

are

each

ance
disturb-

belonging to

148

FIRES

OLD

AND

and

foreignship :
the

mob

being

the

spiritof

and

British

sometimes
It

of

happened

small party of

Mr.

that

us

and

than

and

coxswain

brought the

then

one

word

or

next

small

of

lay
The

up

and

pushed

the

Obed

and

into the boat

brisk

out

of

mishap.
Knowing
enough

green

all I saw,

was

that

followed

Margit'sneck.

the

range,

back

them

of dirt and
and

the nature

of

reached

affair had

Chinese

in the

and

Margit

pushed

we

We

ship

rabble,I
no

fell :

rush

stones.

the

ear.

recovered.

hurried

and

proved

palm

steps and

had

thought, she
he

as

just

with

his open

made

Tomlinson

close

and

as

of the
crowd

waited

and

rousing box

ooze

leaptafter

shower

the

him

for the
Mr.

us

forward

Quick

Obed

Tomlinson

indecent)laid

dealt him

slippedon

Mr.

reached

and

closed.

soon

stroll

I, on

and

and

She

had

hand

I sprang

under

crowd

dirtyChinaman
two
(no doubt

back

the

this

short

seamen.

alongside:

above, with

step

behind.

He

officer,

boat, which
six

by

stooped to hold her

step of the landing-stage,

the

lifted

delicacy,
arrival

our

the

landing,manned
boat

and

factors

the second

taken

had

"

steadywhile Margit embarked.

on

after

day

returning to

were

world,

of great

Margit and Obed,

"

the

on

the

littledanger.

the next

on

Chinese

that, a

in

in situations

ready by
lowest

So

for compensation

these
proverbial,

seamen

more

Tomlinson,

ashore

look

insolent

most

find themselves

often

in turn

they

European factors.

the

to

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

worse

off

were

without

felt
:

glad
and

150

FIRES

OLD

in

Chinese

assured

was

had

who

the

hands

handcuffed

him

and

the

Macartney's
Our

To

Margit :

at

be

bribe
for

He
the

and

ran

at

extremely
agreed

once

offence,if proved

to

Chinese

magistrates,being

"

write

it
"

only promise
delay

and

can

of

accept for

to

his utmost

do

the

short

nothing

magistratesinto compromising

small

absurd

her

risks of

the

the

on

question of delivering up

no

hardly bring myself to

strangulation. He could
while

lay

himself

Mr.

once

penalty of

satisfaction of the

the

trates,
magis-

threatening

were

Mr.
justice,

him

could

the

and

cargo,

of the

interdiction

an

's

Macartney

imprisonment.

do

there

that

positionwas

serious.
that

bamboo

risk of

small

the

brother,
the

with

merchants

Hong

two

already in

him

no

their

that

guarantor,

The

court.

me

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

the

to

matter

fine.

proved

good

as

Macartney lay

at

his word.

as

anchor

For

without

five weeks

discharginga

pennyweight of her cargo ; and every day brought a

new
threat,edict,or proclamation. At the end of
first week

the
send
to

the

his agents

the

seen

of

man

any

off

kept
a

offer
crew

Englishwoman

the

state

their

who

ship'sguns
and

of

day.

reward

of

would

loaded, and
His

wife's

to

having

deceased.
a
a

The

boat, and
bucket

set

on

of

only

slops.
double

perilthrew

apprehensionso pitiablethat

to

dollars

10,000

swear

parleyfrom
with

allowed

was

strike the

being threatened

on

watch, night
into

to

our

agents conducted
made

merchant
security

Obed

began

fear

to

for his

behaved

with

trouble

in

of

out

crew,

mind.

Margit, on

She

relied

her

and

us

beauty) in

remarkable

some

decks

bound

had

hand,

I had

below

cheerfullyon
she

other

and

remain

to

of whom

man

by

the

the coolest composure

sight.

suppose

MAEQIT

persuadingher

every

151

FROZEN

the

on

(I

her

to

the

and

completest

loyalty.
In

five weeks
thousands

many

stand

under

boat

I went
in

of

when,

with

the

side and

No

I wrant

and

vessel,which

and

now

from

us.

at

reported a
with

tall lank-haired

no

minute

he

us.

man,

stern-sheets

the

Hullo

observe

entered
for

you

window.

Capt. W.
Self.

for

the
sea,

bawled.

"

I'm

ence
barque IndependHe

river

pointed to
after us,

soon

distant

cables

two

refusing;and

less than

in

running up the ladder,and

again.
Business,"said he ; so

duced
introI led

"

cabin.

to my
"

he

came

himself
him

"

aboard."

come

reason

American

the

to

had

Cap

me,

lay, ready

saw

bad

saw

as

were

speech

duck, standingin

pigtailon
Oliphant Q. Wills,of

stillmatters

Tomlinson

day, Mr.

least

at

the tiller-linesin his hands.

"

his

; and

spent

quarter demanding

suit of white

pounds

one

our

to

had

Mr.

"

ship."

"

said
don't

he, looking over

chew."

opened
"

Then

I've

He

it. Our
come

you

glanced

talk then
to

have

the

ran

at

floor.
the
as

"

stern-

follows

trade."
come,

sir,to

very

152

OLD

FIRE

Capt.W.
know

AND

"I

allowed

all about
miss

never

GHOSTS

would

you

it, and

in

came

that

say

consequence.

chance."

Self.

PROFITABLE

You

"

Capt. W.

wish

Not

"

buy,

to

of course."
I'm here to sell."

at all.

Self. "What, pray?"

"A
Capt. W.
half-hogsheadcask
Geneva

with

Self. "Now, where

picked that up ?
out
Capt. W. (spitting

could

earth

on

dinary
or-

inside."

Dutchwoman

of pretty

have

you

"

28"

in

The

flat calm

I have

name

shall have

chance.

inside.

believe

such

is not

cask

hundred

years."

at

that

your

Cook

and

the

your

Well,

Chief

brother, Mr.

I have

business

palm
up

captain

never

the

miss
woman

deal, and

of the

I would

I allowed

I carried

have

it around

for

here ; and

knows
and

among

the

round

by

Now
the

tells

he

Lanyon,

of his hand.
there

enquiring of

been

Obed

and

Cape Flatterynorthwards
like the

of

you

wife, precaptain's
served
is painfulfor me
to

worst

Factor

Vancouver,

ask ?"

do you
"

The

the mate.

This

profitif

What

Capt. W.
Mr.

cask.

the

his

Indiaman.

East

nothing

be

to

In latitude

"

bit of paper

reputation. But

my

"

her

ashore.

sell that

Self.

said

; for I had

about

on

with

mate

for burial

speak

Dutch

home

at

I traded

The

off

window).

warranty with

as

drunk, and

was
a

it

of

me

was

with

coast

from

the

tians
Aleu-

it

happens

Russian

settle-

ments

"

for the

be money
of the

in my

with
trifle

I'm

over.

"

few

in

be

home

square

man

Mr.

and

who
He

hour.

was

if you

it may

as

and

to

seem

at

the

by

out

and

magistrates

had

frankly appealed

at Macao

few

hundred

and

Dutchwoman's
the

out

take

of

the

command

to

do.

all

and

work

the

could

This
-

the
as

gested
sug-

easier

made

well

be

Captain
then

implicatedin

myself,as
Mr. Findlater,my

and

be

get the

discharge for

full

Mr.

to

by spending

would

River.

Canton

the

women

negro

that

little

Lanyon

negotiationswould

Tomlinson

Lanyon.

Mrs.

that

Mr.

to

dollars he

offer,
of

one

the

among

accepted as

corpse

the

saw

know

Indeed

engaged

additional

disappearanceof

i.e. Mr.
Mrs.

friend

readilyundertook
that his

the

our

Margit

offence, provided

smuggled
Wills

for

substitute

once

who

those

custom.

half-an-

American's

law

hire

this I

With

less than

Chinese

of

waiting

private signal for

my

practical
man,

mind

not

reason,

are."

you

alongside in

prospect of escape held

ridiculous

do

hoisted

came

and

trade, Mr. Wills."

will

we

deck

on

"

and

him

and a
princes,
if I weren't,

like
:

would
the end

at

port within

fix than

worse

think,"said I,

minutes,

went

them

and

deliver

to

American

any

brother

way

undertake

tike

to

couldn't

you

pocket all the

safelyat

money

like your

man

I would

job

his wife

say

didn't send

States' Government

United

tell secrets.

to

me

needn't

part trade, part exploring

"

more,

153

MARGIT

FROZEN

by

scuffle

"

Obed

and

could
first officer,

Macartney

home

; and

154

OLD

Mr.

engaged

to

Company, though

at

profitswhich

make
the

homeward

voyage.

while, and

in the

cost

end

me

with

the

navigation.

be

weigh

and

heading

entered

the

Eastern

the

bay

colours, which
Like

his
He

only.

Japanese
what

of
be

European

him
assisting

That

night

same

the

famous

us

four

English

a.m.

we

were

under

sea.

open

Sea,

and

the

on

Nangasaki

Formosa

the

of

25th

under

Russian

continued

fly.

to

American

captains, our

straightforwarddealing for certain races

produced his trading articles : but the
nothing, and

wanted

brought

wanted

of

to

took

thenceforth

she

most

kept

for the

some

enough

services in

by

Captain Wills,

Independence steered through

Strait,across

July

and

from
for

generous

alongside,and

exchange,

The

it.

arranged.

was

in

people

this

Independence brought

the

of Geneva

even

make

to

the

indirect

of the

me

discussed

for my

sum

short,all

from

boat

cask

small

to

agreed to

offer

right with

case

looks

We

being short-handed, was

To

our

commander

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

water

there ?

him

and

fresh

to

prove

both), and
started,and

demanded

He

answered

that

provisions(we had
it,ordered several

brought empty

on

know

to

deck.

he

plenty

butts

This

to
was

hospitableJapanese ; who next day

brought suppliesof hogs, fish,and vegetables,for
enough

which

large
on

for the

they
tubs

asked
of

no

payment

water, which

deck, stopping

the

besides

Captain

scuppers,

and

four

Wills

dozen

emptied
removirfg the

FROZEN

plugs

night
perceived. On
at

again ;
kindness
from

the

with

the

fourth

tow

to

as

us

that

so

deluded

our

MAEQ1T

day

out

of the

going

much

weigh

parting

of hats

waving

in

far

so

and

bay,

be

not

got under

we

even

and

might

water

friends
us

cheers

155

and

hands.
From

Nangasaki

thence

for the
On

coast.

the

chartered

and

distributed

his

for

etc., among

the

Russian

among

the

So

far,Obed's

and

request : and

wonder

come

at

usual

of

"

calm

bearing

fits of restlessness

had

and

sit dejectedfor hours

walk
to

the deck

the cold

wind,

iceberg,her
busy
to
over

run

the

below

pause,

which

leisure

day,

to

me,

within

weather

mile

rose

lay

on

the

of

to

thrown

an

like

being

wardly
awk-

ugly-looking

Obed

there

open

drink

something

cabin

Her

would

"

"

Margit,who

the

others,she

vessel

to

and

from

would

being hazy,
glass;

that had

she

captain taking soundings

for his

observe

succeeding

times

At
at

been

50".

to

way

her cloak

the

dotted

to

change

seemed

she

excitement

The

with

together;

One

becalmed

given

apathy.

without

thirstycreature.

frenzy.

had

above
enteringthe parallels

our

had

Company,

services had

it seemed

as

vessel

settlements

certain remarkable

Margit

over

time

I,too,

his

nankeens, silks,tea,

sugar,

in little

sedulously

American

of

cargo

islands.

Wills

and

American

the

which

Russian

the

by

and

Captain

way

business

been

for Kamschatka

Islands

Aleutian

his

prosecuted

made

we

like

who
asked

I almost

was
me

fell

floor,her whole

156

OLD

FIRES

tightlyclenched

body writhing,her hands

handkerchief
I asked

which

she had

ailed

what

at the

pain

it would

I would

To
cannot

extent

tell.

He

soundings

left

Kadjak

day

of the month

Island.

nothing more

it on, she

brought

away

and,

had

numbers
canoes

dozen,
with

and

at times

about

us,

the

muskets,

pointed

kind

of

scimetar

made

but

two

traded

and

reindeer
the

(bluewas

three

with

had

skins.

Charlotte's

less valuable

Island,as

us

as

great

hundred

but

of

the

most

stags'antlers
We

whale-rib.
board

to

for dried

us

at

fish,sea-otters,

stringof glass beads

colour)would buy a salmon

favourite

warned

off in

with

persons

them

pounds weight :
nothing

The

largest holding perhaps

with

or

son,
sea-

expectation.

them
many

as

forks

time, and

Obed

had

and

suffered

of the

weather.

brought

we

armed

lances

beaver

vessel

our

last

Charlotte's

lateness

remarkable

had

the

on

friendlybeyond

were

We

coast.

cruisingoff Queen

enjoyed

some

the

9th of October, and

were

change, I

the

pretty busy with

to be

began

far,consideringthe

sight of

take

'

remarked

sketches, of

the

natives, too,
The

Obed

now

and

on

So

we

20

said ;
cold

'It

confusion.

oblige her by going

what

his

of

the

course

bring help,

to

in

rose

Of

rags.

offered

she

heart/

to

upon

all,by saying nothing to Obed.'

above

and

She

quickly pass

thought.

torn

her, and

medicines, anything.
was

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

but

for beaver

than

China

againstthe
likelyto

they

would

stuffs.
natives of

prove

Queen

stronger and

The
66' N.

Luckily
and

soft

ground

tide

dropped

shaken

and

of

all

us

well

as

rigging up

further

see

knew

we

loaded

erect

it turned

Wills
and

away

of

sails and

side

of

Of

the

it had

could

us

ants
inhabit-

inhabitants

first of all cleaned

then

set

We

work

to

our

and

light

to

done

had

better, as
and

company,

protect the ship.

to

remained
take

the

ammunition,

our

no

divided

have

to

save

fog, taking with

paces.

we

fairlystrong party

cut

to

men

out,

Captain

it was,

So

shelter.

made

if indeed

"

firearms, and

our

told off

twenty

nothing.

fire and

On

badly

therefore

quantity

tents.

than

the

To

part of

best

dreary spot

of this
"

the

when

seams.

dense

the

in upon

run

that

so

We

in the

provisions and

as

spars for
we

and

guns

had

lower

question.

47"

to

nearer

together, though

all her

ashore

way

water

still held

of the

our

our

she

River, but

high

at

in

Cape Flatteryand

Independence

gaping in

out

was

the

will find

you

Vancouver's
Columbia

of the

former.

best

shipwreck

our

lat.,between

the mouth

her

of

place

board

on

down

with

As

three

of the heavier

some

tackling.
had

We

stood

who

cooking
ring of
They
the most
lances

our

up

the

by

part

an

in

with

at work

were

exclamation

big cauldron,

all about
brown

were

and

tent

of salt

dinner

savages

shod

one

I heard

when

second,

set

pork.
us

undersized

dirtyblankets
iron, though

few

edge
men,

and
one

armed
or

Margit,
off,

paces

Looking

the

on

from

the

on

up

of the
clothed
with
two

saw

fog.
for
short

carried

MAROIT

FROZEN

discovered

soon

tribe.

the

elders,of

or

last I

These

muskets.

159

stood

They

with

great gravity (indeed in all

with

them

walk

Almost

pot, drew

out

it

sand.

the

on

One

of the

I restrained

but
a

chewed

of

to

work

them

our

and

near

The

nightfallthe

main

did

reveal

and

without

themselves

down

tried my
one

of

us

who

of these Indians

"

not

us,

the

us

sleep.

but

of

so

far

as

to

ever.

off

"

two

or

we

stretched
this

that

knew

scraps

minute

while

around

Obed

some

thrust

one

invitation
own

position
op-

drew

body

hung

least

after

fell

visitors

our

badly as

as

we

When

temper sorely,and

went

the

from

without
of

resentment, but

with

to

laid

natives

over,

workmen.

the

Towards

supped,

up

the

tent

some

again and impeded

tents

the

meal

our

meal

near

the

into

cut

silence while

drew

entered

so.

for hostilities :

made

they showed

fog

did

portionsround,

were

aside

whither, the

fog

cauldron

it,and

of

then

second

the

hamper
no

she

the

we

pork.

finished

to

as

and

toens

though curiositydrew
so

the

end

men

and

the

at

away

the

many

his lance

handed

biscuit,
eating in

barrel of

in absolute

for himself.

retaininga large lump

Seeing this,some

acquaintance

leave

the

on

his knife and

with

pork

dinner

our

us

thrust

savage

us

aggressivemovement.

no

Margit,bidding her

once

toens,

observed

my

tell how

not

quietly towards

at

and

smile)and

to

one

made

They

I called to
and

could

silence.
concealed.

knew

never

be

to

"

the

the

dence
impuonly

language

remonstrate

with

160

OLD

them.
of

AND

FIRES

But

if

and

least

and

resolved

we

long

so

remained

comrades

three

exposed

GHOSTS

they understood, they

understanding:

violence,at

PROFITABLE

to

any

from

away

Wills

from

and

main

our

these

vengeance

forbear

to

Captain

as

sign

no

gave

his

body
might

savages

wreak.
And
4

by

a.m.

minute

through
had
Obed

ran

with

him

Some

of

our

of

we

saw

fire

the

caught

and

score

in

make

any

knew

not

too

of their number

the

save

ablaze

with

ship. They
several

up and

to the

more

and

toens

happened

broke

once

and

fired.

fled ; and

half-

water's

edge,where

torches,busilysetting

dispersedbefore
dead

wounded.

the

on

But

we

places; nor

effort

against

the

might

could

we

for

we

flames,
be

too

already

was

different

us,

field and
came

which
Independence,

sorelywe

reason

quickly.

too

dozen

how

great risk

At

ship.

their muskets

up

of

natives,it appeared,

the

mischief

in

running

lances,several

of the

one

chargeddown

carrying off
to

seek

men

us

leaving two
late

The

torch,and

came

and

stones

plunder

to

but

the

to

about
justified

waved

and

comrades

tents.

to

assailants at

a-dozen

of

the

out

door

our

so

shower

attempted

Our

the

to

or

struck

which

Captain were

report of firearms in the direction of the

I sprang

ship.
in

fears for the

our

wanted

at the

tents.

So

we

in great
the

fog

returned

and

discomfort,the
all

around,

but

spent the
blaze

of the

showing

us

of the

night
ship colouring

rest

nothing.

Soon

FROZEN

161

and what
daybreak the weather lifted a little,
saw
discouraged us yet further. For, except

after
we

the

beach

the

whole

water's
have

which

on

made

while

the

by

Captain Wills
push

he
for

on

savages.

At

council

think

of

10

the
due

to

call

it, and
made,

added

that

the

showed

since his map

promised to impede us,

likelyto annoy us while
of
we

and

the

into

march
We

through

carried

of

ammunition,
only
to

the

ones

more

The
at

party that

we

when

halted

the

not,

Company

to
was

the

camp

or

Indians
and

river that
not

were

the

remains

plunder. Accordingly
and

want

thrown

shortlyafter

noon

muskets
our

spare

began

forest.
persons

besides

walk

we

the

in all

muskets, a pistoland

two

Captain Wills.
manage

and

sea,

nineteen

were

us

The

the

to

seventy miles

creek

no

any

did not

we

weapons

if I mistake

having destroyedwhat

up, and

packed

gunpowder
our

afforded

barque

than

spring. Obed remembered

journey might be quickly

the

early in

informed

plan

the

or

therefore,

and

better

Gray's Harbour) lying about

southward, where a ship of

was

might

we

a.m.,

of war,

(itsname,

the

to

either fired

been

no

found

we

forest

boats, in which
had

harbour

thick

with

escape,

called

could

encamped,

were

our

shift to

off

that

we

covered

coast

edge ;

taken

us

MAR01T

his share

and
some

each

or

pounds

of the

provisions.
Margit and
lightlyladen were
latter,indeed, could with pain

all,and

made
in

but
an

clogged the pace of

fall,
eightmiles before nightso

open

space, set watches,

162

OLD

and

FIRES

passed the night with

the

from

came

In

the

good

we

seemed

at

the

end

of

him

hour's

rest

while

an

Margit

walked

she

of the

below

trees

came

crashingdown

scattered

in

Looking

up,

the

alarm,
I

that

the

there

had

she

two

another

and,

stone

as

we

others

followed.

couple

of Indians
rifle to

off my
once

made

made

o'clock,

two

stores

three

we

the stems

again,a big

start

or

way
mid-

about

between

our

among

annoyance

but

that

the forest descended

Shortly before

rocky ground

added

we

firearms.

our

lay

slope,and fired
They desisted at

prevent further
where

halt

our

caught sight of

frighten them.

now

allowed

we

Indeed

of the

crest

shipwreck.

preparing to

were

made

I observed

but

silence.

and

us.

we

and

cleaned

we

stiffslope by which

when

on

Captain

for

the sea, visible here

to

The

our

chosen

ground

down

noon.

in

since

scarcely spoken
The

and

his powers

and

alone

than

early

sign of fatigue:

no

gave

discomfort

more

started

before

miles

ten

no

cold.

severe

morning

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

but

for the

to

crest,

so
walking difficult,

five miles

or

so

before

and

at

length

nightfall.
this

During
it blew

and

night

snowed

so

the

hard

ridge. Luckily,however,
a

shallow

and

continued

for the
thai

cave

we

storm
were

in the
all the
to

abate

assailed

wind

rose,

of the

one

and
hillside,
next

drive

to

as

; which

again by

here

no
a

off the

discovered

men

and

day

us

we

huddled

night, waiting

sooner

happened

perfectbombard-

FROZEN

of

ment
over

big

dozing

was

named

seaman

to the

died

the

and
to

resumed

Once

assumed
twice

or

him

the

to pause,

apparent

I, too,

heard

hour

later

of

as

of stones

body
sad

in

snow

began

provisionsnow

our

had

far

as

left his

halted

we

They

to

arms.

We

met

were

once

cross

It

the

bank

chief

He

of

been

proposed
we

between

few

to

would

huts

least.
:

so

we

to

our

that

had
and

stature

hitherto

talk in

river,if

us

of taller

appeared

now

to

at

(the same

had

we

an

valley,

looking

after

toen

people had

began

to Obed.
intelligible

to

than

country.

at

by

and

broad

Indians

advance,

silence of these
toen

of

near

hundred

and

pork)

pleasanterfeatures
in the

water

already caught sight

it better

the

the

on

judged

up

edge

of this

cause

running through it,black

of three

had

running

the

I observed

morning

afternoon,when

in the

of

of all.

consent

of the

one

on

and

snow,

the

if listening.
The

as

sound

the

crowd

boats

rain

the

over

course

at about

swift stream

banks

the

on

lead,with

in the

became

on

The

tion
atten-

cold,and

daylight,we

for

called my

stiff and

sound.

pushed

condition

and

when

loth

short.

Obed

cut

harmlessly

complaint and,

with

and

cave,

run

and

without

night

the

on

me

was

learnt,without

sony

with

He

Captain.

being

not

in

be

daybreak

at

Hogiie woke

in the

could

flew

These, however,

stones.

shelter.

our

163

MAEQIT

that

happened
the

deliberate

vious
pre:

for

language fairly
supply
give

us

up

with
our

164

FIRES

AND

PROFITABLE

in payment.

This, of

OLD

muskets

offered

but

him

trinkets that

whole

the

had

we

GHOSTS

for
trafficking

food.

the handsome

chief,Yootramaki, listened with

disdain

the

"

; and

boats

naked

second, but much

ourselves

others in the

barelyhold

three

larger,and

might

we

In these

boat.

distributed

dozen

complied, and

toen

smaller

be

to

the

have

us

begged for another, that

we

ing
seem-

appeared,paddled by

together. The

cross

let

to

which

to

"

this would

As

savages.

haggling

some

undertook

toen

presentlyone

passengers,
all

After

hope of

in the

us

Obed

"

Margit

with

five

sent

allowed

we

and

and

of beads

collection

brought with

refused

we

course,

with

ten

in

seamen

the smaller.
The

boats

leading. The

pushed

out

current

ran

half-way

about

the starboard
round

to

side

he had
the

The
whole

swept
the

us

shore

pelted us
and

leapt up

down

and
had

arrows,

set

out

time

rightacross

others

to
us

shore.
so

others

in
:

for the

board.
over-

The

current
a

spitof

who

killingone
but

his

them, and

to

near

tention
in-

plug from

callingto

after

was

on

bows

flung themselves

succeeded
four

ceased

his true

left,that the savages,

wounding

it
fortunately

the

guess

same

he

carried

when,

easilybring the

and

moment

and

savage

that

could

party swimming

with

swift

stooped and whipped

next

we

and

so

more

one

stream, the larger

nearest

did

he

boat's bottom, at the

comrades, who
the

the

might

Before

it.

deep

across,

paddling,I supposed

into the

here

now
man,
sea-

most

oppositebank,

166

OLD

FIRES

I will

AND

quieted Obed's
ceased
in

fact,and

keep

to

food

Some

of

tiring
Re-

in the

as

and

snow

for the

could

we

from

sleep a little ; the

hunger by chewing

to

of

their

on

sponges

ramrods,

their boot-soles.

even

At

midnight came

weakness

I may
At

glance

these

sleepers,I

the

in
I

started,a

as

musket

right
the

By

ahead

the

They

lightof

The

toen.

stretched
which
Our

some

lay

moored

comrades

the

body

and

ten

of

paces

footsteps.

the

current

report of
I

moon

our

of

my
two

saw

the

on

river's

peculiarenemy,

dead

Indian

off beside

towards

and

young

of the

watch, I

ran

rollingtogether

Obed

were

flash

Two

one

brother's

my

changed

figuresstrugglingand
brink.

of

and

to

ugly

muskets.

shaking

breastwork

track

the

An

bidding him

and

low

time

some

the

my

headed.
light-

was

Obed.

missed

counted

elbow

our

Almost

fears.

perhaps

or

missing. After

over

river

; I

me

were

sleepersby
leaped

dozed,

In

watching.

rate, turning after

any

the

at

for

turn

my

have

suspicionseized

the

not

yards back

100

allaythe pangs

musket-covers,the

starving

would

wallets

hole

managed

us

all

hours.
forty-eight

well

as

rather,they

or

were

our

scooped a

we

ourselves

others tried to

of

left in

of firs about

clump

entrenched

their

We

We

followed.

that

length;

at

alive for another

the river's bank,

night.

hour

exhaustion.

the

cat

ravings

of pure

out

the

over

pass

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

lad

small

was

canoe

by the bank.
came

running up

as

flungmyself

MARGIT

FROZEN

into the

and
struggle,

"

would

Obed

I believe

we

said I ;

"

quickly secured

the

killed him.

"Don't

have

fool !

hostage for Margit ?

cannot

that

see

you

"

167

ought

at

now

have

the

same

time

filchinga musket
We

own

while

our

Obed

chance

plans ;

and

Obed's

hand
and

hail

Indian

an

good-lookingchief
this time
stood

and

hundred

several

looking
pointed

of Indians

groups
on,

; who

in

all

of

out

summoned

emerged

slowly down

came

to

had

in

bank.

the

gathered

perhaps eighty

ransom

of

native

him

Margit,and

provisionsto

chief stood

prisoner

our

I understood

demand.

so

so, and

Yootramaki

deserted
ran

have

and

or

people.

Obed

other

bank

the

woman

stream,
mid-

into

village opposite seemed

the

By

foot, into his

on

largesthut, and returning,must

or

of

daybreak

paddled

the

minute

toen

perhaps
at

and

stood

party

our

The

watched.
at

laid

which

canoe,

but

the

on

gentleman, bound

flung my

the

two.

or

quickly

that

canoe's

reconnoitringexpedition on

account, and

own

of the

him

afterwards

out

this little

planned

his

warned

It turned

approach.
had

it had

I, and

than

ear

or

we

begged his pardon for my

suspicions.As
reader
had
far keener
a
already knows, Obed

the

be

have

to

toen.

take

boy, who

ran

on

to the

while

Margit herself appeared,with

diate
imme-

salmon

and

journey. The
spoke to
; then

our

house

his

made

for the

supply of

us

consideringfor

ask

to

and

and

in

the native

minute
woman

OLD

who

had

the

bank,

first taken

of all

our

night,and

have

brought

But

stand

you.

I will
"

dear

My

and

slow,

"I

think

Obed

I shall not

turned
had

he

"Stand

give the

heard

not

close

by

word.

with

you

Obed
eyes.
troubles

turned
"God

the most
kind.

The

for

ready

be

to

Edom

and

very

quiet

on

time.

your

you."
and

me,

and

then, supposing
when

jump

on

quickness

your

explainafter."
explain. I am not going

her
Oh

mad

no,"

has

this time
cried
!

she

taken

in this

with

wide

hoarsely; "her

"

said ;

me

he

tribe,and

"

not

am

to be

seems

at least he

mad, rather,to wander

through the forests,and in the end

hands, or perhaps die of starvation or
want
to be frozen
again. Go away
"

last

I will

he

be

with

depend

mercy!"

powerfulman

and

wasting

me,

chief here

him

not."

am

"

provided

ransom

answered,

water)

must

driven

as

I believe

harm."

she

to

heard.

I should

the

again

of

have

Margit
mad.

reallyI

has

"

aright,began again"

dear.

it is I that

no

go

All may

But

toen,

treachery.

look

dazed

only be bold, my
"

to address

caught

water

are

you

God

along

mean

husband,"

sorry, but

him

to

come

the

We

troubles.

if they

that you

see

here

close to the

for the boat

jump

down

came

to Obed

signed

in this scoundrel

out

way

am

She

us.

did.

he

that
a

of

GHOSTS

Margit," said he, pointingto

"

"

word

Yootramaki

and

which

her;

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

168

with

fall into
cold.
now,

is

you

worse

I do not
when

you

bartered

have
been

good

very

Obed
he

the

lifted his gun:

paddling the
glimpse of
then

comrades

exactly what
the
Obed

name,

The

shot

sprang

stooped,caught
high

in

next

instant
I

never

far

The
I

like

day before.

One

and

turned
he

made

flung himself
I

in

had

do

at

name
a

(absurd as

it may

swept

gatheredthere.

a
lifting
waist-high,

back

bore

find

least,a
of
as

and

myself
to

slave

in

from

sound) for

the

him,

Indian

an

me,

and

in Yootramaki's

fact,however,
most

my

club.

but

under.

me

spare

I liked ; and

the

on

shipwreck,

to

had

for

out

down

me

nearly come
Indians

have

must

I struck

me,

swim

matter

pretty much

the toen

last effort to
my

to

and

For

persuaded them

As
to

on

recovered

Margit
now,

the

water.

current

Several

him

heavily,and

lurched

into the water,

ran

held

helplesstoe'n,and

had

we

musket.

furious cry he

second

again :

the

sandy spit where

the

dischargedhis

stone.

shore,but

back

turned

and

in the

Perhaps

not.

answer,

and

up

With

Obed

bank

further

rate, shrillycrying her

canoe

was

saw

down

gone
the

air.

her

caught

any

the

up

"

At

wide.

went

I know

happened

house.

I cannot

current.

the

on

Margit, having given

towards

"Dom,"

it.

strength,just then, to keep

against the

canoe

our

her ?

shoot

you
all my

using

was

lowered

then

have

helped."

be

this cannot

but

You

for food.

there

man

to me,

muttered, "can

169

MARGIT

FROZEN

was

hut.
I

was

session.
posallowed

employment
part consisted

170

in

OLD

FIRES

AND

designingkites

in mind

and

people

should

say.

I believe

and

turned

unlikelyin
back

the

Though
where
than

she
No

reminder

libertyif
where

course

forth

day.

seemed

muskets

in

Indians

have

got

out

of

gunsmith

to

she

his household

Cape Flattery,

one

aside

to

reason

the

more

obtain
believe

contentment.

sight of

me

an

day early in April

and
promised me
my
him as far as the Strait,

brig had
offer with

lately arrived.
gratitude
; and

we

Of
set

The

Mr.

captain of this brig (the

Best, and his business in those

consist

board,

in

trading

for furs and

notion

order,and
on

their way

and

absolute

found

and

exchange
no

I have

travel with

acceptedhis
a

found

master

my

life with

American

Cordelia)was

from

it is at least

lay, and remained

service,I could never

But

me

I would

next

parts

took

an

and

Probably

hunger ;

villagenear

in his

Margit.

Yootramaki

residence

acceptedher new
doubt, though,

irksome

surviving

our
told),

they

land.

to

came

men.

the

three months
with

and

accompanied
to

children,I

of them.

that

extreme

his chief

speech

(I was

weariness

northward

vicious

never

heard

was

civilised

among

body

rather than

fled into the woods

more

they perishedof

natives,who

children

rather

his death

by

no

and

Obed's

that

Panic-stricken

hour

other toys for the

sullen

"

that

and

GHOSTS

resemble
disposition

grown

comrades

PROFITABLE

of

old

dried

repairinga

gun

American
fish.
which

The
has

Captain Best actuallycarried

whose

knowledge

enabled

him

FROZEN

to

buy

and

repairing,
It

only

April,

sell

1809.

them

remains

reaching

all

place

one

to

me

England,

at

up

MAR

as

to

add

Valparaiso,
the

Downs

new

171

GIT

the

pieces
that

that

guns
at

in

another.
Cordelia

the

whence

safety

wanted

veyed
con-

shipped
on

the

for

4th

of

174

OLD

AND

FIRES

readingthe
with

their

how

much

they

Item,

gallons and

ankers

and

wind

but

March
and

usual.

Rope Hauen,

warned

no

2$th

E.

and

Get them

will

"And

and

elbows, the

two

sols at Saint

woo

'

"

unless

close in, any

up horses

alongside.

there

be

fenced

two

\ E

to

pay for freighting,

Same

man,

dolls,jointedat the knees

Item, 15 little wooden

"

before,

as

being a straightrun"
little enough," was
father's comment.
my

ijl.per

crew

"

be

beach, showing

in line.

gallons

best,night tides suiting,

be

and
lights,
pilchard-store

Come

of

of it."

end

place to

load

will

Horses

moon.

find out

of Blackhead,

side

can

working

at the

The

east

and
easterly,

2j.thor

him

straight run.

man

of colouringstuffat

per anker, price as

under

to
sixpences,

to rob

mean

GHOSTS

It costs

"

letter aloud.

day,
"

PROFITABLE

Pol

little wooden

'."

father

to sell for

used

."

de Leon

Fifteen

My

Yvonne

tante

as

same

dolls

'

'

into his

dropped

chair,and

speechless,
opening and shuttinghis mouth
It is here in black and white," said

like

"

I found

the

written,as
Cornish

were

all the letters

venturer,

in

we

received

woman's

hand,

sat

fish.

mother.

my

after,in her kist.

letter,years

little

Fifteen

It

from
small

was

this
and

delicate,with

written

in

mother

thread ;
upstrokeslike spider's
French, too, quite easy and careless. My

held it close to the

dolls,'"she
elbows.'

window.

"

'

Fifteen littlewooden

repeated,"'jointed at

the

knees

and

"

"Well,

I've

gone

to

sea

with

all

sorts, from

OF

ADVENTURE

Brueys upwards ;

Admiral
dolls"

jointed

"I

know

where
11

street,and

"

very

be

set

from

in

the

hearth,
bouillon.

the

watch

to

like in the very

you

apiece. I

sols

two

"

me

as

many

You,

for

Yes,

I ; since you

next

voyage

next

will look to that part

at

another

not

take

to

is

the

on

of

matter

I muttered

straightrun,

as

sinkingthe crop."
"

shall

bitterly,we

England again, and

of

me

twelve."

was

mere

time,"

then

privateers always

it will

one

"

be

excuse

or

"

mother

My

promised

impossible. This

with

danger

...

after I

next

war

"

example.

that's

And

the

had

as

they call it,and

"

knees

"

cargo."

But

"

at

fifteen little wooden

but

sort,"I put

the

get

can

of the

the

"

mother

my

You

"

at

"

175

FREE-TRADER

SMALL

she

sighed as
Isle de

towards

the

half the

morning,

Batz.

and

looked
I had

she

had

of window

out

been

coaxing

promised

to

me

her
say

nothing.
Well,

;
to

came
an

result

carried

lugger
course

the

and

hands

twelve

indeed

chargingfor

my
the

crew.

every

one

must

lower

fresh tack.

fair wind

As

rightacross

landfall of the

Dodman

did the

in

rehoist

at

when

same

was

these
the

Roscoff,and
four in the

made

it
not

chasse-

big

it happened, however,
from

father's

myself, ot

twelve
Still,
since

and

My

went.

I counted

"

father

out-of-the-waynumber,

martes

that

was

sails at
had

we
a

good

afternoon,just

176

OLD

FIRES

hours

twenty

earlyfor
waited

after

GHOSTS

inboard

soon

for

father steered

two

other,keeping close

in his wake

night

that

We

between
and

for

and shore ; but

us

took

before

letter had

promised.

Hauen

Rope
there
ran

this

light of

the

that

it

it.

the

on

how

closelythey

had

ever

and

saw

horse, as
boat

the

the

kegs

to

and

On

them

of these

clipped;

were

I could

quite close

his turn

were

past
the

risingtide

I could

the

tail,all

heard

imagined.

man

well

was

lights which

beach

crowd,

of the

I had

with grease.

So the

straight
upon the shingle; and in
the kegs were
being hove out. By

forelock

from

shells

in them.

who

came,

was

led him

slung

across

less

the
the

see

shoulder,

to

smooth

and

Cornish
but

these

no

hair

see

we

troop of horses

standing behind, quite quiet,shoulder

shaved

mere

in

lantern

shiftingfaces

miles

easily. The beach at

with the light breeze

everythingwent

minute

were

proud

good

tubs

two

is steep-to ; and

the boats

and

"

hardly a rippleon

was

than

the

saw

we

behind

first boat, and

three

the boats

I reckon

it easy.

midnight
After

had

the

with

pulledlighteven

men

me

and

up

men

the

we

davits

on

them

I the

was

dark,

one

"

loaded

shore, leaving

lugger. My

notice,and

it grew

as

and

trifle too

escape

carried

we

"

was

to
sail,

tub-boats

pull

to

the

dowsed

nightfall. As

other

started

PROFITABLE

starting. This

we

so

the two

the

on

for

lowered
and

us

AND

shining

horses,and
beat
on

all I

them

for in the
run

out

hurry each
alongside the

standingknee-deep until
by

the

singlegirth.

As

ADVENTURE

soon

OF

this

as

SMALL

the

done, a slap on

was

beast

shoreward, and

him.

There

the

of

dolls in

satchel

wondering
word

all this time

Now

of

two

or

so

where

shift to ask

out, he said that the

beach

; but he

pointed to

the

lantern and

gave

the

"deputy."

So

As
and

towards

near, the

came

This

side of the

noise

of

the

enough

was

After

to

and
shingle,

It
the
I

was

of

while

the
I
M

was

behind

confuse

the

forward

black

dark

patted

not

the

on

that this

was

gunwale

and

out

ran

stood

light,

I don't
left,

to the

the

oi

after

him,

still to

as

listen.

quite deserted,but the

loud,
me, though not
sound

heard

of his

footsteps.

slightscrapingof
again plump against the
a

"

livingthing.

some

with
cliff,

saw

track

ran

body

warm

the

moved

man

though, I

moment,

I could

him.

him.

runners

as

standingbeside

understand

to

errand.

missed

thought, but

alongside

well

man

into the darkness

what

upon

tall

in those

men

was
freighter

slippedover

ashore

strolled away

know

As

smugglers

Roscoff

at

be.

me

the

of the

one

freighter
might

make

waded

from

was

I knew

deliver it.

to

skate

as

little

shoulder,and

my

ought

common

I made

the

at

horses.

parcel of

my

English,pickedup

that used to be

days ;

slung

whom

to

carried

noise

no

and

men

after

out

talk, and

except that caused by the wading

the

sent

rump

scrambled

man

scarcely any

was

177

FREE-TRADER

the

mare,

standing here

close

kegs ready strapped upon

forms

of

the mare's

other

horses

shoulder,and

under
her.

behind, and
she

turned

178

OLD

her

FIRES

head

sniff and

to

up laden

came

behind,

about

thing
had

no

and

smooth

colt's.

seemed

astride

findinga

it and

hands

laid my

mane

long

her

as

who

had
sudden

round,

side,I

mounted

mane.

foot

close

I walked

So

coat

was

as

the other

her

on

turned

then

uneasy,

her

on

backed

this she

On

horse

rock

her

others,but

it felt like.

low

that

was

friendlythat I,
in my
took
life,

so

try what

desire to
and

satin,and

as

She
sat

never

it like the

on

grease

horse

joinedthe troop
following. The queer

though,

mare,

another

me,

and

leading or

my

GHOSTS

nuzzle

the water

from

man

no

PROFITABLE

AND

and

muzzle

and

two

or

seemed

sniffed at

my

suppose,"thought I, a Cornish horse won't

understand
language." But I whispered to her
my
I found
at
be quiet,and
once.
to
quiet she was
that the tubs, being slung high, made
quite a little
them.
cradle between
"Just a moment," I told
myself, and then I'll slipoff and run back to the
"

leg.

"

"

and

boat";
her

mane,

than

damage
And
and

at

raisingmy
upon

her

caught
stars.

me

And

the

hind
a

look

legs,and
blow

then

on

in

small

my
no

more

shin-bone.

cries of

to

landed

kegs, with

two

alarm

gallopingacross

head

left hand

my

instant I heard

that very

and

fingersof

spring and

barked

sudden

many

shouting

took

between

prone

person

the

twining

when
with

the

nose

long jetsof

the

and

noise

beach

and

the
the

shrill whistle

of
was

too,

mare

rose

flingof

her

neck

me

see

that

made

fire seemed

to

mingle

OF

ADVENTUBE

I heard

the stars, and

with
and

But

this

before

the

pop-pop of pistol-shots

the

galloping for

off and

were

with

back,
head

of the

white

hold

to

the

horses

on

behind

louder

and

of hoofs

raced

on

or

bit

"

officer I

he, for

anyone's being
and

his

caught
next

arm

on

that I

forged past

she
him.

mare's

the

"

should

to

say
ten

twinkling
and

finding

length right

at

picked

up

had

saw

gave
mare

her

no

back.

teeth, just above

he

hand

nose,

my

buttons

expected,he

As

man

by side, for

time

next

dropped, for

it in her

moment

the

tall

that,till then, the riding-

the

the

giltbuttons

past

I believe

recognised

of the oath

the

see

flat

me

pounding

out

rein, laid his hand

nor

it was

side

way,

else

night,and, cannoning
bridle.

or

he reached

as

top of mine.

officer

this

I could

nothing

shouting,

more

shoulder, reached

in

so.

his sleeve

neither

of the

the

did,for

ahead, and

little

by rein,mane,

we

I heard

came

now

out

sprang
mare's

her

seconds
on

all the while

or
alongside,

against the
catch

But

that

and

of

thought

was

and

I could

heels.

certainlytrampled

louder, and

horseback

it

well
had

darkness.

in the

that

and

"

mane

the whole

cliffahead

; and

still

tubs ; away

our

of the

loom

shingle underfoot

but

on

the

but

nothing

at

"

in her

beach, with

troop of laden horses pounding

see

away

hand

wedged against the

knees

my

we

mare's

the

on

and

179

FREE-TRADER

shouting.

more

flat

SMALL

guess

But
a

of

instead

shrill scream,

had
the

riding-

turned
elbow.

stride

dropped back,

and
The

again, and
a

buHet

or

180

OLD

two

sang

FIRES

us, and

over

the

neck

mare's

another

knock

sad

herself

grip the edge

tighterin

her

her

over

the

went,

the

bushes

the

scrambling of
to

pace

to

gave

me

edges

of the

beach

below

they

by
showed

though, and
father

the

lugger.

of
a
an

were

the

and
cliff,

my

canter

which

rattled

and

"

to

be

now,

as

There

managed
on

gallop.

to

of the

after

mare,
me

"

it

place in
cursing
firing,

more

sea,

so

and

at

but

hoped

make

the

for

head

startingagain

abominably, passed
that

except for

chill of the wind

horribly afraid

cruelly.

lanterns ;
no

down

her

the

full of

with

at

the

bit, for

wicked

was

for

also

calves

push off

grassy

I declare

the

seat

lightsout

We

easy

I heard

This

Up.

come

all alive

no

now

into

slackened

and

pitch and

as

nothing.

had

my

black

saw

Up

us

whether

like the

was

time

us

left hand

behind

nipping my

were
us

"

this

to

shift my

to

kegs

sermon
priest's

and

"

whinnied

time

chance

to

not
troopers'horses it was
mare
knew, however, for as

them

give

heaved

deadly hoofs.

hoofs, but

easier,she

slope grew

The

The

guess.

me

work

my

Farther

left.

many

the

or

she

flying behind

stones

right and

twine

afraid,

caught

I had

now

those

to

on

loose

we

me

as

the

prevent myself slippingback

to

mane

tail,and

tub-carriers

nose

keg, and

of the

be

to

and

and
cliff-track,

the

up

time

again
the

into

ping!

no

rose
on

GHOSTS

went

one

I had

But

right-hand keg.
for

PROFITABLE

AND

was

like

bit me,

at

into

my

fears

began

swinging

in

182

OLD

lived

in them

monstrous

queer

people
as

be

keeping
and

away
But
little

us"

hard

branches
of my

and

hoofs

their beds.

Faces

villagewe
work, and
We

he

soaped

set
to

the

into

to

troop.

As

daylight
dashing

were

whitewashed

from

villagersup
and

were

But

justbeyond

the

labourer

trudging to

his

the

and

hedge

of

of dolls

grinned

sweat

complete

had

lather.

while

the

second

walk, wheeled
answered

of it she

was

her

off

at

lopping

bob-bobbing

The

tune.

and
rise
round

they struggled up

whistle

at the sound

now,

all the

beyond

down

loudly.

rising

the

of windows

moor

packet

sort

hides into

cart-track

and

old

an

jumped

generalledthem
slowed

the

out

nearly spent, an"J the

were

the

through

climbing the

were

back

this,we

dream.

moorland

back

the

by.

gallop that
my

of

passed

went

we

looked

valleywhere

hills with

saw

drumming

like scraps

gone,

as

granite bridge and

street, our

as

And

rounded

shape

plough again;

scratched

it ; then

and

faint ;

grow

and

and

lane

straightin front,and

head

my

country took

grass,

I ducked

them.

to

steep dip into

the

over
as

into

came

fields and

plough,
road, and

head

over

it

stars, too, began

met

on

and

GHOSTS

me.

little the

by

PROFITABLE

thing that these people should

folk so far
own
view, and my

in

me

lost to

the

around
then

AND

FinflS

horses

behind

worked
But

on

their

the

mare

strikingon
of

the
and

she

moor,

scanned
whinnied

far down

the

again like

lane,

bird.

AD

VENTURE

The

track
like

broad,
of

the

OF

led

down

moor

and

whitewashed

farmhouse, with

green-paintedgate
watched

us

The

man

and
I

as

and

his

by

dress

catching sight of
could

beside

But

the

was

very

different

lady ;

grey

-haired,and

other

white

long

dressed
over

black

shoulders, and

her

neck.

She

handful

of

sugar,

believe

me,

in my

Good

"

for

Then,

as

to
some

something
the

his wife.

be

paces

tall and

away,

slight,like

if

mare,

out

you'll

Breton,

she.

See what

"

sugar

you

what

Ah,

Good

coat

the

saw

the

to

own

said

never

hanging

forward, holding

spoke

very
"

silver whistle

Lilith munched

little boy ?

farmer

not

came

and

Lilith !

to groom

me

women.

towards

turned

"

yet

her

from

out

persons

seeming old ; with

and
tiny high-heeled shoes, and
silk,with a lace shawl crossed

hands

in

two

called

front and

plainly a

stood

person

stood

"

was

I took

who

woman,

"

and

and

whom

him,

just low

it

man

he

me,

understand,

not

woman

"

slopes

this gate three

by

came

we

of

courtlegein

acres

two

valleybeneath

the

from

some

between

middle

the

in

hollow,

scooped

to be hidden

enough

into

saucer

183

FREE-TRADER

SMALL

"
"

before.

mess

Lilith !

Who

are

"

you,

Explain yourself,

kindly,little boy."
"

My
from

am
"

He

clapped
and

name

is

Yann,"

Roscoff, and
is Breton
her

kissed

me

"

He

hands,

drew

on

both

said

I ;

how

tired,madame

speaks the
me

cheeks.

down

"

Yann

Breton
from

Riel.
1
!

my

"

"

She

seat,

184

OLD

FIKE8

"Yann,

So
and

I did

the

sleep now

came

you
the

to

repeat

may

PROFITABLE

shall

you

how

only

me

AND

two

or

that

"

fanner."

best, and

my

Tell

this instant.

"

word

"

GHOSTS

dragoons

told

the

on

her

and

beach,

the

about

run,

how

came

Lilith's back.

on

Wonderful, wonderful

"

allow
"

That

I know

to her she
"

her

hands

and

his wife ; and

the

be

put

says

mare's

the

the

two
"

and

apiece."

My

little dolls

boy

you

"

Yes,

"

She

shall

farmer
then

growled a bit,and

You
And

knees

sols

little

tale to the

rumgo/ and

fifteen little
the

"jointed at

spoke

the Breton

packet on

suppose

holds

'

But

complete, Yann
"It

farmer

are

you

I
night-shirt,
so

laugh.

to

bed.

to

when

Dear
Lilith!"
taught her.
neck, and broke off to clap

again and interpretthe

they all began

He

"

patted

spoke in

you

"

explains

She

"

to

quietat once."

was

that

she

came

But

not, madame.

In the Breton

yes,

how

"

you

But

"

kissed

sleep,and

had

better

back

your

have

your

"

it all

managed

she

laughed merrily.
wooden
dolls,"said I,

and

you

you

and

elbows;

clever

boy

twice

me

then, when

they

clever

you
"

Come,
wake, you

again.
you

cost

shall see."
She
the
a

took

house,
large

me

and

oaken

by

the

and

hand

upstairsto
four-postbed

hurried

me

great bedroom
in

it, and

into
with

narrow

wooden

The

hearth.

all

damask,

green

hung

was

sheets

out

sunk

and

than

chair

the

of hot

can

"Be

"The

door.

I believe

tubs

of

crust

and

more

returned

and

of
night-shirt

vast

while

cry

left me,

all in

are

slept as

soon

sweet-smelling pillow;

the

round

for the

of

the

room

clock

was

arm-chair

She

turned
this

hiding by

now

the

by

as

head

my

I must

and

touched

have

slept

before

opened my eyes,
brightwith candles,and in
Breton

fire sat the

lady sewing

if for dear life.

But

And

good-night.

me

the

as

to

from

Good-night, Yann."

time.

the

white

others

undress,little one."

quick and

the

at

with

wall.

and

water

bade

fanner's,and

it, and

fire,munching

sleep,she

of

curtains

pulled the

inclined

feelinghalf

half inclined to

with

in the

the

by

had

the littlebed, which

to

replaced them

of it and

in the

bread

she went

arm-chair

an

around

closelypinned

pink dimity, and

with

great wardrobe

sat

fire lit,
and

185

FREE-TRADER

four-postbed

But

valance.

green

beside,and

bed

the

by

SMALL

OF

ADVENTURE

short

schools
like

the

wonder

plain dress
in

of her
such

and
Brittany,

girl's.One

fender, and

as

the

that

was

girlswear

her

grey

little foot

on

now

in the

hair

rested

firelight
played

she

was

wore

convent

tied
the

on

just

brass

its silver shoe-

buckle.
I
and

coughed,
she

to

looked

"Almost

ten

let her

across

and

know

that

was

awake,

nodded.

o'clock,Yann,

and

time

for

you

186

OLD

rise and

to

have

sorry ?

you

start in the

drive
where

see

and

clear

"

You

must

Yann

"Almost

road

to

It

the

well

on

her

small

table

"

it

But

brass

fresh

will

lie

quite

the

selle
Demoi-

St.

Pol

de

There
room,

the

Grey Nuns,

to

the

tell her

with

the

town

rags

big
she

was

of
bed

the

on

"

fire and

that

ground,during

interruptedme.

were

but

moiselle."
made-

town,

own

even

the

Setting

heaped high with

silk,she pushed a
loaded

and

three

it with

candles

lit others

and

already
them

set

cancandlesticks,
plated candlesticks,dlesticks

of chinaware
and

am

know

beyond

she

to

over

the

you

my

of

tongue

wiped

candlesticks.

in line

as

coloured
parti-

alightin

You

work-basket, which

reels and

escaped

must

that.

little

my

"Terror."

down

will

something."

me

Convent

Morlaix,

soldieryhad

ship

"

the

was

aboard

day

first you

Keranguin.

as

"And

are

will be

than

more

you

call

not

Fowey,
starting

'

trade

will

will,madame."

Heloiise

Leon,

little

sure

called

father too, if he

your

I will show
be

midnight

Ellory,who

in the
you

are

"

twenty, perhaps, you

and

"

At

town

Brittan)^.But

in

and
still,
"To

another

In

away.

back

be

in

mother

your

'

In six hours

for Roscoff.

again ;

to

coast,

supper

you.

Fanner

with

friends of his

some

after

journey for

gig

the

to

you

GHOSTS

And

supper.

another

you

"

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

candles

"

fourteen

in each.

candlesticks

Laying

in

finger on

all,
her

ADVENTURE

lip,she stepped to
which
corking-pins
As

she

on

It

SMALL

the

big

bed

held

the

green

pushed

the

187

FREE-TRADER

and

unfastened

curtains

back

curtains

the

together.

lifted

myself

elbow.

an

had

OF

into

was

transformed
miniature

the

whole

velvet
little

and

laid

little dolls

of

the

brook
stuck

along their

almost

dressed

walking, all
I

Grey Nuns.
of

silk and

of

on
gummed
of looking-

rose-trees

flowers

hear

the

declare

it

transparent beads

in

the

uniform

real, you

so

was

score

its jet

playing,with

fountain

into

cardboard,

out

cut

She

bed

the

along the paths (of real sand)

of

d'eau

of

fish-pondand

embroidered

edges, and

could

gardens

down, and

sticks,and

glass,with

level

buildings of

stage, with

cleverlypainted,and

I looked.

that

theatre

real

strung

invisible

an

on

wire.
"

But how

She

pretty, mademoiselle

clasped her

like,Yann

It

forgotten. Tell

"

Sceur
and

stiff,or
the

with

me

have

I cried.
"But

nervously.

long

that

ago

if it is like ;

me

or

is it
have

may

if there

is anything

Gabrielle.

with

do

so

"

promise not to be offended."

It is exactlylike,mademoiselle."
See, here is the Mother
Superior; and
wrong.

"

is

hands

blue
"

have

to

wouldn't

they

eyes, is Sceur

this is I
think

brought

you

"

as

With
am

she

the

stand

up.

dresses
And

Hyacinthe.
always

the

going

make

fifteen
to

have

did.
dolls
a

this is
full

that,

She

walks

And

what

that

real

you

Pardon,

188

OLD

and

FIRES

and

townspeople

worship

at

corner.

with

made

"Yes,

fisher

to

fled to

the

coast

too, had

She

this

on

lifted

read,

in

"C.

it

R.

While

COMES

stared,she

gently drew
"

Rise

will be
done

me

letters

and

write

to

She

ago,

farmer

ledge

I have

never

after that

They

me.

were

down

candle
the

written
to

your

to know

supper

You

have

the farmer's
that

me

again

bed.

impatient.

For

dead.

England.

the bed's

on

round

for all I used

are

we,

in

I wrote

Brittany,

the

future

she

said

shall

you."
turned

at

the

last I

was

passed

the

good. Although I have

for him, it never
seemed

years

and

MDCCXCIII."

curtains

the

livingpeople :

ten

set

to

"

dress,dear child,or

and

now

cold

the

to

to

ECSUL.

ET

over

until years

not

was

head,

words

priestto explain them

DE.

and

there

him

his

Look

some
giltlettering,

forgotten,though
I got

escaped

house.

carried

we

was

Chateau

the

mother's

my

and

bed, Yann.

It

his house.

price on

candle,and

have

to

was

school,and

and

"

face

"

mile from

was

flee

to

died

soldiers burnt

there

the

I left the school."

us, wounded

"

He

the

in

stamped

me.

gave

and

stand

Virgin,there
and

wax,

when

lay but

He

people

the

after I left the

week

that

GHOSTS

of

it of

the

but

Sant-Ervoan

to

PROFITABLE

Indeed, mademoiselle

"

He

altar

husband

my

but

the

seal that Charles

been

AND

out

of the

the
ever

room,

door
saw

as

of her.

dressed

and

this, and

For

ready

when
for my

MYSTERY

THE

Jew,

slain

unfortunately

Cove,

the

in

parish

IS,

iSio

by

the

Rev.

of

that

parish,

dear

My

JOSEPH

OF

or

of

letter

to

related

then

be

sure,

in

neighbours

in

to

that

supposing
Ruan

Lanihale

divulge
with

called.

little

of

that

by

trade

of
his

he

in

notes

which,

this

his

aptitude
a

against

his

August

lastly, that

on

his

he

and

the

body

sands
was

here

in

amounts

this

of
taken

the

and

at

Sheba
up

length

issued

forced

Cove

his
"

"

run

vising,
super-

death

and

illicit

personally
his

came

managing

and

and

1810,

met

young

Porthlooe

at

Porthlooe

was

as

fortune,

15,

was

gifts,first

company

he

custom,

miscarried,
carbine-shot

at

she

as

Laquedem,

settled

respectable

on

July,

to

care

relations

knowledge

daring

bank

private
; that

and

tragical

commercial

privateering

or

young

than

more

that

"

and

1807

amassed

opened
own

unfortunate

vulgar

extraordinary

parish

secretary

The

than

more

Hebrew
our

and

Laquedem,

my

the

girl Julia Constantino,

the

commonly

to

than

more

particular concerning

in

know

concerning

Joseph

man,

to

vicar

friend.

right,

are

August

hereby

is

as

Trist, B.D.,

You

"

it

Sheba

of

sands

Lanihale,

Ruan

Endymion
in

the

on

of

much

so

LAQUEDEM

by
;

and,

conveyed

192

OLD

away

by the girlJulia Constantine,under

the

the fire of

preventivemen.
The

story has

I may

call

them.
more

(as

do not

men

mysteries of

another

time

when

near

and what
the

On

they

do

And

I would

which, however
others,and

mislead

mischievous

and
doubt

if it be

from

devout

that

the

rendered,

must

be

what

they

make

difficulty.

into

young,
On

the

total silence and

rightto keep
initiated

minds

believe

perience
public an exdown, might

honestly set

especiallythe

come

the

knowing

speculations.

and

I know

jugglewith

here lies my
not

beyond

great deal

to

care

honestly of

not.

these

friend,have

all accounts

hand

one

old

world, but

stock

take

desire to

little

in which

sense

and I, my

You

when

age

is

parish knows
is

what

; but

conjecture)know

you

nothing more.
an

the

yet there

and

received

time

our

fireside embellishments

some

in

even

facts,and

the

are

to

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

rash

other, I
withhold

glimpse

any

As
possibletruth,vouchsafed to me.
but
said, Plenty are the thyrsus-bearers,

the

truth, or

illuminate

the
count

my

It

in

was

south

Mr.

of

whitewash,

sent

you

these

and among

January 1807

"

of Tilsit

the

that

"

my

Ephraim Pollard, and

wall

drawings,

"

few

I may

surely

old friend.

business
late

few

"

Greek

of

as
a

Lanihale

Church
the

discovered
well

as

the

tracing; and

year

I think

inable
abom-

churchwarden, the
I, in cleaning the
for

frescoes

brass

of the

fresh

and

plaque
not

of

above

coat

of

charcoal
which
a

fort-

that, on

later

night

OF

MYSTERY

THE

decipher and

to

On

accounts.

the

out

copy

old

after

Monday

P.M.,

LAQUEDEM

I
suggestion,

your

the

o'clock

nine

JOSEPH

set

work

to

churchwardens'

Easter, at

seated

was

193

the

in

about

Vicarage

with a couple of candles

parlour,busilytranscribing,
before me, when
in
housekeeper Frances came
my
with
and the news
that a stranger
a
visiting-card,
desired to
"

Mr.

Show

"

Now

in

the

of

most

piece,and
buying

up

I had

Isaac

that

guineas in

along quickly found

came

People said that Government

gold, through the Jews, to send
the

not

five and

degree of

truth

twenty guineas

in

I understood

its
was

to

the

this,but

disposeof,

to

put into correspondencewith

been

Laquedem,

whom

few

Jews.

some

had

and

my

I know

armies.

read

I.

justthen
what

and

price gold fetched

together
say that for twelve months
set eyes
a
on
parishionersnever

any

to the

way

had

know

you

I dare

1807.

the

is,I

the fact

card

the

gentleman in,"said

chest,and

my

I took

speak with me.

Joseph Laquedem."

Jew residingby Plymouth

Mr.

Dock,

to be

offering
255. 6d. per guinea,
the pricethen current.
or a trifleabove
I was
fingeringthe card when the door opened
in a caped overcoat
again and admitted a young man
and

tall boots

halted
"

on

the threshold

Mr.

"Joseph
voice.
N

bemired

high
and

above

the

ankles.

He

bowed.

"

Laquedem,"

said

he

in

pleasant

194

OLD

I guess

"

Mr.

of

bag

began

"

boot.
"

beg

My

pedestrian!
He

you

from

was

Your

expected.
"

room

to fetch my

dirty ride,"I

had

have

to

a
muddy
answered, lifting

he

walked,"

What,

weather

it

though

return.

my

I have

"

I left the

You

"

guineas.
on

"

"

again,and

bowed

whom

Laquedem

father,perhaps ?
He

errand," said I,

your

Isaac

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

these."

pardon

And

Torpoint Ferry ?
faith,sir,you

be

must

this

in

famous

"

made

no

reply

bent

this,but

to

guineas, fingering them, holding

them

one

on

the

to

the

up

his

with

testingtheir edges
candlelight,
and finally
poisingthem one by

over

thumbnail,

the

tipof

his

forefinger.
"

I have

"

Thank

But

suggestedI.
pairof scales,"
a
pair in my
you, I too have
The
need
them.
not
guineas
a

do

this one,

weight,all but

which

is

pocket.
are
good

possiblya couple ol

grainsshort."
"Surely
that ?

you

His

of scales.
dark

small
He

was

went

up

your

on

hand

weighed

my

he felt in his

tell

to

"

and

guinea.

as

man,

young

scornful
slightly

I took

smile.

of his hand

pocket and

containinga pair

case

decidedlyhandsome

intelligent
eyes

of the steadiness

as

velvet-lined

shall I say ironical ?

and

rely

cannot

"

eyebrows

produced a
with

you

he

"

or

note
particular

adjustedthe

scales

THE

MYSTERY

"To

be

"

nine-tenths

I should

sense

delicacyof

acquiringsuch

seemed

sir,"he

ponder.
answered, and was

business

of payment

not

Antique, as

"

Certainly."

"

In that

detached

from

be

it

sure,

modern

as

this

about

"

While

the

folding
coins,

of

"

planks

"

may

and

going to
Mr.

which

within

bureau

my

Pollard

of the church

scarcely comes

tell

able to

be

you

plaque

brass

the

until

weight alone."

well

the

again

connoisseur

right,

are

say you

silent

am

case,"said I,

something
out

"

I dare

concluded.

was

of their

"

I took

"

to

receipthe added,

sir,and

me

ally
practic-

or

short."

little for

too

rSgS,

"

He

the

"

astounded,
thought,"said I, fairly

have

lifetime

"a

195

LAQUEDEM

he announced,
precise,"

and

one

JOSEPH

OF

wall.

the

had
"

To

province

of

numismatics."
He

took

the

presently he
towards

plaque.

laid

him

in

it

brows

the

table, drew

absent-minded

an

rested

sittingdown,

on

contracted,and

His

his brow

attitude

on

can

recall the

and

the rain stillglistening

in the

chair

fashion, and,

his open

plainly,and

my

his

palms. I
bent head,

of his black

waves

hair.
"

Where

without

did

looking

I told him.
I

thought
"Oh,

that

you

find

this ?

"

he

asked,

but

up.
"

The

engraving

possibly
that," said he,

upon

it is

singular.

"

"is

simplicityitself.

An

196

FIRES

OLD

with
eagle displayed,
two

surmounting

Empire, the
The
It

between,

these

"

two

gates

whitewashed

of

arms

and

found

you

say, and

discover

you

Greek

the

Constantinople.

where

came

plaster,
you

Did

imperial crown

an

Rome

are

it

with

covered

the

are

question is,how

was

heads, the legs restingon

two

crescent

gates, a

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

the

it ?

plaster

anything

near

it?"
this I told him

Upon

of the

frescoes and

charcoal

drawings, and roughly described them.

His

fingersbegan

"Have
when

you

the

"The
are

the

of

entries

George

first under

for

mason

after the Jew had

"

Jew

visitor took

barke

up, then

to make

y*

how

came

ashoare

your

chair."

rose.

Ite

business

why

back
he.

the

occur

paide to

the churche
is vjd."
in

England

he came."

My

his- fingerdown

ran
a
"

page.

"

Perhaps

Ite' deliued

Mr.

companie of a fforeste

iiisiv*1." He

the entry, and

taken

and

turned

putsionfor

"

about

and

in

I turned

1633."

entry

no

they

but
plastering,

white wassche

Jew had

explain it," said

may

fingeron
I had

us

them

whitewashing

the

old volume

the

the leaf,then

Beuill

But

days. I wonder

in those

this

been, and

tell

here

"

keep

of

dayes work

1594
I

the year

pointedto

and

to

mention

expenditure on

the
periodically,
the old pages

no

might

"

1663 only.

find

can

back

go

Registersto

the vestry.

which

firstplastered
?

was

parishaccounts

the

the table.

upon

documents

any

wall

to drum

"

broke

off,with

Pray forgiveme,

sir ;

198

OLD

morning.

AND

Almost

immediately after breakfast

for the church.

out

the

atmosphere
hedges exhaled
entered

the

stantine

GHOSTS

FIRES

The

day
of

scent

her

in

the

was

we

as

Con-

girlJulia

angle

The

night'srain.

the

saw

set

we
warm

spring. And,

favourite

south

and

sunny

brilliant after the

churchyard, I

seated

porch and

PROFITABLE

the

between

wall, threading

chain

of

daisies.
What

"

amazingly handsome

an

girl!

"

guest

my

exclaimed.

"Why, yes,"said I, "she has

her

good looks,poor

soul!"

"Why
She

"

the

key
We

'poor soul' ?"

is

nearlyso," said I, fitting

imbecile,or

an

in the lock.
entered

the

church.

that, although I furnished

discoverywith

And

here

at the

you

descriptionof

the

let

me

say

of their

time

and

frescoes

the

ruder

drawings which overlay them, you can scarcely

imagine the grotesque and astonishingcoup d'ceil
presented by the
rescoes,

or

series. To

two

series.
original,

bore

wound
red

large
in His

of

crown

One,

The

representedthe Crucifixion.

begin with
as

head

of the Saviour

continuous

intense
gouts of blood, extraordinarily

(and intensityof

colour

At
fresco-painting).
Roman
soldier,with
coloured

drapery

the
two

is

no

foot

female

little to

the

from
stream

the
or

in colour

qualityin

common

of the

know,

you

gilded thorns, and

left side flowed

the

cross

stood

figuresin

right,and

darkin the

THE

background a
which

OF

MYSTERY

man

clad

littlebelow

reached

The

same

circular
the

buildingwith

doorway,

beast
red

were

the

the

jaws

Close

beside

further

this,but

which
largeship,under sail,
appeared to be mounting

within
of this
intense

same

vessel

had

four

from

the

east, was

of

swell

long

decorated

streaks,

with

six

nished
fur-

crescent

bore

blue, and

with

crown

so

on

flag

; and

each

or

white

masthead

fluttering

streamer

or

sides

devices

each

on

with

bands

gaily painted

separately charged with

a
golden saltire on
ground,
green

sea.

foremost

two

yards and square sails,the others

fashion ; her
after the Greek
lateen-shapedsails,
were

slantingposition

her

over

masts

the

to

with

"

the Saviour's blood.

as

This

doorway and,

depictedwith

stood

top of which
The

of

picture,

spear, and

hunting

lion.

head

and

open

second

the

or

arched

an

coat,

upper

the knees.

the

at

dark

loose

tall staff

road,

up

in

199

LAQUEDEM

reappeared in

man

alone,but carryinga

advancing

JOSEPH

beneath.
Of

the

frescoes

fragments of
in

others

particularI

human

limbs

hand
towards

were

lying

the arm,

alone
scattered

mention

must

conspicuousby an
on
a
larger scale
adorned

these

near

the

isolated
than
which

over

the wall, and

of detached

group

ship
"

rest.

flexed

horizontally
placed, the
the west

perfect,but

rendered

group
and

righthand

the
was

were

A
at

arm

drawn

gilded circlet
the

elbow, the

forefingerextended

in the direction of the

pictureof

the

200

OLD

and
Crucifixion,

GH08T8

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

the

palm

of

plaster

receive the second

series,

thumb

the

within

shut

beneath

the other three

So
had

much
laid

been

which

for the

traced

images,

clasped in
horns, and eyes

supplicating
posture, thick black
which
(for additional horror) the

his feet crawled

Close by
her

cheek

elbow

and

with

supported by
a

windows

and

small
a

back

house,

of

peculiarly

in

pensiveattitude,
of her hand, her
a

at

small

doorway

upper

series had

crossed

some

barred

prison, with

or

soil.

the

dwarf, and

hideous

circle of white.

stuck

claws

the

limb

in
figured,
sitting

was

resting on

distance

edged with

hindmost

the

monster
a nun

figure,with hairy

erect

an

drawings

these

of

paintedred

loathsome

One

himself"

fantastic

disgustingand

black.

in

paws

At

to

thin coat

of the most

representedSatan

artist had

frescoes.

them

over

consisted

fingers.

with

heavy

bolts.
I

As

said,this

scraped away, and

distance,I leave

as

you

incongruoustableau
touching the
and

nun

into

square

Mr.
in

he asked

and

it

was

Prince
the

side

at

if you

by

; the

side with

almost
ful
sorrowa

forcingher

to be

the

can,

of Darkness
cross

little

ship
way

forbiddingprison,etc.

Laquedem

at

the

imagine,

again seemed
conned

silence,holding his
"And

to

grinning dwarf

which
sail,

partially

but

guest and I stood

my

beside

mourners

in full
a

been

here

length.

chin
you

all this
with

for

some

fingerand

discovered

the

while
thumb.

plaque ?"

MYSTERY

THE

H'm

"

or

pointedto
!

"

OF

JOSEPH

the exact

spot.

he

Levantine

mused,

masts, too, with that

to

the wall and

hand

and
"

arm

followed

"

that ?

She

"

"

"

to

that

saw

he asked

What

"

do

you

sharply.
and

made

if to

as

"

I remember
remember

"

had

moment

into

something

vague

it was

...

been

foolish

sand,

."
.

Who

is she ?

"Her
;

an

"

is

name

dead

are

girlhad

"

I can't tell
.

"

poor

something,"she persisted. They

mean

do you

I think

this

immediately

the

also.

expression,which for a
thoughtful,wavered and changed
"

Now

"

voice

Her

smile.

stepped

significantly.

me.

What

her

on

He

."
.

nothing,"I began,

means

Yes, I do

belong

crowns

the frescoes.

said

me,"

to

turning,I

forehead

tap my

the

plaque

Jew had turned

young

by

mean

be Greek

shipmust

into the church.

us

The

that

"

and

me,

the

on

peered into

They belong

behind

and

rig. Compare

its

by

"

201

LAQUEDEM

Mr.

asked

Laquedem.
Her

Julia Constantine.
looks

aunt

after her

"

parents

sister of

her

studying

the

mother's."
He
frescoes.
muttered.

"

and

turned

"Julia
"

Do

appeared
Constantine

you

know

Nothing except that

Sheba, the manor-farm.

her

The

"

to
an

be

odd

anything
father

was

name,"

of her

he

age?"
parent-

labourer

at

family has belonged to

202

OLD

this

FIRES

AND

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

parishfor generations. I

believe

July is

the

last

Sand,

did

you

of them."
He

faced round

That's

say ?
does

sand

She

into your
down

her

the

daisy-chain.After

"I

can't

and

mind

while

How

remember.

Think, now."

eyes ; her
a

"

again.

strange thing to

come

cast

her

upon

fingersplucked
shook

she

at

head.

her

think," she answered, glancingup timidly

pitifully.
"Surely

we

tell the truth

To

wasting time," I suggested.

are

disapprovedof

his

worrying

the

poor

girl.
He

took

daisy-chainfrom
something between

with

the while
and

the

challenge. A

smile

her, looking
a

"

at

me
"

by-your-leave
the

played about

of

corners

his mouth.
"Let
chain

waste

us

before

look

her

Look

"

fro.

at

little more."

and

began

it,please,and

steadily. Now

and

you

to

on

arm

stretch

it

held

up

the

gently to

and

out

is Julia

name

your

say that the

sway

He

the wall

arm

your

Constantine,

belongs to

you.

Why?"
"

Because

if you

...

please,sir,because

of the

mark."
mark?"

"What
"

The

mark

This

answer

surprisehim.
back
"

Look

her

on

my

seemed
He

arm."
to

snatched

sleeve, somewhat

here, sir 1

"

he

discompose
at

her

as

wrist

well
and

as

to

rolled

roughly, as I thought.
exclaimed,pointingto a thin

red

line

and

from

or

that to the

"

have

You

are

had

it

She
the

mistaken,sir ;

But

startled.

daisy-chainand

and

fro before her.

And

when

sand

around

come

there ?
She

he

seemed
he

as

and
to be

picked up

to

sway

it to

you, there
did

us, how

the

was

sand

"

silent,
staringat

was

You

startled

more

Tell

eh 1

"

string

his face with

on

too

back
once

birthmark.

belonged to

arm

with

time

came

fresco.

girl.

same

began

that
you

chain.

the

the

his smile

"

arm,

tightly."

fixed

for the moment

the

"

in the

the

were

eyes

at

one

this is

asked

he

Her

and

confiding;

"

always ?

of

armlet

she tied too

doubt

no

nodded.

gaze

and

arm

203

girl'supper

copying it,"said I,

has been

ribbon,which

LAQUEDEM

flesh of the

encirclingthe

She

"

JOSEPH

OF

MYSTERY

THE

"Tell

the

of

pendulum-swing

us," he repeated in

low

coaxing

tone.

And

in

sand

red
.

sand

it

above
.

faltered,paused

thousands
"

Yes, yes

below

something

and

went

people. ..."
"

began,

there

were

were

not

She

"

There

and

me

like

...

great tent."

"There

on,

was

were

stopped.

thousands

of

the

people on

"

sand

"No,
only

of

she

was

...

something
She

low

just as

tone

two

under

they
on

the sand
.

this.
.

The

my

arm

was

There

sand.

the rest
.

the tent

the

on

around

were

out

were

.just

like

."
,

young

man

put

hand

to

his

forehead.

204

OLD

"Good

Lord!"

enough

of this

the

"And

dawn

Is

up

then

to

to

and

But

"

The
we

men
me

have
away
And

hold
from

of

is close
me

on

hear

clear,

see

were

we

...

tiller

the

began

men

it

sand

the

see

behind

there

sand
we

...

they

...

Ah

you.

I declare

girl dropped

sea

could

...

standing upon

the

crew

the

near

Yes,

are

were

with
.

again

up

deck,

on

...

and

"

sand

he

asked, lowering

."
long sweeps.
sand," he insisted, is the

the

broke

"We

minute

chasing us

was

he

one

"

"

coming.

know

with

"

whisper;

there, stretched

row,

Automatically

funny ship

story ?

same

going

ship

saw

repeated,and

fault.

it all gets mixed

another

I!

"

grow.

she

at

and

peating
re-

..."

almost

don't

and

daisy-chainafresh.

...

stern.

his breath
"I

the

ship

sharply, and

came,"

you

this the

his voice

if

steadilyas

on

rang

suddenly

great high

went

in his eyes,

sway

board

have

we

came

voice

mind
to

think

"

you

then

off,her

"

theatre
amphi-

His

"And

on

"the

say,

"

then

"//"

began

him

jugglery."

girl'svoice

lesson

horror

heard

GHOSTS

"I
sir/'I interrupted,

"Come,
But

PROFITABLE

"

had

AND

FIRES

us

and

"

again
the
some

...

tryingto pull

are
"

...

to

her

you

that

knees,

with

there

sob

in the

the

poor

aisle,and

206

OLD

"I

declare
But

began.
"

FIRES

'

No

resolve

to

"And

yet,"

business

the

and

he

sand

Are

thought !

'

"

the

"

is

"it

muttered,
velarium

upon

believe

the

amazing

an

outstretched

the

"

"

tellingme,

you

the Eastern

makes

it the

gesture

exact

of the

road, "

gate, and
back

am

dismissal

lies the

bound

raised

highroad,on
as

and

to

if it be

middle

Here

is my

He

his hat ; stood

his

for

I wish

to

his

took
and

then

there

pondering;

moment

quickly off

heel,walked

you

week."

man

young
halted

Porthlooe

consolation

any

digestionfor
the

say

grace.

and, turning on

the

to

please.

you

spoiledmy

with

"only

mused,

of it.

more

no

Plymouth,

have

he

that,"

scornfully.

here," said I, haltingin

good morning, sir ;

you

I demanded

amazing."

I'll hear

there
to

and

not:

"

shows
gladiatorial

of

pray,

Empire

more

look

"Now,

and

No

'

to

ology,
archae-

puzzle in

curious

hand"

"Certainly

here

you

"

under

you,

bring

pollicecompresso
shows
gladiatorial

of the

or

playing devil's pranks

child.

he

can,

"

thought

no

sir."

you,

"

had

indeed

fall to

you

half-witted

arm

interruptedhim

if you

me,

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

you

thought/

and
a

AND

towards

Porthlooe.
It must

have

been

obtained

that

he had

to

small company

Hand-in-hand

week

before

employment
owning

there

the Lord

privateers.His

I learnt
as

casually
secretary

Nelson

success,

as

you

and

the

know,

rapid;

was

heard

little

"

He

LAQUEDEM

their last

slippedover

Cork

to

the

and

; he

Within
.

of every
for

tradingcompany

receiving the

merchants.
bank
he

In

and

issued notes

acquired

Tresawl

and

of the

harbour
the

During
time

time

to

accosted

him,
distrusting
offered

never

wholly

was

One
year

at

of the

of my

Providence

at

Cove

and

year

the

his

later

parish,

fee

simple

his

prosperityI

passed each other from

he
of Porthlooe, and

street

politenessto which, though

felt bound
to
respond. But he
a

our

next

close

of

interview

seeking.

evening towards
Porthlooe,and about

passed two

there

of

years

conversation,and

homewards
when

the

with

me

agent

opened

in the

held

We

man.

in

London,

quays.

first two

little of the

saw

Porth-

Guernsey

he

And
farms

and
Killifreeth,
and

the

to

own.

best

he

accountant

was

know,

you

the

in

was

he

due

of his

of

two

as

Porthlooe, and

in

moneys

1809,

Star ;

Admiralty Court;

months

twelve

in all

"

Minards'

brought home

detained there
prizeillegally
in the
fightinga salvage case

Providence

Morning

looe

the

freighterfor

as

with

run

little there

bought

acted

207

gossipingparish

here, a

had

had

he

in

men

had

it

deal.

schooner

JOSEPH

naturally in

and

about

great

OF

MYSTERY

THE

the

the date of his

schooner, I happened
from

visit to

Bottom, by
figures a man
"

conversing in

the

his

the
and

dusk.

sick

miller's
a

to

second

purchase
be

ing
walk-

parishioner,
footbridge,

woman

I could

standing
not

help

208

OLD

FIRES

AND

recognisingthem
to

sudden

and

resolution

I put it to you,

as

and

convince

is neither
"You

must

known

this he

longer ?

"If

"

it

not

you

forbidden
to say

the

In

He

of

vicarage,sir,

you."

to

welfare
girl'sspiritual

"

that

was

or

"

draw
for

into

circumstance

may

the

comparison ;
first time

features

which

common

remark.
young

man

we

the
morrow
to-

say

my

at

who

had

visit
"

The

suggested
I

rate

any

that

was

entered

longer
my

me

of

that

his
of
of

parlour two

of grey
to

to

matter

no

larity
simi-

observed

rapid ageing

became

face

o'clock

nine

parlour.

have

afterwards
The

At

of his former

streaks
alreadysome
locks,and he seemed even

years before ;
his black

hour

him

the

shall

"

his word.

as

the

about

ushered
of

you

myself

"

good

as

"

Frances

the

the

me

No

change

happy to hear it."

case," said he, I will do

evening

then

with

"

I shall be

"

evening ?

to

I have

on, "but

added,

pleasure of calling upon

next

clearly this

answer.
extraordinary

something

concern

But

child."

and

courteouslyenough,

I went

was

an

asked

have

might

yours

he

Had

"

tone,

"

made

decent

place."

me,"

excuse

and

"

it is.

the

nor

Julia since she

To

time

the

that

you

back.

of education

man

"

can

came

I, approaching them,

is this quitehonourable
feeling,
I believe,
sir/'he answered
"I

hill I

the

up

turned

said

GHOSTS

halfway

Laquedem,"

"Mr.
"

PROFITABLE

move

showed

in

wearily.

THE

I fear you

"

"I
I

"

have

Oh,

with

believe,"he answered,

to

reason

And

then,

of

dismay

and

there

will be

no

perhaps, no

the

But

hurry

I ?

not

of

myself."

"You

may

of
to

came

having known

her

life,I

take

the

girl."

begin
"

Why,

He

"

or

Be

done

wrought

that

her

as

affliction all

her

fatherlyinterest
long, do you
her, of late ?

in
she

seems

that

in

not
"

brighter."
rather,
; or

I cried.

careful of what

Be

have

intended

girl,I

tell you

If you

me

harm

any

"

that

to

"

I tell you
who

princessof

hand.

"

love

our

loved,

loved

that

and

charitable !

be
Ah, sir,
is not

lost,and

that

kind.

sought

each

of

again through centuries,have

rougher passion.

Rome

and

When

Christian

she

Jew

out-

was

led

forth

"

the lions
I stood

up

solemnly
have

other,and

"

tell

to

he held

learned

Julia Constantine,

done

have

why

it."

going

are

But

to

"

sir 1
careful,

solemnly

We

sure,"said I,"

to be

about

so

"

so

change

some

I mean,

mortality

her

short.

carry

men

and

of

pression
ex-

me

it 1

Laquedem,
her

known

nodded.

has

love

you

observe

to

all

"that

some

cut

about

talk of

something

having

uttered
he

their

Mr.

guess,

vicar,and

"And

that

seeds

not

as

concern,

than

more

them

chair.

unwell,"said I,offeringa

are

dying."

am

209

LAQUEDEM

JOSEPH

OF

MYSTERY

up,

grasping the

back

of my

chair

and

210

OLD

FIRES

staring.
stark

last I

At

read

conviction

my

on,
to

tracingof

with

This

knew.

changing
whom, as you

went

your

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

the

this

at

at

me,

about

it."

change

of

design

house), My
"

is found

of Theodore
"

subject,I answered

began
far

so

"The

died

in

get him

to

that

me

Landulph Church,

on

similar

the

tomb

1636."

Paleologus,descendant

of Theodore

to
as

know,

we

soul

again and

"is

is

meaning.
extinct,"said I.

know

he

extinct; and

never

Julia Constantine

of

"The

insane

Constantines,"said

of the

race

lasts,the

his

grasp

composedly,

birth

best

Constantines."

and

replied

this time

friend tells

Paleologus,who

Precisely
;

of the

race,

in

quary
anti-

sending

were

you

quietly (while consideringhow

of the

think,sir,"

learned

his tone, "the

told

"

once.

plaque,has by

information

some

Relieved

out

was

man

young

mad.

He
he

AND

will

slowly
it

while
come

the soul of the Jew, until

to

"

I waited.
"

Until
can

die."

"This

is

Jew

blurtingit
"

sir
"

their

out

few

go

about

my

to

minutes

spend an hour
figures,balancing
and

curse,

said

I,

less.

Now

and

the

tongue

my

length.

expectedyou

in

lifts the

madness,"

mere

at

love

or

say
I
two

accounts

no

leave
before
;

you,

look

I walk

bedtime

to-morrow

in
I

you,
home

adding

rise and

methodically,
daily business cheerfully,

MYSTERY

THE

JOSEPH

OF

always successfully.I
making

respectedby all,with
You, if you meet
me
Just

none.

Believe
When
I

now

you

it then

; but

Rome
I

was.

It

was

who

with

ship,
Moorish

the

and

the

Julia but the

into

I
his

was

saw

of

He

such

And
as

you

denied

that
the

beside
obscene

Julia,another
to

and

me

dark

forced

tell my

ing
habit,stand-

Tell me,

cross.

I ;*
a

"

sir,did you

but

and

he

has

has
can

suspect, he

never

be

has

legend is that as Christ

His way
to Calvary, Kartophilus
and
answered,
was
go quicker !
shalt tarry till I

come

I have

heard
that

understood

have

"He

if that love

"

"

"

Christian."

wearily.
;

him.

travelled

through

travelled

beyond

of
purified
not

*The

thou

the

humour

"

devil,the

frescoes,too,

the

in

whom

the

"

when

"

from

I must

smiled

Love.

church

figurein

became

creeds

many

from

those

the

lions.

Pilate's porter ?
Joseph Kartophilus,

that

he

after,drew

that

legend,"said

in time

the

beach

convent

For

from

the

soul,was

same

littleback
hear

never

barred

this

Bosphorus

on

of your

nunnery.

history. /
a

wall

mad.

me

Constantinoplewas,

her,

tore

who, centuries

figureson
nun,

me

me.

recognise

I tell you

the

from

Julia beside

; I

shall

rescued

Jew

it,

in

to believe

; when

sailed

pirates

Tetuan

forced

man,

make

to

of madness

trace

listen while

that

was

how

to-morrow,

was

211

long-headed

know

no

are

was,

the

am

because

money

LAQUEDEM

travelled

left the
smote
"

again."

all

judgment

beyond
hall

saying,

Hun,

I indeed

passion

go

"

on

Man,

quickly;

but

212

OLD

FIRES

times

forgiveness.Many
shall

save

have

found

have

found

in the
and

in the

me

with

there

for

and

end

with

known

this he

bent

her

dead

all my

the

over

die ;

loves,

half-witted

"

table,and, resting

aloud.

then

end

able,at length,to

sobbed

and

while,

who

her

in the

now

his arms,

on

have

call
girlwhom
you
able, at length, to die."

of

shall be

his face

shall be

her, and

body

And

and

her

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

I let him

touched

his

sob

shoulder

gently.
raised

his head.

answered

the

He
which
remind
his

me

"

And

sleeve,bared
want

the

to confess

couple
red

thin

flesh of
deltoid

that

held

the

muscle.

you

Mr.
are

to

half

I looked
the
I

that the

took

up

examined

the
the

of the

apex

I met

his eyes

flame.

said,

"

my

conviction

being misled by

are

the

He

the

"I

backed

circlet around

up

shirt

smile ; for I
I had

and

just below

across

door.

I bent
like

arm

When

At

deny

the

ran

possessedand

hallucination.

enough

the process

Laquedem,"

the

shoulder.

during

it while

upper

the

to

with

which

line

deliberately
slipped

added

towards

challengingmine
"

almost

voice

touch, "you

my

and, rollingup

arm

arm

of paces

candle, and

that he

with

close,"he

you

have

gentleness of

off his left

coat

Ah," said he, in

"

time

same

union

am

of flesh and

is that

grievous
not

fool

so
spirit,

passingmysterious in everyday life (when we pause

to think of it),
easilyhold mysteries deeper yet.
may
The

Church

Catholic,whose

servant

I am,

has

never

214

OLD

forward

FIRES

reverentlytook

and

dear,it appears
will not

be

that the

credited

marriage. And
I put it

PROFITABLE

AND

QHOSTS

depth

beyond their doubt.

it,so

Will

you

July, blushing scarlet, covered

There
hands, but shook her head.

her

the

gesture :

it.

me,

ladies !

all the

"

includingthem
in

arm

which

not

I saw,

said

Laquedem,

in

ironical bow

an

follow

of

ageing

the

to

have

of

her

the

mistaking

Condole

liftinghis
; and

with

hat

and

placingJuly's

beauty

had

set

down
to
can

but,

add

monotone

of turf at

her

man's

which

corner,

seated

on

came
a

laid face downwards

serves

it

of her

and

;
was

"

as

he

I
tirely
en-

To

reason.

was

afternoon,between
voice

I could

few

catch ;

not

Laquedem
he, on

small volume
rose

declaiming in

rock ; and
a

me,

of evidence.

upon

feet,held open

provemen
im-

profess

church-town, when,

sentences

some

was

scrap

cliff track,one

heard

rounding the

July. She

growth

and

the

maid

handsome

Lanihale

and

yards ahead,

recollection

my

curious

walking along the

Porthlooe

as

rapid

heightening

"

dawn

the

Some

transfigurationif such

the
the

neighbours.

of it agree:

intellect.
girl's

been

always

intimacy,of

my

equally vehement

an

their

during this period and

man

remarked

she

he

her

with

no
"

than

more

accounts

in the poor

and

face

"

me

marry

was

historyof

indeed, no

points all

two

this I

saw

if

forgiveme

his,escorted her away.

I need

On

women

I offer you

unless

of

proud

am

My

"

respect for you

of my

by these ladies

as

hand.

July's

to

greet

and

patch
which

me.

THE

the

glanced at

this small

on

the

taught
listened
unable

to

come

then

among

many

the

horses'

many

the

awakened
down

ear

riders

and

the

told

at

me

moving

jingleof

at

metal

gave

to

up

the

blind.

Day

breaking on

of

fog

which

drizzle

of

of

bank

goods was

ears

for

days
that

the

in him

"

to

by

sound

of
the

me

they

and

trot ;

an

inkling

and

pulled
drizzle

grey
and

through

last five

the

just

six

or

of laurels.

Luke,

stood

for

knew,

know

much

too

himself

was

But

this time"

we

his

had

"

and
a

with

us

moreover,

in
The

gentry.

threatened

become

not

weeks

some

these

had
I

once.

it did

freight.

and

that

window

contemplated :

Laquedem

of which

once

seaward,

visit from

than

of mine
those

am

troop of dragoons jogging down

apprehension of
officer,Mr.
riding-

run

from

up

parish had

our

the

caught sight of

plumes

more

was

drove

hill past my

them

beyond

I hurried

Now

merely

the

road

truth.

the

she

voice,

by

the

scarlet

indeed

last scene,

of

this

had

August isth, 1810,

was

My

later the

minute

spectators.

coming

hoofs

vicarage gate.
were

whether
his

was

however,

he

whether
or

it

saw

comment,

no

hearing

to

of

morning

daybreak,

about

of

and

say.

one

On

sake

the

me

was

made

215

LAQUEVEM

book

of the

back

discovery; and
Greek,
girlsome

for

Let

JOSEPH

Euripides. I

of

volume

OF

MYSTERY

that

without

tions
ques-

parish priestin

it had

reached

my

in Roscoff

bargaining

all learnt

confidence

increasingbodilyweakness

216

OLD

seemed

never

"and

to

slipped on

red

to

this

have

look

and

clothes

would

of the

move

partly I

good

he

that

me

new

resource

out

say

soldiers,I

the

at

hurried

dare

riding-

and

downstairs

garden.

hand

July

her

occurred

my

the

and

and

Nevertheless,and

to
curiosity,

My

affect his cleverness

checkmate

to

officer's.

across

GHOSTS

doubt

no

contrive

of

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

was

Constantino

cloak

I heard

the gate when

on

footsteps,
the hill,

running down

came

flappingand

her

hair

with

powdered

mist.
Hullo

"

hope

white, distraughtface

Yes, yes

coming
the

"

in

right under

the

the

time

to

Sheba

to

"

in

me

So

had

cold

begun

While

off

set

we

breeze

had

them

hurried

we

fringe of

it

was

tent-cloth,and

patch

of

at

the
low

cove

now

"

and

he"

Let

mean

sent

us

lugger
in, and

out

run

in

be

may

"

up

yet."
running together. The
edge

wrestle

to

stood

"

soldiers

the

she

you,

"

and
But

is serious.
we

the

saw

away,

seen

Point

"This

warn

mile

have

point ;

church-tower.

must

I whistled.
towards

is wrong

them

from

they

"

All

heard

rocket

stood

was

I, " nothing wrong,

said

dawn.
"

is

"

turned

She
the

it,but

on

with

the

along the

through
below

the
;

already the
bank

of

cliffs the

and

ripped

rolled
rent

the

morning

sands

sea-fog.

shoreward

back
saw

sun

like
a

(for the

broad

tide

ebb) shininglike silver; the dragoons

TEE

with
scarlet

against the
and

black

had

it

had

run

"The

sand/"

She

pointed;

the

half

"

and

The

had

he

waved
I

and

answered
the

heard
the

edge

dragoons

then,

fetlock

deep

the

crowd

and

walk

climbed
above
a

voice

thee

in the

tide,I

run,

but

of

the

and

Man,

go

the

horses

faster!

check

"

from

himself

cliff up

mob

round,

shouting, I
man

the

water's

the

Porthlooe.

"

are

by

beach,

figurebreak

crying distinctly, Run,

they

as

when

across

through

towards

the

up

presently

oaths

much

morning

their

saw

spoke, not

down

footpath leading to

hubbub

She

close

wheeled

palm.

her.

soldiers broke

and

the

"

the

on

scuffle

gesture

the

musing,

one

charging

the

as

and

the

shouted, high

composedly

the

fixed.
as

the

."

and

came

was

free-traders

of

shut within

Laquedem
order

There

sand.

fresco

daisy-chainbefore

an

of

verge

in the

me

rather

excitedlyat all,but
she

attempted.

least

told

wide

were

by
once

hand

...

eyes

at

me

the

thumb

he

sand

Her

to

of
"

1 remember

well

gesture of the

very

them

of

clear
at

crowd

score

was

been

extended, the
forefinger
"

was

pulled up, panting,on the

July caught me by the arm.

when
cliff,

"

boats

flashing

lugger loomed

the

there

their

from

accoutrements

but

edge, and

forced

back

Seaward,

weather;

water's

that

their

level rays.

the

through
the

and

breasts

217

LAQUEDEM

JOSEPH

greatcoats thrown

their

men

OF

MYSTERY

Tis

which
And
heard

after

218

OLD

Even

have

might
could

But

follow.

his

followed
saw

have

firearm,and
and

Her

times

at

rocks,
down

cry

the
it

"

back

rang

"

and

where

she

grass,

the

rooted

the

"

"

the

her !

have'n
She

old

was

man,

had

her

off,so

taken

that

uttered

my

dreams
from

of

the

halfway

was

goat,

Luke,
!

kneeling
staggering

was

the

to

water's

the

Dead

and

sight of

the

sands, was

risen, and

man

pinks,

sea

with

of it down

the

Solomon

asserts

and

the

across

the

stab

surely as

swam

shouted

around

up

head

the

echoes
she

arms

edge.

riding-officer.
alive, we

or

"

gained

forming

"

sand.

foothold, clutchingthe

no

had

have

must

must

It

weight

Stop

We

the

samphires

body,

the

piercesthrough

found

sliding.While
my
it,she was
running

his

with

girl as

of

up

flung

length on

with

crack

sharp

they ceased
cliffside,
springing as

and,

under

the

before

the

beside

heard

full

What

sure.

am

fiance
de-

no

was

blundering ferocity.

mere

at

report woke

knife.

Joseph Laquedem

pitched forward
The

gallopingin

came

that

of

been

jet of smoke,

horseman

no

deliberately.There

attitude ;

must

there

up

trooper

as

turned

in

for

he
cliff-track,

the

gained

he

escaped ;

pursuit,he

had

then,

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

that
as

word,

her,

and

Tweedy

advantage
a

push

July
but

boat, the

nearest

the

hustling the dragoons.

's boat, and
of

would

came

look

free-traders

up
on

the
set
to

her

he, prudent

skirmish
her
him

to

ease

afloat.
she

face said

He

never
"

Push

MYSTERY

THE

off,"and

me

his
boat

own

spent three months

She

between

She

leapt

the

pulled a
pulled a

hundred

get off

strainingto
you

may

help

and

in too

and

then

her

plug

had

gained

of

one

and

deal.

Once

could

defy

eastward
The

in half

full hundred

in

earnest,

clear
their

with

fire.

of

and

forward

in

ran

were

pursuit; but,
did
nothing

as

to

first the

And

impede.

object

climb

had* to

Their
stood

first

point
and

the

must

we

disable

cutter
to

away
her

ordered

this, and

good

small

behind

just

to

meant

reach

desultory volley

boat, making
in

this

the

the

beam.

his

men

believe, that
the

boat

by

canvas.

there, high

fetched

and

wind

merely

July

of water.

yards' offing before

assert, and

was

her

fathom

the

rowing

the

They

cutting up

had

sail,
main-

the

foolish)and push afresh,

had
boats
mysteriously lost

saw
riding-officer

their

the

floated.

boat

hurriedly,and

the

sank

pursuit began

oars

again (looking very

out

to

the

hoisted

free-traders
to

stern

preventivemen

boats

great deal

had

the

so, sprang

two

the

guess,

tumbled

crews

or

All this \vhile the

jib.

for it.

instantlyand

up

he

that

against the

burden

her

add

Gaol

thole-pinsalmost as
dozen
strokes,and

the

up

with

dropped

sheets, but

in Bodmin

the

pushed

and

I may

man."

tating
medi-

moment

obeyed

he

mazed

that

at

was

escape,

like

"

off

he

though

219

LAQUEDEM

JOSEPH

OF

close

on

the

no

cliff,and

spy-glass of
under

did

the

my

damage.
watched

hands.

She

and

gone

point,

220

about

her

the

on

when

AND

FIRES

OLD

port tack

the firstshot
I

jib,and

It

expected the

hidingthe

was

suspect that
shake

to

the

wind.

my

eyes

The

with

The
will.

cutter, and
And
alive

and

and
There
that

is
knit

run

lift the

her

Constantine

Whilst

the

credence
wild

the
have
to

tale

told you

your

allowed

and

of

her.

running
have

than

the

judgment.

the

jib
into

I strained
At

that

bullet

shore

mainsail

and

came

pulled with

no

into

the

into

lifted her
the

one

hid

canvas

up

it to

two

which

to

over.

was

between

other

these

began

alongside,clamber
There

followed
no

all

was

round

glimpse

all.

must

her

us,

the

fallen sail.

myself candidly,no
more

she

cheered

minutes

two

about

It

was

dead

running right up

swung
a

them

dead.

or

be

to

stern

run.

that

swift

hit, for

was

volley rattled out,

and the
peak halliards,

saw

sail up

towards

later,perhaps, that

preventive men
I

heeled

through

being

breeze

third

clear-

rip the

to

The

boat

catch

the

through

wind

stood.

seemed

to

moment

down

July

and

would

next

steerswoman.

minute

the

"

struck her, cuttinga hole

immediately; yet it
on-shore, the little
mainsail

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

board,

on

her, in

boat's
the

lover's
bottom

the

putting

wind, July
body
of

board
over-

the

sea.

explanation; and of the

together there is, when

ask

explanationat all,unless

give

have

any

wish

Joseph Laquedem
facts,my

friend,and

to

bond

give

told
leave

to

me.

them

222

it

As

the Law

Courts
It

remember.

can

Landlord
with

Cummins,

paths

of

You

for

him.

In

those

the

mayor

hundred

Town
of

Hall, so

seeingso near
Well, there

that

July
and

in the

our

sun

window

chosen
it

"

keep

side of the

of

out

Landlord

Cummins, Mayor,

maces

before

about

his

him,

and

calves,and

they are
bright day slanting
as
"

street, and

with

his robes
his beaver

of the

paraphernalia,
preparedto
While he stood there,bowing

and

looking as

out

from

Bosistow

the
1

He

big

pavement
was

the

under

ragged old

mother

my

just

was

the

Hall

head.

stepped
crier and

town

hanging handsomely
hat and
march
to

us

all the

rest

to church.

of

score

bull's beef, who

as

back-

in those

steps of the Town

the

upon

father

gathered on

were

mayors

pearanc
ap-

dignity.

leaned
tight as we
holding me
out, for
risingfive,and extraordinaryheavy in
And

up

the satisfaction

have

in November

was

pay

opposite the

Day

we

the

to

persuaded my

might

(forthe

used

to

year

had

of

proud day

relative in his robes

weren't

the

down

high

she

forenoon

a-long days
now),

that

the

funny-

Mayor

was

Election

for

his

borough

pounds

window

it

the

times

mother

my

elected

woman

walking

with

years

suppose

may

and
hire

aunt), and

my

himself

Borough.

'twenty-five.

year

marrying

of

repute for eleven

shaped calves, got

to

dint

by

their

of the first things

one

in the

was

(that was

means

is

took

that

occasion

the

happens,

quarrelinto

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

but

people,

should
Uncle

scarecrow,

step

Billy

turned

PRISONERS

bit grey

middle

of the

iniquitousliving,but

with

lean

half-drunk

than

more

his

and

and

roadway

and

out
worship,flinging

his

And

he, in

says

mocking
"

"

and

Put

stepped

cut

low

leg like

walk

between

Mayor

but

Billy

collared

was

constables,while

two

Mayor

new

stocks !

and
gills,

in the

Cummins's

Billy let

Lawyer Mennear,
in

processionformed

and

was

sooner

no

off he

went

then

man

young

keen

as

job as a huer
they patched up

for

them

between

action for false

lucky start-off

than

was

and
practice,

pilchards;
hundred

who

oh

church.

to

stocks

the

cried his

marched

and

the

"

speaking vicious.

of office. For

year

of

out

justice,love

God."

Well, that, as it happened, wasn't

to

just
for
an

damages claimed, one

imprisonment
"

pounds.

The
cast

to

solemn

Do

thy

fool in the

red

up to lead the

set up

the

dancing-master.

before

humbly
dam

that

Uncle

for Mr.

into

reverence

high cackle, very

thee, O

worship,very
And

he

not

salute

mercy,

223

WAR

OF

case

in

came

on

at

Bodmin, and the Mayor

damages, twenty-five pounds.

though with

course,

didn't

revenge

he could

was

this.

Every

And
free

sovereign in his pocket, and

public
-

houses

"

of

laid it out

his enemy.

to annoy

it

Instead

stop here.

by, the old varmint

money

long face.

very

was

paid, of
But
Billy's

He

putting the

in the best way

the way

he

trived
con-

Saturday he'd put

start

the

always beginning with

round

of the

Cummins's

224

couldn't refuse to
it.
it

So he'd
the

on

was

him

serve

pull out
friend

it.

allow

sovereign and

slap

!" he'd say, "it

"Ah

His

coin.

there

that

me

see,

you

wouldn't

law

new

eye

gave

Cummins,

the

brand

and

counter

dear

Home.

Welcome

house, the

own

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

rightplace,which is more'n can be said

calves.
Two-pennyworth of gin,please,your

heart's in the
for his

it,so, the first day, he called his wife

serve

Mrs. Cummins
she

Lord

if there

have, and

you

knows

wouldn't

you

be

now

sensible

and
you

with

silver

cradle,I'd

that

there

was

the

poor

soul

and

cried

as

the

Mayor,

nothing

and
terrible,

she went.

she

happened
that

liquorand

more

the

make

counter,

be

before

morning, charged with

him
"

Ten

; he

wouldn't

years

was

bench, " along

what

'twould

with

up

say,

Worship

use

gaol

end

was

to

fine

instead.

addressingthe

there.

who

change

Monday

on

No

that

his

the

his

refusing

When

Mayor

prison,"he'd
him

for

And

to

to

watched

out.

went

his

appear

and

gather

the

It hurt

say.

came

public.

but

subscribe."

upstairsagain
and soaked, and

drunkenness.

pay,

I in

sat

time

old sinner would

up

on

turning him

off for another

he'd

went

Billysat

the

across

to

more

presentin'

of

it up and

save

till the
condition,quiet-like,

and

Billy,slow

"

got it

put it by

"

After

any

But

and

man

this

have

justicein England.

was

Mrs. Mayor," answers

rainyday."
chancevicious, if there was
any

down.

began by tryingargument. "William,"

said,"the

money

for

let him

Mayor's dignity wouldn't

The

Worship."

came

I don't know
back

and

OF

PRISONERS

the

got

Home

Welcome

WAR

but

225

didn't,and

ten

days don't frightenme."

unnatural

as

listen to

would

Cummins

Landlord

china cat in

blue

this,
lookingas

thunderstorm.

He

of Billy,and they
fairlyhated these appearances
I do believe.
But all the
spoiledhis term of office,
out
he turned
a
same
passable Mayor. The
very
townsfolk
respectedhim so highly,I've heard my
him Ex-Mayor the year
mother
say, that they made

following.

you'llbe wanting to know what made these

hate each other,for friends they had been,

Now
two
as

men

two

ought

men

prisonerstogether and
French, and

to the

hate, and
in the

So

them

First of
'three Abe
what

ten

home

there

and

there

was

the

came

all that.

know,

that

Bill Bosistow

up to

the

hadn't

year

known

school

together,and

then

to the

over

they

Mount's

sailed

Bay,

togetherwith
and

good

'

she

way

every

free-traders

Abe, the elder by

woman

other

afterwards

the both, though not

meeting each

day. They
and
fishing,

to

in

miss

quarrelor
to

taken

been

years

; but

was

must

Cummins

went

guess

curious,for

was

had

captivity
aboard the same
ship
love the bigger the

bigger the

all,you

it is to

spent

to
difficulty

no

case.

between

who

come

The

like brothers.

be

to

bit alike in looks

year,

was

bit slow

seamen

and
and

the

ways.

heavy

pins; given to reading,too, though he seemed

than for
and quietnessmore
to take it up for peace
smarter
he made
of his learning. Bill was
any show
on

his

226

altogether and
the

PROFITABLE

better

looking;

of young

manner

did

never

AND

FIRES

OLD

much

drink

about

such

and

You'd

in

did.

every
But

puzzle-block
;

these

and

and

Jonathan,

kept

them

see, the

these

held

two

Christmas
from

of

most

off

of the

and

they

and

her

having begged

other's

own,

for

each,

window

so

it off

as

seemed

make

to

pair since

David

partly this

at

far

as

seventeen

as

up

leave

can

; but

until
home

came

week

to

say,

it in

and

before

may

before,she

twist

Abe

almost

looked

that

justhusband-high ; turned

And

you

they

Selina Johns.

only put

secret

and

fellows

fortnightat Ardevora,

courants.

the

but

her mother's

knew

like

begin

spend

hair

for the Christmas

'three when

Selina Johns wasn't

sixteen

stuff

"

sweetheartingright along

to

on

figuresin

girls. So

fell in love with

both

hit

two

'twas

after

lads

year

Porthleven

young

have

such

I believe

the

two

like

was

running

from

that

of Robert

book

differences

never

heard

off Abe.

were

their very

fit. There

read too, but

of

could

way

could

rantingverses

out

"

thought

hardly have

different

them

like

of

poetry he'd borrowed

Burns's

they

fond

boastful,after

I've

it,though

was

bit

He

chaps.

at

Saturday nights he

GHOSTS

plaits

Billyeach

he

kept

knew
his

his
heart

into his friend's window

first.
And

what

fellows,and
any

they did
agree

to

third party should

to

was

wait

have

couple of

interfere.

they agreed,Selina Johns

it out

would

good

years, unless

In two
be

like

wise

years'time,
enough

to

PRISONERS

choose

and

"

blood

then

afterwards,and

necessary

WAR

best

man

meanwhile

shook

they

"

the

let

OF

227

win

no

hands

No

bad

talk than

more

That

that.

upon

January, being tired of the free-trade,they shipped

for the Thames, and
together on board a coaster
re-shippedfor

the

brig Hand

Glove, of

The

and

Hand

bound

for

homeward

voyage

with

Devonport

Wilcox, master,
of

cargo

to
dockyard there, and came
March
on
24th to join convoy

Spider gun-brig.
hard

from

north

the

up her sheet

west, and

to

she

let go

anchor, she

rode

under

it blew

sheet anchor.

best

Tuesday, the wind having fallen light,the

There was
took off a new
longboat from Deal.
her, and
delivering

she

of this

reason

taken

unawares,

which

numbered

and, being
she

made

up

and

delay,the
started

over

Hand

well

master
some

scarcelybrought

was

alongsideby five the next morning when

signalledto get under weigh.
By

On

bower.

the

hitch in

the

bit,and, heaving

to her

in

anchor

5th (a Sunday)

moderated

the weather

day

Next

On

was

and

copper

flour for the

the Downs

the

London.

Glove, Uriah

and

board

on

the

Glove

and

astern

modore
Com-

of the

was

fleet,

twenty sail of merchantmen

sluggardin anything
precious little way

short of half
in the

gale,

light E.N.E-

breeze.
Soon

bearing
Cummins

coming

after
N.W.
on

that

seven

by
the

towards

W.

four

look-out
shore

upon

evening, Beachy
miles

and

forward
a

wind.

Head

half, Abe

spied
She

lugger
crossed

228

OLD

well

ahead

looked

of the Hand

under

"

then

was

while

Abe

who
she

the

His

port quarter, she

board

on

in

and

below
the

shut

steerage,and

Abe

Cummins.

hatchway
the
a

taken

all, and

After

called for him

leading ropes
cutlass.

altered

to

precious
brig'scourse

the

he

sentry

the

and

last

being
the

over

where

show

did at the

soon

in

cabin, two

up and

come

which

And

the

point of

Johnnies

stood

had

for the

away

France, the lugger keeping her company

of

coast

were,

while

driven

soon

were

this
forecastle,

in the

one

seven

"

the

well-armed

Englishmen

in

four

so

heave

to

twenty

"

"

And

the Hand

able

unprepared

down

glance

reply.

was

Johnnies into the old brig. The

the

of

Captain Wilcox,

no

throw

and

creepingup

was,

up

got

dark

until,sheeringclose up under

on,

Glove

hailed,but

which

took

she

it

as

"

night. For

the

wheelman

call fetched

aft and

came

under

there

close

Indiaman

East

an

her

sight of

by-and-by

astern.

grapnel

of

shoulder, and

ran

and

the stern

lost

his

close

Glove,and

and

busy reefingtopsailsbefore

land ; but
over

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

all

night.
morning the

Early next
Harbour

Dieppe
they
at

were

taken

nightfalland

round
Easter

and

there, when

inside,and

Sunday, I've

the

tide

suited,

the

with

heard

all,with

vermin.

it was

get ready for marching, and

in

close off

were

prisonersput ashore
lodged for three days in a filthy

tower, swarming

twenty-five

vessels

two

the

"

April i

they were

handed
crews

On

over,

of

two

"

told to

making
other

230

OLD

rock,

prison stood at the very top of the

edge of a cliff that dropped a clean

The

Jiwy.*

the

on

feet to the river

300

clear

of, and

none

of

allowance

weekly,

all

at

cheerful

pretty place to get

live in

to

on

day's

bread, half

of brown

pound

the

you

for

of peas

not

pound

offal,three-halfpencein money

and

if
repairs,

:
so

one

bullock's

of

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

it deducted

of

most

please!),and now
treat.
They found

for

then

and
half

(paid
prison
noggin

dozen

ships'

on
companies alreadythere,and enjoyingthemselves
of the Minerva
this diet ; the crew
frigate,run
off Cherbourg ; the
of the Hussar,
ashore
crew

this world

in

out

keep

to

Cummins

two

in his

carry

it with

long

could

his

from

to him
a

in the

downfall
to

it

very

keep

was

Dieppe,

that

corner

just in

was

managed

way

sit in

is about

and

he

and

was

read

to

folks

Jiwy,
*

Givet

Meuse.

and
in

got
the

leave

Ardennes.

from
The

the

Commandant

river, of

course,

and

"

travelling.In the second year of

captivityan English clergyman, a Mr. Wolfe,
other

poor

privateer

difference

of voyages

to matter

seem

he

had

book

all the

him

as

It

the

took

He

first.
"

that

Abe

out.

pocket

reallydidn't
so

Billy Bosistow.

conditions

the

from

book

up,

the

which

"

and

came

men

quiet

board

on

story, though

my

unhappy

these

parcel of

of this port.

Recovery
To

them

among

"

queerly things fall

so

"

Ardevora, taken

from

fellows

Abe

Brest ; and

outside

wrecked

it

shut
about

their
came

to

fit

is the

PRISONERS

OF

part of the prison granary

up
and

preach

the

to

in

men

the

general,and
Wolfe

religious. Mr.
him

old

an

Moore's
with

his room-mates

and

in

went

money

which

the

pen

himself

no

down

drinking.

and

ink

instead

to

On

to

his better
when

the

with

bear

dazed, sittingin
What

of escape.

reached

them.

something
in

the

and
of

of the

second

Billy,and
a

young

And
case

year

and

of

on,

fierce

set

like

with

folks home

for

them

English lady,a

that,by
Miss

Selina

was

of

in Ardevora

have

Commandant

days

hopes

they

kinsmen

man

prisoner

else letters

must

his
the

course,

other

cheerful

grew

came

brooding

their poor

informed

which

release,or

yet
the

wore

he

fit to

Then

like every
first,

given up tryingfor

him

of that

out

Jiwy, he had kept himself

the
exchange, but it seemed

and

everybody's

on

left.

his

shoes.

in
spirits

was

fell

brooded

At

pair of

head, and

in

had

of

he

mood

corner

he

his

liquor

drinking,and

but

days

sore

of the

fretted

lowness

him

serve

All

sums.

different

at times

by

in.

very

with
quarrelling
drinking fit,and he'd wake

means

him,

out

righthand

together.

fightinground

work

lent

Hamilton

"

sit

and

was

very

hour,

by habit, he

favourite ; but
as

and

on

the

drinker

nothing seemed

teasy

would

Abe

jailorssmuggled

BillyBosistow
Although

"

Navigation

drunk

tables

out

copy

effect

good

in

"

that

over

It had

on

place of worship

turned
particular
fancy to him, and

Abe

took

book

; and

for

prisoners.

231

WAR

were

never

known

in,for

sent

for Abe

the

kindness

Johns, their

232

FIRES

OLD

allowance

increased

was

showed

them

by

if the

out

supply ceased,

if it

went

From
upon

handy

two

and

Selina.

But

confinement

lad

he

had

His
an

his wits
into

the

of

plenty

nations.

But

to

was

in the

the

from

his

was

depot.

change
It

and

pluck ;

seven

years,

of

privateerhad
foreignersto man

The

marched
at

his

easily enough,

jailor's

and

away

some

of all

recruiting

that they were

stopped them, insisting
be enlisted to
Americans, and must

and

not

with

Bonaparty'sarmy
refused

to hear

back

everything,had

to

of

in

Spain.
it,and the

prison

their

pretence that they had

in

The
end

was

they

disgrace,and,

in the

Irish
serve

prisonersto

English allowance
been

the

ship,then

twenty comrades

first stage

that

appliedto

trick,by oiling the

with

the

with

names

happened

so

French

managed

was
was

marched

stone

prisoner. One

for it when, after

first contrivance

Bosistow

man

on

man

taken
that

is the

after year

year

different

up, and

use

prison for a crew

lying at Morlaix.

officers

as

themselves

very

brood

thingsto

came.

captainof

palm,

gave

old American

the

broke

Johnnies had

never

his chance

natures, and

some

grew

thing he

it

pocket

whose

had

and

wall, he

find

never

Bosistow

of

by

into

mandant
Com-

new

that time

ruination
went

or

could

They

paid

was

came.

escape

"

it ceased.

and

He

day.

increase

; after which

regularlyfor eightmonths
came,

sols

two

the

letter,but

no

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

French

to

were

cap

stopped
service.

on

PRISONERS

Yet

this

brought

declared

now

locked
the

But

on

attacked
back

he

them

with

and

that

other

in the

on

night

same

fellows, got

woods

beyond.

party of wood-rangers

and

captured them

condemned

were

get himself

to

their quarters

two

hid

guns

and

they went,

had

prison ;

day

chance, for being

managed

with

second

233

second

prison wall, and

the

WAR

Irish,who

of window

out

the

the

side of the

handier

over

him

Irishman

an

up with

broke

OF

; and

in

to six years

irons.
it turned

This, as

for,while they

out, didn't

waitingto

were

galleys,their jailorcame
born

the

to

But

instead

their old quarters,he

a

characters

would

This

room

was

they

edge

of

the

fixed them

broke

through

which

had

the

window

in

after

ceilinginto

clean

over

a
an

the ramparts

to

prisoners.
the

few

nights they
empty chamber,

they
on

in

bad

building on

the

looking on

back

such

other
a

in

fortnightin

fearful that

of their bedclothes

made

for

the

was

son

pardoned

were

up

upstairsone

ramparts, and

putting them

of

contaminate
an

that

news

by themselves, being

room

rope

and

Emperor,

of it.

honour

with

off to the

marched

be

much

to

amount

roof.

With

lowered

the

selves
them-

edge

of the

the river ; and along this they passed

over
precipice
them
having no daylightto make
giddy and took
"

"

their way

northwards

Well,
what
account

it doesn't

they
of

went

come

through.

it years

the

across

into

fields.

my

Bosistow

after,and

you

tale

to

tell you

wrote

shall

out

read

an

it for

234

OLD

FIRES

yourself.

At

Billy being,

like

his

swimmer,
pushed

him

steered

by
only

which

they guessed to

and

Selina

followingit

up

attempt

he
in

and

hire

to

And

Johns.

then

been

there

well

to

shut

let

pardon

persecutors took
And

with

up

no

to

all the
sooner
*

in

fellows,

from

notice

march

the

of,he

arrived

of the

him

to
prisoners,

in

Back
comet

and

Bosistow

was

upshot that
in

lamb

he
the

in irons from

the

whole

Mediterranean
the

prison on

far from

as

home

as

against folks

moral

he

was

back
year

place in
away

he

half-starving.
'thirteen that

right away

than

here

Emperor, which his

broke
out of prison

caught and brought

was

came

no

quarter.

it.

back

the

while

'twasn't tillChristmas

orders

fine comet

one.

that

alone

free

was

the

clean

That's

hurry if ever

again,and

of

marched

and
then

was

Jiwy.

received

these two

like

taken

passage,

he

with

"

was

in

Well,

by

here

top of the Alps* and twice

had

and

also

made

for freedom

coast

And

very

understand,they

was

length of France, pretty

Sea.

They

behind.

swam

no

and

hurdle

be in the north-west

jailto another, and

one

on

staringat this same

prison windows, and doing his sums
Cummins

thinking of
the

fishermen,

our

(for,you

little Providence

of his

made

they

river,and

cross

the difference between

Jivvy,Abe
out

him

by night)and

travel

see

how

stuck

Star

Pole

could

You

of

while

over

to

most

the

mates

the

had

place they

one

QHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

north

again,

the Netherlands
to

Probably Brianfon in the Hautes

go

again

Alpes.

three

OF

PRISONERS

the

Loire

even

that

vicious

enough

is

of

that

who,

in

sleek

and

set

and

he

journey

two

to

Well,

agreement

taken

And,

his

filled out

bones

this time

'Deed, that's

Fleet.
the

on

Have

been

you

first

day's

after

their

silence

by

happening

this

Johns

get

last year

to
or

day," answered Billy.

I," said Abe, and seemed
"

went

She'll be

be

to

dering
pon-

growed by

woman

on.

thinking

her, constant."

about

out

same

well

very

twenty-seven,"Billyagreed.
"I've
been
of it,"said Abe.

Turnin'

"That's

"

the

reached

about

Selina

himself.

time," he
"

Abe

every
have

"So

this

with

"

Most

"

the time, and

Billytrudged together
he began it after a spellof

about

and
in his

sore

them,

couldn't

Channel

the

"

much

map,

enough navigation by

meeting. And
asking, quiet like,
think

the

fell in with

he

among

kept

began talking

he

what

to

Tours, on

part of the distance.

had

knew

course

glad at

man

Abe

Jiwy,

somehow,
to

though

more,

for

feel

man

say, had

tenth

on

his way

on

to

so

place by walking

Bosistow

prisoners, and,

Cummins,
what's

make

to

made

what

after,was

draft

figuredit out

I've

river.

But

feet.

west-sou' -west

fiftymiles

and

hundred

235

WAR

look'ee

holds, don't

this here

of
a

let the

husband.
best

man

"

Billy,

here," spoke up

mess,

it ?
and

"

that
Selina

Play fair,leave
win

is,if

; that's what

we

hasn't

it to the
we

our

little

get

ever

gone

and

maid,

and

shook

hands

236

OLD

If that

over.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

holds,

seemin'

to

the

me

rest

can

wait."
"

True, true/'says Abe

rather
how

:
sly-like

the

Why,

school

and

make

can

says

in my

as

on,

you

more

Now

to

up
I

year

"You've

been

I've been

busy

only trade

much

to

keep

I've
wife

a bargain's
a bargain."
Still,

"that

Abe;

if

is

your

it."

allows

reckon

the

me

prison-breakin'.Not
sutt'nly,"says
I'll risk

Billy,and

that," answers

no

passed.
From

again,to
and

set

eightypounds

time.

too, but seemin'

conscience
"I

to

in Ardevora

head.

his

of your

say.

"Oh,

Back

seventy and

scratched

way,
is

in

easy."

the most

learned

reckonin'

was

navigation.

between

Bosistow

making

Abe, "I

teach

that game

trade

d'know."

you

"Well,"

else at

or

littleof that

one,
"

her ?

I suppose

wages,

I learnt

shoe-mending.

Jivvy,as

maintain

you'regoing to

seaman's

on

asks

bit he

s'posin'
you're the lucky

And

do'ee reckon
"

at

"

after

; but

Tours

reached

prisoners tramped

called

town

the

it in

the middle

Riou, in

snowstorm

on

March

or

so, and

billeted for five weeks

they were

night,they
had

gone

with

the

sure

they

waked

were

scat, and

they must

townspeople
heeled

satisfied unless

and

up

and

she had

told that

come

in honour

toed
an

it that

south-east

France,

of

here,one

Bonaparty

forth and
of it.

You

night, and

Englishman

for

Here

i.

dance
may
no

be

girl

partner.

238

in

OLD

the

grindingdown

channels

main

lurch

heavier

porpoise. A

Suffolk rolling like a

than
ordinary sent her

the

kept

that

bay

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

mackerel

the

on

boat's

gunwale, smashing her upper strakes and springingher

mizzen

mast

dashed," said

Be

"

myself in

being quick as well

of his

to be
as

damaged strakes would

reach into Mousehole, and
wind

and

then

would

alone

her

took

whose

do

crew

the

I've

on

justmade

from

more

they hadn't, I believe

there and

big lug and

then.

sittingdown

of the

water

the

from

sight

sheep,and

officers

to

ran

foolishness ; and
would

have

if

been

'twas,she re-hoisted her

Mousehole, the

to leeward
to

fellow

chap

as

The

he

aboard, with

Penzance

mazed

boat

for

away-to-go

mainsail

lug stowed

I reckon

such

As

in

way

with

help keep

three

their sterns

her

damaged

in

side

mischief.

above

So
and

the

the

on

her

t'other

his lead.

copying

that

of harm's

name.

them

Billy,

just as she fell off

one

"

But

windward

So

the

by

sheep they followed

out

this

moment

also that

forgot,and

of the old shores

and

in

well out

his heels

Cornish

passengers

too.

trust

between

past the officer and jumped

name

swamped

mind,

aft to get the mizzen

ran

run

stop any

us

to

job easy.

Ludgvan, Harry
like

under

be

blowing, and

fellows close

two

"

saw

eager,

the

the

officers,if I

of the

one

"

rest seemed

The

herself.

that'll go down

boat

land !

and

she recovered

as

on

the

Mousehole
first

man

Quay
to

these three

shake

hands

stepped ashore,
with

them

was

OF

PRISONERS

WAR

Josiah Penny, of the

Capen

239

Perseverance
Harbour.

ketch,then lyingsnug in Mousehole

hearty

take

But

The

rum.

short way

to

started

for

with

and

Cornish

quite know
them.

upon
white

facings,and
he

Bosistow's

carried

his red shirt

you

may

blue

trousers

they

so

more

many

eyes

jacketwith

of white

were

the

at

cloth,

back

hat

of

apiece,

looking like

felt themselves

the

at

out

trousers

straw
white-painted

be

truth, they

soldier's red

japanned knapsack

and with

guess

on

pair of

'twould

with

him.

after

tell the

behave

to

had

Cornish

knees, while
and

how

fellow,having

crowd

agreed
to

to

No, thank' ee," and

"

small

Being

his cabin

to

Penzance

neighbourly to accept, and,

didn't

down

trudge,said

home

Bosistow

them

invited

of

drop

only

he

man

trading

two

figuresof fun.
down

So

they

and

Capen

Penny

mixed

and

called

them

fine

two

glasseswhile

more

time

didn't

care

They
a

crowd

ask

arms

they

to

it
go

was

to

the

one

the

on

and

so
friends,

absent
a

hotel

and

answer

Penzance

boys imprisoned

more

rum,

and

of

thousand

course.

them

quite sure

of his

snap

rum

when

the
he

fingers.

quay,

where

they found

many

with

questionsto

that

from

Mousehole

regularprocession. And

again,and

meant

talked

mixed

long,"Billywas

so

cabin,

stiff glass of

fellows, and

waitingfor them,

about

Perseverances

them

for appearances
linked

Penzance
had

"

to say

came

the

to

went

tell the whole

and
at

one

Jiwy.

then

story

to

they
over

questionsabout
And

all this

240

OLD

FIRES

was

seven

It
before

boastful

Cornish

and

far

make

'nough !

"

decided

that

bed

to

of 'ee

man

But

and

drink before
In

the

"

them.

"

What's

and

the

Ludgvan

would

Hullo

in
!

offer, and

going

be

with

boys

company

with
was

men

and

an

attending on
looking up,

Geezy-dancers,"
says Billy.
from

home

festerin' in French

a
resisting

for

as

you
he

all

their mouths

opening

sociable

might

eyes

offer like
say,

worth,

was

open

her

diggin'taties!"

"

Performers

in

Christmas

and

instead,and

Play.

this,

Billy was

all but the

wider.
*

or

they've a'been

two's,

ahead

"

pot of ale all round, and let 'em drink

no

two

of the

one

Geezy-dancers?

"

gown

red

have

smoking solemn,

"

says

dozen

black

tell'ee about

was

found

and

beer

prisons,while

who

sure

fellows

boasting

and

I will

"

parting.
tap-room they

Cornish

in

"I'll

Ardevora.

to

weighed
at

and

to

this ?

There

time

long. So coming to a house

lightswithin they determined

I'llsoon

to two

goodish

was

there,"he promised :

his mother

Here, Missus

war

along

Cornish

drinkingtheir

"

tramp it

they must

to

come

upstanding woman
"

towards

warm

before

blinds

so

do but

fallen into

Ludgvan. By the
Billywas shedding tears

road

Nancledrea

begging Cornish

so

Nancledrea, which

as

of Cornish's

they reached

to

felt his heart

nothing would

togetherso

day closingin,

again. Billyhad

the road

mood,

that

bit out

evening,and

in the

took

they

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

the
lady,
landwider

OF

PRISONERS

"There
I dare

isn'

from

present that

none

Bosistow

name's

My

say.

of your
of

out

the

at

he couldn't very

time
any

of 'ee know

warn

if

Because

so

maid

You've

up the
"

had

And

his life in
I can't

this

by

heap " do
Selina Johns ?
a

Why
goin' to

"

'

says

you.

marry,

and

straight.Another

"

way

pot

to

way

who's

man

spent

hoeing

tittered.

them

almost

in

best

tude
grati-

years

he

the

upon
"

you," he

I wish

dirtyhabits
Billymarched
Q

of
?

"

in the

much

seemed

to

light of

personalinjury. He spat on the floor. "And

these
of mine
here boots
for you, madam,
of miles, and
I shake
off
tramped thousands
dust

diggin'taties

why potatoes ran so

; but they did, and

of

home

Is this your

been

very

up

welcome

o' the

ten

slaverywhile you've

fellow's head

me," answered

to

Billy stood

"

for his country ?

tell you

the

see

'

the company

this the

bled

who
to

it

of

out

seemin'
plenty,sir,

is this the
"

poor

landlady,while

dignified"is
man

do

to

faces

please,missus."

of beer,
"

I'm

He

now

called

there

maid

off to Ardevora

I'm

pick

'ee of her.

that's the

Because

well

"

and

whose

company,

one

I've broke

/ ben't.

"

me,

I ben't

ask.

you

slowheads
taty-diggin'
prison three times,

nodded

remembers

BillyBosistow"
there I'm going

"

back

parish. And
night,and why ?

Ardevora

this very

241

WAR

a
as

have
their

says.

you'd confine yourselfto that,with your

the landlady answered
!
up again,but
"

out

with

great

dignitywhich

was

only

242

for

after him

door

in pure
For

and

Ardevora,
turf of the

and

dear

much

said

in

me

stone

there that didn'

forgetme

here tillto-morrow

be

o'

baccy
He

Abe

and

lit up

of

to

Abe,

come

way

home

Poor

old mate

fallen

sucked

lightsin

in mind

used

the

amongst
Not

marry.

b'law,though

But

there's

one

and won't
captivity,

in my

I wish

the boat.
war,

lights,

I'd

Abe's

seen

Poor

I reckon.

old Abe
He

can't

let's have

so
earliest,

pipe

it."

on

the
him

to

come

rags.

at

the

on

down

Ardevora,

and

all'sfair in love

"but

over

below

down

sat

and

his brain

town

he, talking to

aboard

jumped

he

of her streets.

in these here

face when

the

pins

in his eyes.

I've

I do love every

despiseme

and

and

hill

the

somewheres

maid
for

welcome

by-and-by

lights of

tears

I ; and

be

is the

you

with

be,"

you

here

the

his

keep

to

reached

he

changed,

slope

"There
"

of his

his anger

with

But

when

saw

mood

his

him,

to-do

road.

the

on

bit,and

of

leave

far out

so

so, what

or

air,Billyhad

fix his mind

cleared

take

forgetto

the

slam

friendliness.

the first mile

the fresh

forgetto

walked

had

way
the door-

across

didn't

did

he

; but

Harry Cornish, who

way

He

raised step.

shadow

mistaking the

his

spoiledby

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

and

his

valley.
how

them

!
"

in the

old

; then

they put
he

days

shining just so

firstof all he
chuckled

sidering
pipe, still con-

Somehow

Saturday nights from

on

face,and

on

the

at

away

on

Bessie's

pictured Abe's
he

began

and
their

Cove.

chap-

to wonder

PRISONERS

if Abe

would

love

and

and

call it fair

war

then

he

old French

wrapped

himself

there

the

on

When

he

and

And

on

in

him

fine

going

made

On
a

he'd

should

Why,

asked

and

sleep

to

shining and

from

the

chimneys,

they'd
in

dropped asleep
with

up
out

the

he'd left Ardevora.

since

had

he

not

towards

doubt

from

his

then

he

crust

breakfast,and

Penzance.

of
to

sight of

to

sack
knaplit his

He

was

mind, feelinglike

go

the

Abe

did

earth

us

between

church,
and
And

night.
and

looking

Cummins

porchway,

on

to

Nancledrea

hurry over

pint pot, but

however

you

come

four

and

until

the
who
into

here ?

"

Billy.

"Cap' en

landed

morning," said Abe.

Well," said Billy,

I'm

right glad

for

the

truth

"

"

anyway,
man

knapsack

a-dingingjust as

morning

in

came

of

him

virtuous

too

sittingin

the bottom

pipe,he

himself

was

this frame

in

left in such

be

third

fair.

almost
he

sun

larks

turned

went

by-and-by

"

and

play

he

man

inn

his

of his

huddled

the

hunted

hillside.

woke

he

He

him.

to

out

though

puzzle of mind,

pipe again

cloak

the

himself,

to

it out.

so, after

it and

fair in

was

over

think

to

towards

up

all

; and

up

every

and

pipe

woke

somehow,

trouble

this

of the

all about

carried

kept saying

slope

coming

243

But

couldn't

pulled an

WAR

play.

lit another

Well, he

smoke

OF

was

"

tell

'ee

looking for."

"

to

five this

meet

you're

the

you,
very

"244
"

You

been

and

dare

mind
stricklyspeakin',

friend

by

the

right on

speakin' I'd

of

old
to

beer

and

down

to

the

7 ben't the

I turned

come'st

along

Selina Johns

the

down

set

signboard
"

Well,"

the

he,

says

and

and

"

was

But

"there

my

ain't

"You

don't

Her

Widlake

"

How

"

Maybe

of

which

up,

studying
mind

my
and

man

and

boy,

boy,

it

tell

Selina

Johns,"

Abe

went

on,

woman."
me

she's dead

first husband

"

that's

dead.

She's

now."

long

name's

public.

such

'tis her

"No;
Selina

no

her

walk

motto."

consarnin'

as

we'll

real relief to

know

always

finish your

looked

you've played so fair. For

Bill,I always thought it of you."
"Yes, indeed," says Billy,"man

to

I ha'n't

door.
'tis

"

ask

to

advantage

Man,

me,

best

square."

his mug

over

the
needn'

an

So

together and

she'll choose, fair and

Abe

take

back.

with

"

you

friend,fair though it be.

"

Billy
you"
"strickly

'Let

But
to

man

bit, I
"

side.

my

why

you

button-hole

agreement.

our

Ardevora

been

us

was

yourself:

an

'

win

fret

it vexed

And

boat

know

You

temptation.

that

his

man

fire of

I've

telling'ee

into

say.

took

interested.

one

I don't mind

other.

no

through

jumped

Abe, like

says

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

"

Really ?

"

FIRES

OLD

an

have

hour, maybe

Selina

What's

'ee knowed

Widlake, and

more,

her

name

that ?

"

only three-quarters.
she

owns

isn't

this here

going

to

be

TOWN'S

PENDANT

THE

returned

sometimes
folk

MEMORY
TO

Emigrant

they bethink

themselves

take

at

look

Pack-horse

the

tilted

soft hat
hands

his

in

smoked

and

names

of

and

eyed

till

the

and

there

under

the

hill to
find

all

archway

(by A. Walters), with

a

pockets,

trouser

the

shops

stepping up

his nose,

over

who

scan

the

over

stood

man

Inn

of those

one

Tregarrick and

cemetery,

This

they sought.
of

the

not

to

the

wistfully and

FOREGOING

was

back

creep

THE

the

his

cigar in his mouth,

and

legs a-straddle,

passers-bywith

twinkle

of humour.
He
had

knew

them

all

again,

quitted Tregarrick for

fifteen,under

the

wing of

District,had

made

money

return
a

to

make

trace

of silver

passing,and

out

in

gold

his

in his hair.

it all seemed

was

at

the

from

the

Cape

cousin

and

more,

holiday,with

the

there,

very

and

home

pocket
He

He

nearly all.

or

Mining

meant

just now
and

watched
queer

of

age

to
on

the

merest

the

people

to

him

and

amusing.

They
they had
greyer,

and

were

one

used

to act

perhaps, and

all

and

acting and behaving justas

behave.

others

Some

stooped

were

bit ; but

trifle

they

OLD

went

about

occupations had

their

find it still

to

the
as

postman,

with

and

the

ever,

gait. The

maids

who

them

out

had

shut

he

cans

sworn

to

The

cart

that

rattled

the

street

belonged

(" Old

Nick

beside

it,returning from

"),the milkman,

Emigrant took
a

lazy cloud.

have

had

threatened

hinted

the

at

packed

been

here

was

empty

Retallack
Retallack

was

The

morning round.
and

his mouth
he

known

blew

might

never

Johannesburg.

milking
surreptitiously
battered
straw
hat, and had
There

had

been

conviction, and

Reformatory,
off.

that

eyes

him

summons.

with

summons

and

into

Alderney

tbe

in

double-

of

Nicholas

and

or

his

with

its load

Retallack

Africa

nised
recog-

sounded

had

Dymond's

to

his

for

caught

he

old

cigar from

But

South

seen

Retallack

as

the

letters

facing him

days, and

have

up

the

Emigrant

sat

which

could

knock.

Dymond,

the bells that fetched

but

peals in former

runaway

take

the

once

on

years

dot-and-go-one
to

of them

those

were

old

came

out

Wesleyan day-school;

the

toy before

midday delivery,light

came

one

just

was

after many

well-remembered

little girlwho

Here
usual

the

different ; in

were

returned

working.

It

clockwork

had

fashion,and

old

changed.

up

leaving England, and

the

in

not

wound

had

if he

as

business

their

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

248

And

Retallack

the

so

here

the

he

previous

Mayor

had

Emigrant

had

back

was,

trudging around,

again ;

the

same

ever.

In

the

window

across

the

road

saddler

sat

TOWN'S

strap, and

cutting out

certain

First

and

of

inquired for

almost

the

be

MEMORY

he

of

had

ventured

in

it

the

certainlywas

saddler.

same

Down

the

of Town

Emigrant

ruck

of

after

boys

street

looked

with

did

Emigrant

Dicky Loony,

the

imbecile

fashion, yelling
neither

he
had

the town

"

Black

Cat

the

maledictions.

The

did

arrived

the

stone

the
"

in

not

came

It

had

after

him

chivvied
the

these

as

Black

"

have

same

Cat

But

told.

resented

it now,

stick, and
flew

recognised

night before,and

he

of the

taken

his

sputtering
harmlessly by.

name

He

him.
a

had
at

room

; had

smoking-room

travellin' for ?

Walters,the

"

interfere.

had

one

corner

it

after

sat

and

the

listened

gossip there, saying nothing.

Who's

of Abel

before

he

as

two

or

Pack-horse, nobody asking

supper

passed

just

could

imps

his

no

"

wheeling round, shaking

yet

and

rabble

in

times

it

As

shouting
cillors
Coun-

"

always

Emigrant

Town

yelling though why

were
nor

corner

twice

He

butt.

resented

Dicky

the

Long

hundred

imps

The

While

recognised the ungainly man.

had

was

young

stick.

Pack-horse.

the

and

turned

interfere,and

not

bawling by

who
a

the

round

chivvying

man,

clock,

chatting.

came

school

from

them

stood

there

the

by

corner,

Councillors

ungainly

an

threatened

the

the

at

couple

to

Emigrant

strap-oil.It might

of

pint

strap, as

same

the

reminding

April when

half

249

landlord.

"

somebody
"

He

ain't

had
a

asked

commer-

250

FIRES

OLD

He

cial.
the

By
in

han't
soft

got the

hat

advance.

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

he

trunks, only

Likely

should

wears

we'll

have

kit-bag.

agent

say

circus

before

long."
His

father
He

years.

not

had

buy

been

up

sentimental

return
now

shade

the

to

of

the

headstone.

had

ten

funeral

But

He

cemetery yet.

Still,he

he
not

was

expected

little stir in

some

these

to pay

money

substantial

dead

were

home

man.

make

to

mother

sent

and

expenses
had

and

his

Tregarrick,and

disappointmentbegan

to

over

creep

his humour.
He
the

up
had

end

Cheesecakes

to

window.

and

He

entered

Hosking

Mrs.
as

ever

"

weighed
than

more
"

"

"

gone

You

You

No,

he

mon-rock.
cinna-

out

demanded

her white

"

the

him

the

pound of
magnificence of the

the

at

of

mob-cap

macaroon

sweets.

Her

and

apron

for
hand

luck,
shook

of old.
don't

What

remember

is it you

don't
I

Mrs.

me,

You

say ?

Hosking

must

speak

"

little

deaf."

remember

don't,"

terrible blind

The

where

"E.

and

offered

louder, please,I'm
"

sweetshop

strolled

Hosking, Maker
Queen Victoria,"still decorated
legend,

smiling
"fairing,"

clean

cigar and

bought ha'porths of liquoriceand

The

order.

of his

to

pavement

sunny

once

best

the

flung away

she

me

"

said

this last year

Emigrant paid

for

his

composedly.
or

sweets

"

I'm

two."
and

walked

He

out.

had

now

bent

foot

of

hill he

stout, matronly
"

The
her

Mrs.

Does

"

and

She

doesn'

she

by

one

The

Emigrant

scratched

hat

still further
She

boy,"

the

used
he

that
"

She
I

born.

stuck

the

"

married

died

too

deliberately,

very

her

and

print gown,

wash-tub

again.

nonplussed for a moment

his soft
of his head, tilting
his

on

very

nose.

fond

of

when

me

was

lamely.

The
could

tone

be

came

pins
of

into the

be

to

from

she

husbing, he

bosom

back

more."

any

stood

pins

breath

longer ;

any

second

forward

said

"Yes?"

Best

the

hands

and

one

in

her

plunged

"

all in

live here

one,

dozen

answered

found

he

asked.

he
a

this she

With

"

about

ago

year

live here

their

wash-tub.

over

withdrew

isn't called

five

agen

Best

woman

mouth

bent

woman

here

and

washed
white-

along

ran

the

At

of

row

fence

green

and

purpose,

Street.

before

pebbled path ;

Market

paused

cottages.

front,and

with

them

bought

his steps down

the

251

MEMORY

TOWN'S

as

suppose

seemed

ask

to

ness
busi-

what

of hers.
nurse

to

that

made

my

mother
her

when

take

was

fancy

to

me."

"Ah,
and

added,
"she
"She

doubt," replied the

no

while

did
had

she

soaped

lot o'

that, one

little

Tregarrick,"the

vaguely,

woman

long
time

black
and

ing,
stock-

another."

before I left
girlof her own
because
Emigrant persisted,not

252

OLD

she

some

suppose

trivial.
don't

you

"Well,

she

"

what

"

I reckon

of

At

scarlet.

the

become

of

I
the

with

lollipopsfor

more

smile

You

haven't

"

No,

I haven't.

"

Oh,

well

I used

crushed

the

his

pocket.

He

he

of

be

to

hardly
To

thirty

of your

own

be

and

"

"

question. My

could

mistake.

ones

an

know."

to

woman

with

and

time

Why

only

into

little

any

ought

his absurd

at

daughter

name

sought

same

here

Pete,

her.

her

the

well

sweets

"

appear

called

I'm

hand

Emigrant's

back

Jago

has

that

keep

"

"

himself

she

but

all

at

not,

making

"Lizzie

know

"

big packet

did

lengthened

implied reproof

flushed

of

considerin'

Elizabeth"

The

she

"

"

woman

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

hope

vague

little less

old

AND

interested

appeared

with
a

FIRES

is Peter

name

called."

"Yes?"
He

took

notice

mother's

her

that

the
"

old

might

be

The

able

with
failed
"

attentive

trifle you

should

the

said.

something

became

sir, it

"

thought

for her."
last.

at

might
duly

workhouse.

think

reach

o'

her.

leavin'
She've

lot, lately."

Thank

He

do

to

small

me,

in

be

said

nothing of
concluded, rightly,

and

sorry," he

woman

"Any

must

woman

had

she

whereabouts

I'm

Well,

that

you

strolled

; I'll think

back

to

it

the

over.

Good-day."

Pack-horse

and

ate

254

OLD

who

had,

milk

Retallack's

and

in

halted

rubbed

than

more

He

felt in

the

his

plate.

to

once

pocket

The

man
sides-

his chin.

made

you

GHOSTS

him

Alderney.
sovereign into

and

Han't

PROFITABLE

fact,helped

dropped
"

AND

FIRES

mistake

"

he

asked

in

stage whisper.
The

and

manner,

down

the

The

William

Vicar

the

the

western

Church

the

hands
it

lordly

suspecting.

not

prayer

for

militant

here

crowd

the

whole

earth,

on

trooping out

by

door.

in

shook

the

Emigrant joined the

But

in rather

Smithers, sidesman, proceeded

recited

Christ's

and

two

his hand

aisle,wondering, but

of

state

waved

Emigrant

suddenly

outside

just

press

seized

violently. He

his

turned

right
and

the

door

hand

and

faced

Dicky

"

Loony.
"Me
idiot bent

face.

"

The

Eh

Dicky,

gesture

of

high."

about
"

flung

And
eh ?
Pete

one

He

the

"

Pete,
spread

Well

I'm

the

blest !

"

his

right!

this poor

ran

on

"

creature

"

and

"

stone.

"

he
"

never

:"

his chest.
?

his

in his

up

of- stones, but

idiot

eh

All

on

scores

flinginga

five feet from

again, peering
Yes.

The

it with

mumbled

down

tapping

"

"

it

Pete!"

Mas'r

and

Pete.

looked

had

word.

"Dicky.
So

Pete"

he

kind
"

shook

Emigrant

whom

Pete"

his hand

over

mouth, then

wry

at

eh?

know,

You

know

made

Often, ha,

hand, palm

the
ha

downward,

ground.
said

the

Emigrant softly.

TOWN'S

stood

They

"So
!

shook

took

He

with

no

good

li'l

boy.
"

innocent

Me

Well,"
is

funny

little

he

know,
repeated
!

"

eh

the

fling
?

Dicky
Emigrant

boys"
Li'l

so.

and
in

good;

no

boy

the

quite
"

"

know

"

me

again

straight

"These

gaiety.

Fling"
hand

him

looking

Pete,

now.

eh?

boy,

emigrant's

the
and

it, smiling

eyes

this

"

Li'l

eh?

high,

know

together,

green

crowd.

the

from

apart

the

on

now

255

MEMORY

I'm

blest,

but

THE

LADY

"All

within

day
The

doors

blue

The

below,

footsteps

Skirrid
the

interest

in

from

smoke

of

cultivated

I carried

though
slope

to

Llanfihangel.

To

and

doubt,

set

there,
me

on

So

down

no

the

picked

the

descent

eased
R

up

it I

would

miles

separated

knew,

under

the
of

station

country

the

pass
on

the

across

feet ; and

happen

white

the

But

must

denly
sud-

house,
to

someone

way.

walking-stick

my

hillside, albeit
a

the

my

chimneys

somewhere

that

reach

shortest

my

of

explains

crawling

went
at

very

face

indeed

grey

town.

hide

must

the

at

explains why

Five

Aber

chimneys

grey

northern

This

one.

map,

MARIANA.

"

the

the

on

plain

no

left

my

with

the

train

goods

and

green

in

inn

my

doors,

chestnuts,

with

personal

the

accident

the

house

the

about.

ankle.

my

shrieked,

without."

from

slipped

and

became
me

mouse

upper floors,

Spanish

twisted

accident

the

her

the

wainscot

occupied

been

the

and

pane

thro'

trod

called

when

moment

the

peer'd

Old

among

hinges creak'd,

mouldering

faces glimmer'

had

eyes

in

Old

voices

house

dreamy

crevice

the

ADMIRALS

RED

their

upon

the

from

Old

MY

the

fly sung

Behind
Or

THE

OF

little

with

found

pain.
and

and

hobbled
the

Where

followed

foot-

258

FIRES

OLD

track,which

turned

in time

with

deep

old

cart-ruts, and

perpetualshadow
fallen from

that had
buried

wild

and

down

in

dozen

these

gaps, and

face with

the

places.
almost

park-fenceof splitoak

yet

possible. It stretched

away

promise

left with
had

counted
of

size

common

availed

myself of
difficulty
dragged
slope beyond,
about

edge
an

many
that

of the

breath

were

dead

I have

the

foot

ever

stood

in

seen

boughs lay
almost

carriage-road.But

now

; but

I
a

with

having

ha-ha

the

up

looked

nine

as

the

my

top

they
all
out

fifty
paces back
magnificent Spanish
but

; and

had

trace

of ten

closed

fallen,in

made

the

stood

apparently good for centuries

their green
my

way.

these

under

of

and
prospective,

of

few

life. A

Northward, the grey fa$ade of the house

and

right

years.

top and

the

at

most

witheringfrom

obliterated

stout, and

ha-ha

of

avenue

chestnuts
them

took

and

disabled

my

worse

me.

The
from

nearest

to

squeezing;

might step without

the

of

through which

breaches

seven

"

least twenty

at

was

one

circumference

noble

repairedit for
less than

no

of

and

myself face
in

and

lay

nettle

through

found

once

slates

yard-wall

the

in

stable

of

I shuffled

at

were

hand

and

to

me

The

byre and

of

scored

ruin there

to

growth

parsnip;

if that
repair,

man

brought

mountain.

roof
the

road

sunk

so

of the

under

already

mallow

no

into

farmstead, slowly dropping

desolate
the

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

grass

broad

hale
to

and

come.

glimmered
towards

it I

LADY

THE

I must

But,
frame

shrubberies
to

take

pushed

the

catch
on

my

"

Lobelia,how

and

Miss

One,
father

before
"

fingersand

She

rode

to

bells

titled at

of the
head

nailed

and

she

very

who

had

and

heard

the

recommended
"

began

kings.

to

she

over

But

cat's-meat

she
to

was

decorate

tell them

gate.
the

his

you

do

off
So

he

master

coat-of-arms

besides,his

run

and

sad

heiress in her

an

complete change

Law, miss,how

men

alighted

they cut

the

of pretence ; and
a

yard,

lady inl

and

it

toes-

my

imprudently married

wanted

escutcheon

of

with

pin:

then

let that

ground

death

knacker's

his back

on

knacker's

the

were

on

"especially,Lobelia, when
the

Sentry-go,

the

to

go

there

me

the

unto

Right glad

upon

horse

father in stable ?

your

; an' that's old

he'll have

my

To

of the

"

he shall carry

And

for

and

winter."

another

ringson

me

diverged

kingdom

has

Wilhelmina

says

Then

horses

grey

laurels in search

My

the

determined

flank, and

drew

behind

voices
This

the

horse

many

Red, white, or
"

in

between

speakers.
A horse, a

of

limping

mere

as

me,

relieved,as J

was

right hand.

my

way

sound

house

the

daunted

lordly for

too

259

ADMIRALS

avenue

therefore

pedestrian. And
to

HED

this

own,

altogether

near,

THE

OF

"
"

on

"

sat

stories

Sentry-go's
died, and

knacker,
own

right,

with
doctor

an

had

260

OLD

The

lady who

young

amazing rigmarolestood
cracked

(much

and

hat, with

the other

holding up

had

pinned

habit.

broken)

between

old tartan

an

paced

imitate

to

and

to

leaden

two

in

large-

hand

and

shawl, which

she

in
riding-switch

her

about

she

As

flight

terrace

child

willowy

to this

given utterance
top of

"

brimmed

had
at the

(headless)

statuettes

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

one

horse-woman's

the leaden

fro between

statuettes"
vestis

pedes
Et

"and

noted

butterflies

circled about

make,
buff

the

once
"

that

two

three

or

floated

sunlight. A child of
perhaps a year older,dressed
in the

and

and

pink sunbonnet,

I stood

of the

verge

imos

they were)

foot of .the steps. The

averted,and
the

at

admirals

her

printfrock

from

almost

(" red

ad

patuit dea,

incessu

vera

defluxit

there

looked

moner
com-

in

were

minute

up at her

faces of both

for at least

and

on

unobserved, consideringthe
laurels,

picturethey made, and the ruinous

its background.
that formed

house

eloquent of desolation.
Unpainted shutters,crackingin the heat,blocked one
Never

house

Jacobean

was

Weather-stains

half of its windows.

slates

lantern

from

the

over

the

more

lantern
stable

on

had

stable -clock

its minute-hand.

dropped

of the

Gloire

de

down

in

out

the

main

should

roof.

The

have

tangles,like curtains.

The
the

nails

had

wistaria

and

very
the

the

and

lost its vane,

gable wall,and

Dijons they

down

ran

supported trailed
Grass

choked

the

262

OLD

FIRE

train for the next

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

You

hours.

two

must

in and

come

rest."

really""

"But
I

"

here.

mistress

am

Van

Wilhelmina

am

der

Knoope."
Being by this time on
introduced
myself by name.
had

thoughtfulface

my

feet

again,I

She

nodded.

The

child

her

thoughtfulbeyond

"

and

bowed

delicately
shaped rather than pretty.
tell the Admirals
in and
"Lobelia, run

years

and

"

has

gentleman

dismissed

Having

in silence for

me

I had

few

expected
and

unpinned

disclosed,not

frock,but

of

one

"

quite

the air of

she carried it with

woman.

grown

"You

help.

make

must
"

mused,
But

shoulder

be

will

you

able

will be

you

Can

mind.
surprised,
lean

hand

to

on

my

"

walk

alone.

no

inkling;

for

to

come
warn

me

towards

side-door

she

across

but

indoors

after her

passed

not

must

course

first to

reallythink

alone, or

I could

me

allowances, please. I think,"

yes, I

you

walk

you

she

while

removal

short

observed

she

handmaiden,

moments

"

womanly length;

she

the

permission."

my

Its
riding-skirt.

her tartan
as

called,with

that

what

saw

she

as

off the
the

turned
a

Of

she

and

was

gave

had

been

So

the

At
me

stone-flaggedhall

corridor,which
carpetless

anxious

as

premises.

house.

I had

she meant

brought

us

of

now

at

prompt

I hobbled

steps by the
a

and
to

hand.

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through
the

foot

of

LADY

THE

the

grand

was,

ornate

OF

staircase
with

THE

and

twisted

the broad

carpet covered
halted

to

in

sunlight over

stare

girl turned

at

up

the

of

"

the

when

"

to

hung

stairs

flightof

door

that

Fowls"

of

I had

of varnish.

first short

no

pictureswere

Hondecoeter

big

handle

the

the

for lack

But

masters.

steps,and

"Parliament

elaborate

an

Dutch

their frames

perishingin
the

magnificentstaircase it
balusters and hung with fine
a

old

pictures,mostly by

263

ADMIRALS

RED

right and

my

entered.

Uncle

"

called

to

back, and

white-haired
did not

at

of the cool

once

what

from

has

shadowy

loose

suit of
hand

direction
he

Uncle

pushed

welcome

to

rose

chair

and

that

saw

is

I heard

held out

but

where

But

who

gentleman

gentleman

figure in

if uncertain

"

old

advance,

Almost

threshold

the

very

far end

at the

is the

you."

see

I crossed

As

here

Peter,

room

me
a

holland.

tall
He

as
tentatively,

advancing.

was

stone-blind.

was

Melchior

"

exclaimed

Wilhelmina.
"

I believe

gentleman
hands
while
with

working

or
letters,

rather

his

before he

the

motioned

his seat

docketed.

bundles,and

from

alreadyrun

he resumed

accounts," the

at

addressinghimself

courteouslyand

tied and

minute

is

answered"

had

for she

he

beside

with

His

right hand

spoke again.

He

to find

shook
a

little table

bundles

fingerstapped

to vacancy,

room.
me

upon

of letters
rested
them

old

on

chair,

heaped
neatly
these

idlyfor

264

You

"

"

are

friend

Your

Fritz's ?

of

have

the

not

of

son
grand-

my

pleasure of knowing him, sir.

niece's introduction

leaves

justa wayfarer who

am

ankle, an

an

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

"

FIRES

OLD

to ask

his

His

hour

of

your

foot

Skirrid,and

on

ago,

the misfortune

to twist

crawled

here

way."

face

news

had

explain that

to

me

"I

fell.

But

Fritz.
here

ask

misfortune.

helmina

grandniece

my

"

"

rest

for

pardon

your
I

perceiving your

brought

you

welcome, sir, to

are

you

and

that

hoping

was

not

am

blind.

But

Wil-

will

attend

to

your

wants."
"She
He
with
a

To

I have

In

child ; and

please me

Receivingno
"

to

You

I could
on

say

say,

as

woman

grown

decidedlymore

he

"

She

by saying so.
to

happen
to

answer

is

was

child.
?

"

woman

this

startled

before

with

me

that

murmur

marry

I die."

for,of

"

is to

course,

I had

sudden

tion.
ques-

disapprove of cousins marrying

only

She

"

her since she

seen

I.

in manner."

Fritz,and I wish that

nothing

not

while.

always pictureher

I should
feeling,

You

for

doubt, she is almost

no

largeheart,"said

very

consider

to

child,and

you,

"

lady of

young

daily,but

small

than

appeared

me

"

is

"

great deal depended

circumstances.
"And

there

Besides, they
both

look

are

circumstances

are

second

forward

to it.

cousins
I

am

not

in

this

only.
one

to

And

case.

they

force their

LADY

THE

it to

be

Wilhelmina
with
not

each

seen

she

infant

an

judge

other

am

last, written

that

height

of

his

to

'Mina,

is

the

"

shall

you

old

Fritz

sir

There,
page,

Van

of

sort

used

for

seaman,

find

the

But
a

very

the

it struck

ladylike

usually taught

not

It

traditional

be sure, read

quoted.

Knoope

to

top."

the

near

being
are

we

will

you

there,to

had

der

He

her

the

thorough

is his

the altar.'

at

below

plained.
ex-

station.

if

grow,

he

here

jokes about

something

Admiral

Now

Knoopes

but

knots,"

one.

on

Britannia.

In

being

and

selected

Pacific

must

letter ; and

handwriting, and
H.M.S.

but

"

and

and

der

fourth

the

the

that

me

Van

family ;

our

I took

have

boy

mere

the

by

South

she

but

the
he

on

words

'

modesty.

passage

writes

seaman

the

husband-high:

seems

old

an

from

his love

credit to

t'other

from

one
"

all

packets

the

felt among

know

sends

in this.

me

though they

"

was

Fritz,he

for

as

"

he

since

with

speaks of it,indeed,

future"
for Fritz

as

of us, I

of both

one

they

course,

his last letter."

from

He
"I

And

gaiety.

wish

is at

her

accepts

the

"

say ; for Melchior

may

do

wish

my

though, of

"

265

ADMIRALS

RED

understand

inclinations,
you
know

THE

OF

two

well.

"

Of what

"

At

followed

And

the

then, of

rank

present

twenty-one.

the

years'time

is he ?
second
Van

The
sea,

as

the

lad

will be

course,

we

home,

all

shall see."

"

lieutenant.

der

His

Knoopes

portraitsin

age
have

this house

is but
all
will

266

tell you.
in

and

Ay,
time.

our

late

commanded

Knoope

fought against England

have

we

As

since

1688

adopted country

our

I
the

afraid I

am

was

and

window,

have

Van

Southwold

been

the

at

But
of

service

them, sir."

not

listening. My
the

at

when

Bay.

she has used

glanced

der

Ruyter

and

as

De

ship under

swords

our

Adrian

1672,

as

the Englishin
outgeneralled

he

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

faced

chair

in my

letter

enough light filtered through the transparent

foreign paper to throw up the watermark, and it

hands
"

"

the

bore

This

sudden

foldingup
She

dishonourable

divine

to

; threw

swift

almost

and

restored

with

perfectcoolness

uncle

as

than

buttoned

up

mummy

der

Van

younger

his

the blind Admiral,

from

hand

my

next

moment,

introducingme

was

through

Knoope

of

with
difficulty

the

trick
hair

"

carried

to her

his tall

of

running

due, no
brother.

years

figure

frockcoat

air of mild

fixed

familyaccounts.

ceremoniousfy
as his

perhaps ten

old-fashioned

an

with

man,

his white

was

brother,and

tightlyin
and

as

she

had

what

Melchior.

Melchior

glance at

opened

Melchior.

instant

an

hastily

was

the door

swiftlytook the letter

it to the packet. The

and

her uncle

in

I had

though

as

trick.

it,when

in,with

came

seemed

happened

shame,

the paper, to return

Wilhelmina

and

of

sense

playingsome

been

English firm.

an

discovery,quite unwillingly made,

small

me

gave

of

name

his

wilderme
be-

left hand

doubt, to everlasting
He

shook

hands

THE

We

"

have

"Oh

OF

LADY

yes

answered

Fritz.

To

vaguely,

and

of

him

There

puzzled smile.
brother

his

and

seemed

repeated,
ankle

with

me

in the

till

room

showing

been

"

I shall be

began

indeed

were

Willem
Van

der

richness
der

Cuyp

case

every
came

upon

their

"

Gerard

de

Dow

Willem

of

the

"

Peter

modern
held
one

portraitof
and

picture altogether of

wondered

conspicuously over

for

the

moment

Admiral

(grand-uncle
.

of

in

was

the

My

them

almost

such

in

!) a large

cricket bat

as

librarywe

(strange combination
hand

Van

rosy-facedboy

peculiar

Albert

Ke3rser

the Admiral

by

Ostade

Van

deplorable. By-and-by, in

pippin in

ribstone

Adrian

honestly proud
condition, which

as

suit,who

blue

other

of

pictures

seascapes

"

Admiral), by Romney.

seemed

insensible

"

in

you."

to

The

Burgomaster

Thomas

Kneller

blind

guide

small

"

Knoope, by
the

portraits the

Nicholas,by

them

house.
reward

by

your

interest

an

Velde, flower-portraits
by

Aslet, tavern-scenes

notable

of

support of Melchior's

the

sufficient

Van

of

tour

but

word,

state

to show

happy

the occasional
a

the

perhaps take

will

Melchior,

another

entertainingly. If

"

so, with

arm,

that

at

have

for

about

cast

permits,sir,you

And

Melchior

murmured
entertainingly,"

to

pictures.

of

looked

"

spoke again.

Fritz writes

"

sure."

be

silence

was

old Peter.

Fritz's last letter."

Mr.

our

267

ADMIRALS

RED

talkingof Fritz,"said

been
"

THE

in the

glaring demerit

why

it

fireplace,while

hung

so

worthier

268

OLD

elbowed

paintingswere
with
He

nodded
That

pulled out

"You

for

behind

voice

which
in

of the

faded

possibly,too,
Admirals, who

the

nodded,

without

dessert.

At

Miss

any

collect for the

one

bed.

"

anything,my

to

Possibly
the

do

and
Sea

those

at

And

now,

thanks

a
"
"

to

few

with

of

the

the

two

and
the

when

"

lesson

and

includingthe
quite ready for

prayers,
felt

cold compress,

considerably. I

it ;

Church

heavy

read

I had
a

small

during the meal,

out

Melchior

day

But,

dissimulation,over

at

brought

For

mended

hangings

rate,shortlyafter nine o'clock

Uncle

If the

gilt.

somnolence

little

attempt

STEMMATA

haunted.

been

something

infectious

Wilhelmina

Service, and

for

the

across

slept better.
(cooked by

never

spoke but

of sweet-

its tattered

counted

Lobelia)had

"

of

letters

dinner

the

sheets

motto

with

room,

fact,I

lightnessof

handmaid

had

the

certainlyhave

of

matter

the

should

dine

must

four-postbed,

ran

had
ricketyfurniture,

dreams

You

between

carved

FACIVNT"

appearance

as

in

of

Aber

last train to

since.

minutes

morning

next

head-board

"The

Wilhel-

to-night."

us

smellinglinen

Miss

hurry," said

no
me.

least ten

at

I awoke

and

in

it

good-bye."

brother

to bid your

me

be

sleepwith

QVID

Melchior.

Uncle

believe,"I said,"

"

watch.

my

need

has gone
and

Then

corners.

is Fritz."

be time

mina's

obscure

gravely.

"

must

into

inkling I glanced at

sudden

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

descended

to

my

ankle

breakfast

270

OLD

FIRES

"

Please

"

Ah,

"

You

"

don't be

help me

Is it about

She

her

bent

head

the

little

with

low

church,
with

and

der

and

an

framed

acre

whitewashed

the

at

lifted
I read

end

of

on

the

set

to

the

tablets.

paused

fingerand pointed.

"

SACRED
To
FRITZ

OPDAM
A

Who

the

KEYSER

DE

born

Oct.

And

Royal Navy

2ist

MDCCCLXVII.

Drowned

By the Capsizing of H.M.S.

off the
On
A

the

of

but

earn

(of whom

Coast

MDCCCLXXXV.

who

lacked

greater indulgence of
all-wise

Providence

the distinction
he

Viper

of Ireland

peculiarpromise

the
an

to

North

ijth of January

youth

KNOOPE

DER

VAN

of the

Midshipman
was

of

Memory

was

in his

of his forefathers

the last male

representative)

Country's service
in which

he laid down

Heu

miserande

puer
Tu

his young

Si qua

Marcellus

life

fata aspera
eris.

the

of Van

aisle she

south

and

open

mural

many

the

us, and

way

porch, and pushed

I followed,the name

As

open

in elms

led the

She

yews.

to

me

stile faced

high-road a

door.

will."

if you

"

signed to

Knoope repeated itself

Almost

photograph."

"

and

trimmed

iron-studded

was

all

help us

"

Fritz ?

gate. Across
about

silly.There

sure."

to be
can

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

rumpas

"

Fritz
"

"

Melchior

Uncle

And

Uncle

your

Oh

yes.

where

you

if

knew.

what

I wonder

up.

to

it .comes
mistakes.

Pacific

station

know.

at

But
And

down

present" that

will

we

and

put him

We've

have

that

thought

you

of

afraid

am

in the South
for

last

the

invent

to

Peter

gets puzzled

Melchior

writing;

to

is

That

kill Uncle

It would

Uncle

"

"

in time.

Fritz

marry

But

more.

stillbelieves

help us.

making

stories

it set

Peter

am

must

whenever

years

had

271

ADMIRALS

RED

reallylike."

was

he

THE

OF

LADY

THE

gossip,you
who

"

two

wrote

"
"

dear

"My
Fritz, and

lady/'

young
shall

you

have

said, "let
letter

be

me

duly

once

month."
And

promise

my

she wrote

that

for Uncle
this time

Peter

of

midshipman
what

my

her.

In my

souls of the
So
but

Keyser
bride

steps with
part

date

is

those

departed pass

again and

day,
see.

before

and

butterflies

letters,

know, by
also.

and

But

young

her

winged
to

on

floatingabout
that

cross

the

creatures.

picturedAdmirals
hope

am

wonder

see

it is believed

into these

long,

Knoope,

doing

of the world

for

ago,

round, I

comes

der

van

dead

be

may

might the souls of those many

some

aught

Majesty's Navy

Her

affianced

the terrace

For

dead.

monthly

de

years

further need

no

Melchior

the

Opdam

"

was

was

Uncle

regularly,as
Fritz

there

until,two

kept

was

Skirrid

PENANCE

THE
I

involved

names

and

have

done

story has
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disguise

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he

did

am

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one

value

he

old

my

His

to

friend

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in

did,

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that he
or

young

man

to

burying

the

for

light. He
not

has

how

out

name

would
law

have
he

was

should
cheerfully,
now

"

body
help,
action

gone

modest

where

I dare

wisdom,

own

real

of the

of
been

the
his

(Iknow)
the

facts

their discovery

at all.

West, then, when

88-, had for thirtyyears

s

his

breach

answer

was

persuade

remembering
on

He

the question
Still,

illegalone.
set

poor

He

and

what

affects him
Parson

in

the

means

than

all, a

obeying

small

prepared to
come

an

by keeping

narrative
wish.

he

for casuists ; and

that

say

himself

the

riddle.

dead.

now

that

even

for it

enlisting
my
thought right,though the

as

undoubtedly

was

of it

search

idle

an

; which

man

therefore

sure

what

is

above

"

miss

but

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wrong

man

all the

scene

should

having guessed

entirelyconscientious

an

actual

who

his time

call Parson

alter

carefullythat, although

reader

only waste

not

this story to

and

key, the

satisfaction

is

fit in

thought

HAVE

EMMET

JOHN

OF

I made
been

his

acquaintance

Vicar of the coast-

of

Lansulyan.

He

from

Oxford,

young

parish
fresh

college as

step towards

in

Classics

he

; but

how

paid annually.

reason

for

liked

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The

could

church-town

round

the

all but
and

knoll

mile

from

the

Menawhidden

the

rocks

lying parallelwith

small

inlet

Lansulyan
from
you

come

This

it.

from

where

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meets

reef, a

the

to

life-boat house

and

white-washed
and

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shore
a

of

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along

distraction.

winding

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stands

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looks

and

straight
toothed

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breakwater

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the

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mile
for

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below

road

hill
down-

coombe,

fishing haven,

sea-wall.

and

tobacco.

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Follow

sea.

practical

fringe of

forms

coombe

the church-town

of

sum

Latinityand

coast, and

reef

of cottages

hide

the

did, teach

is

St. Julian's Church

spire of

habit

gratitude :

complain

which

upon

distant

with

latest.

is

end

therefore

singlestreet

of elms

back

the

despisingmy

never

"

him

of

of

was

in the

have

out

by taking

precociousnesswith

my

pupils

while

me,

discommending

and

for

even

and

which
scholarship,

money

he

wide

editions

scholarship,which

thinking

never

eked

annotated

in 188-

me

his old

was

Parson

Schools

of

could,

win

to

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small

whom

teach

not

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use

pupils,of

could

me

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for

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head

stipend exiguous

by preparing

occasional

of

the

From

his income

He

with

Lansulyan parish is

and

acreage,

bachelor.

the

scholar

preferment.

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offered

be

one

it almost

to

come

Greek, having accepted the livingfrom

full of

to

had

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and

with

is its

TEE

only

PENANCE

the

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name.

town,

where

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the

trees

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down

or

the

Channel

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herds

treeless

of

farms,and

tops the
soil

by

labour

out, from

which

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morning
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social graces, and

waiting

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sown

travel down
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gates of the
eyes

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of

the

wishes

his nearest

their

and

a
even

they
doors.

learn

to

neighbour, he

the
must

for it.

it the

marvellous

more

tell,happening
have

that what

it did

at

escaped

the

as

hours

custom

in the

before

read

to

was

and

morning

dinner.

We

with

the very

sharpest

had

good

ten

so

took

minutes
a

turn

two

up

and

hour

an

followed

late,very hot
or

for

me

again for

rigidlyand punctually for three

when, one
evening in June, he returned

Forth

Forth,

which

harvest

routine
so

year

place.

half

in and

Saturday night, are

to

for the

Forth, should

Vicar's

couple of

lands,
up-

obstinate

the

floatingpast

the Forth

this makes

from

farmer

spiciestgossip about

these

among

inhabitants

come

if

consequence,

the

mending nets, cultivatingthe

sit half their time

not

downs

between

slackens,year

never

the white

upon

will

up

British earthwork

livelihood

properly despised by
who

at

high sky-line. Dwellers

wringing their

look

you

; northward

dun-coloured

the church-

and

distance

wander

ponies

than

ships moving

upon

blue

in the

live in

to

windows

Vicarage

southward

275

has

one

is gayer

girdlingMenawhidden

water

if

whole,
Forth

Lansulyan parishthe

EMMET

JOHN

OF

this

months

or

from

the

and

down

dusty,
the

276

OLD

room

with

FIRES

before

gazing out
Wasn't

he

coat-tails

his

iambics.

my

announced, pausing

he

his back

with

the

upon

dead,"

is

window

the

correct

to

Emmet

"John

"

clasped behind

his hands

settlingdown

before

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

towards

and

me

lawn.
ill-kept
coxswain

the

the

of

life-boat ?

"

asked.
"

He

Ah,

be

to

took

to his bed

before you

illness.

Well, well,

sighed.

"He

and

lives,first

fifteen lives !

I've

"

seemed

They

Why

"

added
to

after

them

"Where
He

last.

something

of the

"

and

save,

hundred
and

hundred

was

think

round
He

"

"

in this

born

even

the

at

they

said.

there."

down

abruptly

moment

faced

down

sort

of him

Vicar

The

on

and

me,

didn't

belong

parish."

then?"

disregarded

number

long
West

Parson

fifty,I

proud

very

he

to

and

hundred

"

"

heard

Forth.

over

you
a

...

helped

or

did

him,

saw
came

it's all

saved,

fifteen

never

sure, you

was

the

hundred

and

the

"Besides,

question.
:

that's

just the

had

seated

himself

iambics.

In the

fifteen

pity."
I did

at table and

third

pencil and
and

but

he

runningthrough my
underlined

looked

the

fell upon

edge.

was

he

verse

confessed

understand

not

up

his
fault,
his

false

for

an

gaze

quantity with

explanation. While

wandered

fingersdrumming

slant of red sunshine

blue

touched

away
upon
the

from
the

me

table's

signet-ring

278

OLD

after dinner

which, for
his

AND

FIRES

strolled out
weeks

in the

dessert

laid

and

sipped

fashion

common-room

end

of

out

he

days
dessert,and

before
set

his

had

his

thin
he

port
"

clung.

white

the

fruits and

the

glanced
and

him

at

while
He

cream.

helpingmyself

pardon,my

the

stammer

John

he

By-and-by

contrition

my
cut

fact

short

me

is,"he

Emmet's

nodded,

"He

with

for
a

having
of

wave

explained,"I

was

was

looked

and

That's

((

What's

"

Why,
He

up

queer
to find

the
to

"

his

He

me

years

queerly while

he

before

set

ago,

he

account."

own

was

in

sea

and

it sharply.

He

of

life-boat."

early life. But

that's

that

coffin.

measure

asked

gardenercox'n

the

is queer,

down

suggested.

too,"said I.

queer

followed

what

at

gardener

my

market-gardeningon
"

death,"

glassof Tarragona.

particulardesire
screw

he

but

"The

poured out

"

berries
straw-

by something quite different."

He

you

to

hand.

"By

up

to

temper this afternoon,and I beg your

him

worried

the

boy."

began

offended

To

nervously folding and

sat

napkin on his knee.

without
looking at me.

I lost my

old

decanter

one

refoldingthe
"

an

removed

cloth

the

had

polishedmahogany.

upon

spoke, but

West

year, Parson

which

to

under

big filbert-tree

the

to

few

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

I,

his
and

had

him, and

I'll tell

last wish.
I

alone,

Trudgeon
begged

His

should

the

this of

penter
carme

in

Trudgeon's
"That's

lack

of

Vicar

itself down
anchor

What's

strake

"

this

We'll

and

The

sudden

Look

question

"

now

putting

shall

in

have

new

down

her

here

my

try

to-morrow

you

would."
he

famous

her.

see

the beach

over

eye

You

haven't

lately."
evening

seldom

found

fisherman.

He

then, leaning an

with

"

I cast

Vicar, though

; and

me

been

conger

I wish

sport, was

head

let

casting

was

his next

boat

couldn't

the

have

Sir.

come,

had

to-morrow."

trying for
"

has

that's it ?

so

and

With

your

painting her.

afternoon

been

overhead

rim.

keep

Warne

beach

Ah,

spider which

changed the subject.

do you

and

the

for

comment,

my

while, staring across

a
a

branch

to have

"Renatus

arm

the

on

if

you'll

time

for

shook

his

table,gazed

seriousness.
could

fishingfor conger

you

make

this next

it convenient

night

or

two"

to

and

alone f"

to go

doctor's.

I watched

the decanter's

on

Where

"

go

the

silent for

sat

from

he seemed

at

and

better.

lawn, while

the

EMMET

jolly unpleasant,"was

The

on

JOHN

I consented."

more,

the

presence

279

OF

PENANGE

THE

saw

that

he

had

something

more

to

say, and

waited.
"The
the

fact

house,

"

is,"he

I have

went
a

the queerest in all my

on

ticklish

after

job

to

glance towards

carry

experience ; and

through"

unfortunately

280

OLD

I want

FIRES

help
I've

well

as

resolved

doesn't

sound

fitness I

doubt, or

warn

to the law

counter

let out

low

Good

for ?

whistle.

in

I must

which,
small

because

way."

smuggling job?"

"A

of

Heavens, boy

beg

pardon, then.

your

row-boat

it's
"Not

tell you

to

done

if you

reasons,

have

it that way,

more

"But

was:

of

apology

And

take

me

determined
"Your

wants

whole

it.

secrecy

tale, I

"Tell

Afterwards

don't

mind.

was

see

tell

me

rather
nably
abomi-

"

afternoon

and

up

twinkle.

with

leave, Sir,that's

your

I'll choose."

with

hands

my

But

said

I nodded

in

the

my

pockets.

Vicar, eyeing

back

in the

most

manner.

instructions,sir

preferto get

what

me

Indeed, Sir,I'd

"Nonsense, nonsense,"
with

that

talk

you

that"

about

I stood

when

stoutly.
to.

if you

No

form

care

this
disrespectful

the

But

the

I'll do

and

your

"

you

"

only fair."
a
bit," said

want

you

do

job

"

law

I'll have

and

night

at

"

breaking the
"

What

"

"I

me

affair

an

That

isn't your

it

I've hesitated

into

upon

ask.

can

But

nerve.

drag you

person

plexity
per-

because,

you

some

suggested.
"

"

only
"

runs

you,

ask

to

your

After

secrecy.

flattering eh

it isn't fair to

as

word, you're the

my

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

"

another

that

helper."

is,

unless

you

"But

JOHN

OF

PENANOE

THE

"That's

he.

cannot," pleaded

281

EMMET

the

mischief."

And

I had

thus
This

happened

I walked
A

my

down
of

row

way.
on

beach

inspected my

Renatus
have

Warne.

"Yes,"

'ee then,

chaffinglyto
shouldn't

and

out

come

before

search

midnight

followed

warnings

lent

out

me

"

asked

conger'll
offered

two

for

and

hand

'e ?

or

the

on

"The

One

bench

knot

be

I.

said

enough."

sure

return

facetious

goin' alone,

boat.

my

long

small

fishing-gearand

Ben't

"

the

from

me

evening

next

launched

and

life-boat house, and

off.

push

Forth

idlers watched

the

The

Tuesday.

the

to

under

to

instructions,please."

Your

well, then.

"Very

if

volley

of

me

the

upon

calm

sea.

The

beach
I had

hauled

back

way
bed

This

under
on

clock

the

the

Dusk
behind

eyes

inner

fell,and
the

sparkled in
them.

fine conger

cleaned

vicarage,well
struck

in

two

; and

having

I made

her,

turned.
re-

my

pleased,getting to
the

in the

morning.

evening,between

launched

the

boat

again

population and started fishing

grounds, well in sight of the Forth.

of the

with

western

Menawhidden

from

and

Thursday ; and
eight o'clock,I

was

and

seven

three

boat

the

to

the

as

hooked

the

up

when

deserted,however,

was

the
the

it the

headland.

Far

of
riding-lights

darkness

but

dropped

moon

young

I had

out

beyond

few

drifters

little to

fear

282

The

had

moon

shore's
for

oars

in

her

all the

I followed

another

meadow

hill to

and

front of which
the

steps upon
Forth.

The

back, in

the

out

rapped
"

Hist !

window

with

"

The

above.

road

below, waiting for

minute

I heard

the

it

from

across

shoulder
in

me

of
of

rear

cottage,

dozen

precipitous
Lansulyan to the
window

one

in

just beneath

wooden

leaned

Right :

said.

the

it

the

jutted

side of which

knuckles.

my

outhouse.

was

but

the

on

it in the

more

down

Vicar
"

almost

valleybottom,

brought

floor ; and

stow

No

listening

was

rounded

leadingfrom

shed,

thrice

lay

lonely cob-walled

faced

road

upper

the

away

the

cottage had

lean-to

now

possiblydetect

struck

over

kitchen-gardenand

the

and

night

up

right. This

my

her

for it.

orchard,and

an

could

one

the little stream

through
the

no

searched

he

unless

The

meadow.

foot of the

and
pitch-black,
boat

hide

ing
by dodg-

but

another

to

my

footsteps,I gained the withy bed

for

while

the

at

boulder

big

one

to

only danger

My

of

cunningly between

blunderingagainst the coastguard:

from

leathers

pulled a tarpaulinover

white-painted interior.

in the

by the point under

in

boat

beached

Meadow,

rocks, and

two

greased the

the

ran
silence),

Gunner's

pullingslowly down

had

(I

shadow

disappeared than

sooner

no

ground, and

shifted my

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

it's all

ready.

Trudgeon
me

The

to

from

out

dark

the
We

is down

must

in the

finish."

Vicar

withdrew

planking creak

then

after

some-

PENANCE

THE

thingwhite glimmered
"

something

inch

like

by inch,

roof

and
"Got

in his

"Carry

steadied

penthouse

towards

me.

it

it into

It

was

and

lowered

the

body

shed," whispered

the

I've

coffin

the

Trudgeon

When

keys.

arms,

my

its

by

moment

feet,

it

on

John

of

winding-sheet.

show

must

the

the

to

on

down

slowly

gravelled path.

Emmet,
"I

lowered

then

let it slide into

the

to

in the

it?"

"Right."
then

283

opening of the window

long bundle of linen,extruded

let slide

EMMET

JOHN

OF

got rid of

the

Vicar.

and

hand

him

I'll

him
come

round."
the

Somehow,
far

than

worse

seemed
lifted it

wiping

door

the

forehead,

my

its linen

while

But

it, and

upon

Vicar

stood

closed

blind, and

was

corpse

wrappers.

the

the

the

it

the

pressed-to

clasp.
A

later

Mr.

Trudgeon

geon'shob-nailed
followed

the

stood

men

muttering on

the

lock

muttering
said

off the

two

"

heard
"

boots

for many

faded
and

minute

front,"

in

through

handling

chill of

The

first.

inside,shut

of

time

cautiously,drew

window
the

the

strike

to

second

ascending
:

then

fuchsia-bush
stumbled
the

"

the

down

round

down

the

the
a

At

corner,

staircase

"

key grated

steps and

roadway.
parted.

Trud-

slant of candlelight

the

and

the

steps. Silence

doorstepwhile

in the .sunken
and

calling from

Trudgeon

Mr.

minutes

stumbled

"Good-night"

him

stood

length they

listened

while

284

OLD

the

sound

down
towards

hill towards

the

dragged by,
and

match,
never

that

look

Then

the

from

one

day

of

the

city, observed
the

desire

his

between

length, the

at

his eyes open

sight!

"
.

My

and

clingingto

fought

look

his abhorrence

until

and

did

not

arrive

and

the

on

he

Feed

!
was

an

began

to

I reached

before

how

ran

exclaiming,

up

inverted

flower-pot,
If the

count.

fair

the

fill on

your

forced

he

mastering him,

fingersand

seat

it I

lying

wall

wretches, look

"Look,

north

execution

to

his

passage

the

corpses

fascination
with

I had

Aglaion,coming

under

some

fortnightbefore"

of

son

Piraeus

placeof

strike

face

mind

my

read

Leontius, the

one

at

into

I had

dead

the

of

hold

shed,

of the

at

came

up

ground

up

they

As

curiositytook

door

the

Republic which

how

painfulminutes.

some

open

have

seen.

in the

Vicar's

Forth, the

the

abominable

an

itch to

an

Trudgeon's

away

church-town.

this I had

After

me,

footstepsdied

of their

the

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

Vicar

five

hundred, why,

his

compass

then
.

"Hist!"
the

by
the

back

had

of the

fetched

flower-pot in

and,
heavy pea-jacket,

announced,

carried

strapped this

had
hands

We

in my

almost

dark

to

his

body

out

and

smell

lantern
waistbelt

of hot
beneath
to

fetched
He

quake.

nervous
as

ear

round

softlythat

garden, treading so

signal sounded
off my

me

He

wore

varnish
it.

leave

He
both

free.
lifted the

and

carried

it

across

the

286

other, and

stood

for

three

good

Then
"

So

to

long !

had

he

the

on

GHOSTS

footbridgetalkingtogether

minutes.
infinite relief

our

"

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

and

each

It

come.

made

slowly

off

the

by

of the

just a meeting

was

with

they parted

way

patrols

after all.
Another
dared

we

to liftthe

while

in

high

and

job

minutes

ten

get her

to

I climbed
sizeable

stone

end

the Vicar

knelt

the stone

to

Well,

into

I need
We

pulled out

inner

pocket

dark

burial

lantern

"

side-whiskers

the

and

thin
:

left

boat

without

the

noise.
lifted

Vicar

"That's

the

Carracks,which
within

are

main

up towards

While

and

pulled,

made

fast

feet.

tell the
the

of

rest

adventure

our

Carracks, and

surplicefrom

in

due

form

by

the

light of it,as

had

face,old

my
and

by

the

first and

there

the

immense

the

pea-jacket,donned

face

the

it breaks

bottom-boards

shroud,I
a

nervous

interminable

an

of islets.

maze

short

of his

John Emmet's
of his face

not

service

the

before

followed.

where

reached

Vicar

lying just

the

on

whispered.

John Emmet's

length.

the

rock

Menawhidden,

its western

oars

towards

pulledout
of

after

water

and

he

by

me."

to

points

the

board

on

Carracks,"

barrier of

at

took

had

the

to

and

gone

found

we

ebb, and

down

spot he named
three

beach

the

in and

"The

So

body again :

crossing the

dry by

have

must

it,and

read

light of
I

arranged

last

hollow,

glimpse

with

extraordinarily
pallid:

his

grey

in other

THE

PENANCE

circumstances
for

We

"

body

the

to

the

There

another
where

"

it

so

the

gunwale,

tilted it

next

have

many

day

in

of

name

and, within

the

which

I used

to

Sundays during

The

and

life-boat

altogetherthere

graveside.
Vicar

the

At

the

it

"I'm
after
to

evening
this

course

roost

who

hour

we

understood

took

Somehow
his

for

the

tablets

many

Vicar's

the

in

large attendance

fitof

weather-

mustered

force,
at

the

coughing interrupted
I

in his recital of the service.

great elm.

choose

had

point a

one

auditor,however,
That

was

church,on

men

buried

be

on

stones

discourses.

It

over.

Lansulyan

commemorated

on

and

Lansulyan

to

come

beaten

con

dead),

her

the

on

deep,to

of water.

funeral

Menawhidden,

of

lasted

."

come.

stem-board

in life heard

never

to

fifteen fathoms

was

churchyard
harvest

of the

help

dropped, into

world

balanced

we

were

resurrection

into

Together

who

his

commit

life of the

the

with

had

lookingfor the
corruption,
body (when the sea shall give up

of the

it

unless

of death.

rest

therefore

turned

and

287

which

weariness

extreme

into the

even

be

of

EMMET

JOHN

noticeable

perhaps not

look

OF

the

the

was

meaning

our

dessert

felt certain

explanation :

again

one

of it.

under
would

he
and

in due

came.

truth-speakingman
long gaze upwards at

by habit,"he began

and

making

the

rooks

mighty pother

now

settling

of it.

"

But

288

I'm afraid there's

sippedhis wine, and

He

Morals

"

land

In

conscience.

have

you

credit,as

me

and

tablet

buddha

"

us
"

"

that

well

the

the

as

Do

wall

south
?

monument

with

putting

stand

have

the

church

the

wrong

confidence

the

of

private

any

know

an

took

the

was

on

Well,

you

as

is the

insisted

service

you

well

Vicar

court

hands.

my

meditatively"
the

"

charge myself

another.

on

whole, my

equity as

committed, lettingyour

your
"

of

with

into

and
responsibility,

on

affair you

this

conscience

your

and

Churchman

old-fashioned

went

their court

have

of the

law

the

yet, on

this

fact that

easy."

is

conscience

And

lie.

the

gettinground

no

I acted

afternoon

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

to

done

marble

grey

Ner-

the

"

for

"

I nodded.
"f

Sacred

Victor
Her

to

the

Stanhope,C.B., and

Officersand

105

Men
in

Majesty's 2-th Regiment of Foot, lost

wreck

of

the

Nerbuddha, East

hidden,January isth, 1857.

list of the

is

Lieutenant-Colonel

of

memory

officers.

separate slab

Nerbuddha,
officers
with

the

who

keeping

to

."
.

the

to

officers and

follows

remember,

last and

of

crew

admirably, all
the

Mena-

on

Then

the

Underneath, if you

behaved
order

Indiaman,

of

the

going

the

senior
down

ship."

I nodded

again,for I knew

the

inscriptions
pretty

by heart.

well
"

The

wreck

happened
incumbency here. Then,

in the
as

now,

first winter
I had

one

of my

pupil

THE

livingwith

his name,

my

business

brother

his age
to

had

been

"Dick
had

the

sleptin

room

of

elder
indeed

mine, and
years.

now

you

neglected
His

Army.

acquaintedfor

been

habit,which

the

collegefriend

families had

our

entered

Hobart

thereabouts,and

or

polish on

some

he

289

Dick

fellow.

seventeen

put

before

EMMET

JOHN

excellent

an

me,

was

education

OF

PENANOE

He

occupy.

cured,of sittingup

never

late

pipe and a yellow-backed novel : and so

happened to be dressed that night when he saw
firstsignalof distress go up from Menawhidden.
over

he

came

to

while

I tumbled

to Forth
"

to

The

give the

Our

he

occurred

to

running was

few

not

these

scratch

crews

"Three

been

on

Dick

days

down

ran

the

of

east

for

beach

the

that

it

the

sea

couple of

seine-

within

five

manned

and

with

them.

among

wind

than

less

reef when

and

down

Hobart

got her off briskly,

crew

formidable

the

by

placein

arrived

left behind

hauled

were
"

and

up

seen

the whole

for
lustily

of those

too

lying high

minutes

found

before ; but the

pullingaway

were

me

dress,he

to

first life-boat had

months

boats

began

called

He

alarm.

there,and

hubbub.

and

and

out

and

once

first signal,
however, had

folks down

three

at

room

my

the

had

knocked

up

heavy swell : but the wind was blowing a moderate

for a big ship (as she
gale only nothing to account
whidden.
was
alreadyreported to be) findingherself on Mena"

Three
these

in
T

quick

signalsonly
succession.

had

We

been

learned

shown, and
afterwards

290

OLD

FIRES

that

she

went

striking.She
the

with

had

torn

within

dashed

well

behind

of her

the bottom

The

boats

down
had

ship sure

"

PROFITABLE

and

Our

the westward.

hailingand

half-way down
first of
and

women

half-a-dozen

the

vessel's

directed

her

on

drove

of

twenty-seven, and
the

second

into

the first seine-boat

Hobart

still

has)

voyage
the

sea

young

in

friend

abundant

her;

for

had

reason
on

and

that

the greatesttreasure

having
forward

similarlyladen,

The

of

swimmers,
and

life-boat
more

on

for

accounted

pulled
and

be

night

a
a

as

for

the

rescued
second
dozen

oar) was

an

yet,

(and,
to

officer
learned

they

wreckage

up four

came

with

fourth

her

boat

bodies.

"

my

to

about

they

Forth, hurried

the

fortunate,saving five only

you,

outcries

; and

went

cries
distracting

picked

(inwhich

night

the wind

whereabouts,

another

straight

calls and

of the

From

the

the

boats, laden

to the

passed

wreck,

down

seine-

two

of Menawhidden

and

strugglingcrowd
journey :

the

they

as

seamen.

presentlyheard

the

Nerbuddhas

her way

Carracks

ever,
pulledlike Trojans,how-

ahoying

name

again. They
and

life-boat and

the

children,in charge

and

the

well-

of her.

being swept

the

like

And

dirty,and

line

Carracks,

the

beam, topmasts housed

her

fellows

the

of

minutes

straighton

positionof

creatures

poor

the

out

find the

to

was

of the

and

twelve

sea-room.

with
difficulty

beingpitchdark

on

GHOSTS

night,but, barringthat,canvassed

for the
found

wind

AND

less

I shall tell
that

matter,

thankful

for his

he

of his life.

plucked

from

PENANCE

THE

"She

for it

"

was

the

from

her

after

being lifted into

daughter.

side

above

down

the

follow
wait

she

his

hand

for the

Colonel's

wife

to

and
had

her

shoulder.

this

dark

the

came

to

day

was

oozed
"

husband,

steadied

bodies

be

to

end

the

first

do.

were

down
cause

helmsman

the

by

rails

the

turns

windows

where
in

since

pile the

bodies

me

lay

in

keeping

shook

and

we

sheaves

for

accounted
un-

what

when

even

remains

"

of

many

yes,

and

down

accounts

experience

"

from

up

those

other

had

parish:

and

up

list of

I have

identified,and

the

picked

or

forty,or
my

took

in this

great distances

building where

volunteers

The

under

buried

little church

our

night while

and

had

down

Both

ashore

Communion

the

waiting

child

every

gone

her

it for harvest-festival

little

dozen

at

could

Menawhidden

within

English

noble

to

besids

In

thirty-six.That

decorate

passed

women

duty

woman

washed

were

for

to

mother's

recovered.

Channel.

the

the

Colonel's

there

time, some

to

the

soon

be

to

her

by

he

the

Nerbuddha

on

bodies

time

The

was

and

died

out

for that

Altogether fifty-twowere

other

but

stood

it was

as

who

turned

"

while

other

stood

afterwards
"

had

it

so

The

filed past.

by

She

insisted that

until every

as

boat

gangway

his men,

her

the

291

seven,

seaman

side into the boats

had

lady

the

of

arms

EMMET

girl of

small

took

Colonel's

JOHN

OF

and
watch
the

the
rows

half-a-

day

damp

walls.
of the wreck

had

gone,

and

was

the

never

made

clear.

captain(his body

292

OLD

was

officers.

But

relieved
the

was

firstmate's
been

For

to be

sighted

no

weather

was

Her

said

nothing

at

from

Five

had
one,

had

the

but

had

he

worked

almost

"

out

the

three

boats

trophe
catas-

wind

was

shortening

sail.

The

the

the

trusted

ship swung

Mr.

voyage.

was

in his

Murchi-

commander

of

man

; and

of

service

disciplinarian,

who

would

cabin, but
had, with

admirable

promptly

the

Liverpool,and

company's

not

as

the

the

in the

once,

the

newly rigged throughout.

ready dressed
Stanhope's assistance,
kept
at

had

but

before
that

something

crossingeasily. He
deck

up

and

martinet

minutes

originallyfrom

came

his way

positive man

the

They

them

adjustedand

been

captain,was

H.E.I.C.

his

about

coast.

warn

deferred

Greenhithe,just before

son,

the

remarked

had

old

that

part he had supposed the ship

own

Rands

the

had
(survivor)

had

hazy.

compasses

officer

during

Rands,

fifteen miles

an

struck

evidence

increasing,but

ship was

had

gave

shore-lightsto

Mr.

navigation,and

He

his

good

The

had

fourth

no

was

it.

deck.

on

superior,Mr.
course.

The

watch.

there

captainchanged

She

of

the

by

Yet

orders.

cessively
suc-

captain.
finallybring them

must

the

been

earlyhours

set

of Channel

nothing

simply obeyed
also

that

had

in the

course

which

show

knew

men

the

and

second,
first,

who

seamen

Menawhidden.

to

GHOSTS

the

the wheel

on

course

straight on
evidence

two

at

night agreed

It

PROFITABLE

missing),and

the

among

third

AND

FIRES

bear

came

on

Colonel

order,getting
as

possible. A

204

OLD

the

little

who

up

GHOSTS

womanhood

to

Well

it all

had

inherited

'72 on

happened
a

as

visit to

wing

widowed

aunt

The

happened there.
six weeks

The

Dick

and

invitation to

back

"But

be

Emmet

of my

evening

was

under

the

to say what

short

immensely

his

one

"

with

glass,and

silent nests.

now

an

leaning

"All

mighty interestingin
asking,has

took

me

had

taken

this,"

its way,

paused and

in

the

hailed

Italian

clearingit
Hi

"The

of dead

the

the
was

room,

We
the

gates, when

entrance

stoopingover
our
left,and

on

do

fountain

apparently

leaves.

John Emmet

'

his back, faced round, and

straightened

man

towards
"'This

had

passing down

were

man

garden

On

respects to the ladies.

to

that.

to

I too

where

and

of limes

avenue

all this to

Cressingham, Dick, who

my

pay
leave

our

he

coming

villageinn
to

over

I'm

arrival at

the

lodgingat

'

lived

paid

perform the ceremony."

what, you'llbe

John

"

me

he

say

"

what

pretty

flattered

the

at

thought I, "may

with

engagement

in

England

to

to

Felicia

paused, refilled

up

this time, and

by

equallyneedless

up and

come

Vicar

gazed

but

Needless

Cressingham, where

of

her

guessing. Dick,

are

you

little money

long furlough.

in

home.

expectinghis majority,returned

was

came

PROFITABLE

girlgrowing

Bedfordshire
"

AND

FIRES

us,

is the

expressly to

touchinghis

hat.

gentleman, John,

tie the

knot

next

who

has

Wednesday.

come

You

THE

PENANGE

said

know/

must

Felicia
owes

me

Emmet

are

He's

been

gardener

many

years

is it,John

to

'that

Miss

friends,and

for

her

taking

for fifteen

here

295

me,

sworn

grudge

mighty

EMMET

Dick, turning

John

and

JOHN

OF

away.

sixteen

"

he

how

"

'

here before
Then,' said I, I suppose you were
the wreck
of the Nerbuddha, and knew
Miss Felicia's
"

'

'

parents
"

The

'

man

pulledoff,and

the

with

his

slippedfrom
"

have

'

brim

told you

put

the

"'Indeed, Sir!'

John

hat, and confronted

'

"

I took

ought
Rector

of

recovered
I

his

spared

the daisies at my

on

eyes

to

wreck."

face for which

service here

is the

had

ling,
fumbthe turf.

'

he had

was

on

of the

Emmet

glance before bending my

feet.

rolled

here

time

with

me

he

in Dick.

West

at

was

hat,which

of which

'

Mr.

that

his

fingersand

Oh, yes, I forgot!

Lansulyan, and

start,and

gave

months

some

after that

event.'
"

heard

'

'if you

"

'

Padre

Come,

these

"

wish

to

Felicia's property, arise

if we're

But
be

dine

to

gettingback
"

I looked
of John

back

Italian

"

'

Hall
and

to-night it's time

inn

up, and

my

Emmet,

alreadyhalf-way towards

eyes

changing
fell

our

the

on

to

clothes.'

the

to

words

next

prod up all the daisies on

and begin.
early to-morrow

the

at

the

were

retreating
the

garden.
Queer fellow,that

Emmet,'

said

late

"

what's

that

his

night

name
on

"

our

John
return

296

the

to

and

inn,

Dick

as

for

prepared

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

and

mixed

smoke

GHOSTS

his

before

whiskey

our

sitting-room

fire.
"

with
he

Tile

'

in his hand.

lightedmatch

owes

answered

loose, I fancy/

me

for

grudge

Dick, pausing
I've

'

here

coming

idea that

an

and

carrying

off Felicia.'
"

What

"

'

Well, you

of hers.

She

and

steal
Emmet

He

been

always

worked,

she

managed

been

have

I'll bet

kind

to

John
her

happiest in

the

were

to

seems

favourite

garden, chatting with

protector to her, and

That's

'

struck

eyed

man

enough

little
'It

comment.

the

'

of out-

she twisted

him

her small thumb.'

round
"

he

that the hours

me

in the

spend

childhood.

has

he

see

tells

while

of-door

that notion

givesyou

upon/

go
the

on

me,

with

you

to

was

contrary, that

not
affection,

some

my

to

say

pride.'
"

Well,

'

it's a
how

small

You

engagement.

our

took

he

I can't

thing, but
the

of

news

see, it

help

Felicia's
"

happened

at

membering
re-

of

fancy-

dress dance.'
"

'

What

"

'

Don't

happened

grave.
Court

live two

dance
miles

Felicia and
dress
:

of

I'm

'

dense, Padre.

be
The

who

from

given by
here

I drove

her
no

was

Why,

"

at

"

over.

She
or

the

gagement.
en-

people

some

people

grandmother's

hand

it

called

wore

an

Barold

mother's
great-grand-

costumes, and

can

only

tell you

that

in uniform

went

the

minor

advantages

occasions

and

look

was

saying,at

like

of the

service

to

on

hasn't

man

this

put

that

these

on

cavalier's wig

holiday. Well, as
it happened.
dance
particular
for

out

goat

of

uniform, that is. It's one

mess

"

it.

jolly in
particularly

looked

she

297

EMMET

JOHN

OF

PENANCE

THE

It

started to drive home

; a
we
daybreak when
perfectmidsummer
morning, sun shining,dew on the
hedges, and the birds singingfit to splitthemselves.
Felicia and I had a lot to say to each other,naturally;
was

and

it occurred

and

send

it

place

garden,

where

on

John Emmet,

he

was

as

it moved

Anyhow,
life

the

unusual

but

and

him.

us

slowly

We

limes.

suddenly.

such

It went

rather

carriage

the

the

saw

came

or

I suppose,

never

whiter.

I'm not

at work

behind

behind, and,

on

the

same

we

"

staringafter

avenue

turned
then

this afternoon

and

hoe

scared

he

as

him

in the

well

pretty

"

alreadyout

from

we

instant,and
was

there

up

him

on

my

and
saw

house

the

to

up

gates

path leading through

the

leaningon

came

walked

we

took

you

the

stop the carriageat

to

us

while

on

We

together.
Italian

to

face in
in

all white

No

doubt

accustomed

dress

our

taken

to be

an

for

ghost"
"

'

Was

"

'

Yes, I

it you

and

at

think

something

he

frightenedhim
He

so.

first,when

her, he
however,

who

didn't

picked

about

up

kept his

eyes

Felicia

asked

to

hear.

seem

his

speech

fate,and wishing

'

her

on

me,

him

to

After

and

way
anygratulate
cona

bit,

muttered

joy

"

forget

293

OLD

what.

FIRES

AND

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

Felicia confessed

that his face had

afterwards

fairlyfrightenedher.'
"

Look

"

to

lately?

No

'

the War

leave

I suppose.

mind,

"

quarter of

The

you're drivingat.
old deserter !
"'Not

man,

You

to

in the

me

laugh
"

'

the

were

shaken.

since

but

face

mock

like

what
be

an

another

after the
took

you

the

bodies

wreck

You

in

turn

story which

"

But"

the

"

'

Well,

at

my

"

remember,
and

the
and

'I

came

I chose

soul

the

of

found

flashed

things

queer
face the

soon

spellwith

worst

line

of

yours.'
I'd have

last window

above

one

nerves

my

'

time
the

as

another

church
face ?

I'd

some

'

mean

you

suppose

through

take

peeringin through
aisle

window,

shudder.

again as
in that

the

at

I've been

upon

"

lantern

here's

night

night
with

morning
the

gave

south

the

'

Dick

corpses

kept

something

Now

the

remember

at

About

of them

of

sight out

paused. 'I see

you think, may

He

Lansulyan Church, watching

to

of

fact we've
for

fast, please.

Nerbuddha

of the

obligingenough

been

"

mean.'

'

so

question.

men

century.'

has

point of

officers and

rig

same

In

changes in

any

in that respect : out

alone

us

Office

relevan
ir-

an

seem

important changes, I

any

"

it may

'

has the 2-th made

question,but
itsuniform

asked

here/

it about

westward

the font.

nobody

the

sworn

then

ran

saw

it :

in the

out, you
fetched

churchyard.'

THE
"

'

There

could

in

Should

299

EMMET

JOHN

gravestones

behind

plenty

man

the

remember

you

'

Dick

strike

OF

were

hide

face ?
"

PENANCE

considered

me

as

face

the eyes

remember

for

much

so

'No

while.

as

only. They

it didn't

pair of eyes ; I
looking straight

were

into mine.'
"

'

Well,

something

saw

last of

the
that

"

while

the

the

three

wreck

that Farmer

drawn

the

by

"

'

It

knock

struck

who
launched

and

as

ran

Mrs.

Tregaskis,who

off

"

her
she

in

two

answered

believed

for Gunner's

before

they

the

had
set
*

one

the

seine-boat

Meadow,

possible to
and

boys

or

and

There

should

been

out.
Pilchard

three

had

boys

of

farm.

Lights

windows,
told

and
me

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AND

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the

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hope

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man

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coward

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John

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in his life. He

last time

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breakers.

confounded

knows

but

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world

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in the

clinging to

the

no

surprisedhim

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and

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parish is proud
and

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end

than

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to-day

in

his record.

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course

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cox-

man

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to

man,

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man

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John

had

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pretty easily. Within

way

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him

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to back

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reorganising

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at

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he

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for all your

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me

John

lies

Murchison

lie with

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no

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coast, and

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big

where

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to

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but

OLD

to

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that

granted

FIRES

AND

Murchison's

John

earn

describing
Heaven,
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him
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ELISHA
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OLD

308

FIRES

for

seeking
to

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leaning forward

was

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again, but

peer

and

landmark.

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listened.
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in the

down

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old

man's

from
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"

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valley

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FIRES

OLD
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done

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own

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;

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312

OLD

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less

the

head

had

fallen

that

the

hair

upon

dry

of its

blood
own

will

next,
at

that

all,but

313

ELISHA

held

was

upright to

the

about

out

put

neck

and

stout

rope

the

ring

iron

an

He

waist.

the

about

touched

finger and

post by

It

face.

was

cold.
son?"

"Thy

stoned

"They
wife

stood

"The

Syrians?"
The

her.

the

on

sake

went

northward

before

plain

is otherwise

burnt

Syrians. They
taking

than

when

day

sought

"Well

did

David

King

Lord

rather

than

the

not

heard

of

son's

marrying."

Five

thy

He

"

She

heard
hill.

the

up

her

it smokes

him.

And
iron

God

yet

they fastened
him.
wiser

was

gift

sheltered

us

in

with

Syrian, and

called

and

ran

had

the

"

she

"

with

little window

the

they

they stoned
that

speak

From

"see,

this

him

man.

of

this woman."

brought back

betrayed

"He

that

of

down

went

them

Philistia,to

famine.

he

ago

years

hand

hand

the

entreat

the

to

it for his

across

Carmel."

to

"

His

stones.

by."

"The
noon,

these

with

him

in

and

Man

of

than

thou

or

him.

with

God,

wall

pointed after

overtook

him, and

the

fled

With

these
am

stones

thinking

I."
.

The

heap
end

old
of

man

stood

gently, stone

stones

of his staff.

"He

was

musing, and

wiser."

touched

after stone, with

the
the

314

OLD

Cling

FIRES

"

cling

Miriam

in

cast

hands

clink

had

the

iron

As

the
down

to

"

taken

hammering

was

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

up

feebly,

and

stone,

impotently,

with
the

upon

it
rivets

band.

sun

his

help

dropped
staff
her.

and

below
stretched

Carmel

the

out

two

prophet
groping

"ONCE
EARLY

ABOARD

last Fall there

his wife.
took

The

bareheaded

on

his

bed

Through

first it

he heard

and

pleuro-pneumonia;
For

minister

been

and
his

him.

had

the

laid down

II. Samuel,

chose

waxed

dithyrambic

accord

of the

"

up,

such

And

could

cemetery

young

the

on

not

have

were

heard, the

denied

it ; but

pauses

died, of

"

text

had

man

hill,

the

before,on

there

was

his successor,

man,

"

this

to

on

years

"

Lovely

death

sustained

departed couple.

they

dead

they

newly-married

lay

(a Sunday) they

the

in their

marriages as theirs
had

tenth

i. 23, for his

Himself

divided."

not

dropped

he

day

Consequently

pleasant in their lives,and

earth

and

Independent chapel

the

loose

only, in the

his pastorate two

and

sermon,

stood

perpetually,but

ears

just fiftyyears

of the

he

listened

seventh
the

on

golden wedding-day.

funeral

his

it at intervals

suffering.On

of acute

buried

in

ran

husband

long nights he

two

sleeping and

without

and

man

when

grave's edge,

over,

coffin-lid.

afterwards

the

his feet,trickled

her

At

first,and

The

on

sound.

old

lashing shower.

under

an

Troy

in

went

her

at

in

crumbled

died

woman

chill

LUGGER"

THE

two

the

were

he

man,

affection

Truly," he
made

and

and

wound

in Heaven."

bodies
woman,

in

the
after

316

the

of

fashion

When,

would

women,

the

at

Bax

Samuel

trial

again

for

looked

late

He

had

it is

the

the

misty impressionsof

sign
the

face

young

hammered
sin.
original

maids

The
he

that

reddish
was

glow

in the

his

chosen

were

certain

but
frayed slightly,

lights;

that
that

his black

on

he

as

eyes

of

out

these

on

the

the

battle.

beforehand

of

out

brown,

flush

originalsin
half

any

"the

to

subjectof

was

or

thumps

redemption

fixed the

came

his

the

congregationknew

his eyes

tinge in

in

the

good beginning

unmarried, and

was

also

the

had

gation
congre-

heresy

reference

one

and

and
a

counted

remembered

deacons

and

impressions,at

and

of

the

for

pounce

They

his

that

so

blurred

but

saw

The

trial sermons,
that

noted

sermon

with

morning, ostensibly

Their

doctrine

the

that

and

-one,

shaken

was

away

the

weakness.

originalGreek,"

ground

him

actually on

desk,

by

calling was

little port and

sharp enough.

rate, were
upon

of

his

of his

carried
the

of
he

success

that sat beneath

reverent, but

preach

arrived

he

twenty

zeal

Moreover

if he

marvel

no

Chapel,

turned

just

and

anxietyfor

first time, to

Rev.

him.

strong upon

1839, the

Saturdaynight,and departed
o'clock
at seven
on
Monday

on

Plymouth

younger,

nervous

Salem

heart.

year

for the

Troy

at

sermon

morning.

his

qualifiedthe

have

of the

close

visited

Boutigo'svan,

any

GHOSTS

minister's assertion in her secret

young

his

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

that

chapel knowing
his hair
one

coat

had

of his cuffs
had

scarcely

318

"What,

o' Ruan!"

one

marry

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

OLD

speakertittered

the

despitefully.
not?"

"Why
The

only

faces

that

town

perhaps I

or

it at this
he

says,

Troy

should

for

reason

upwards

depends
build

down

upon

on

these

employed

the towns

penny

"

Her

it is

eyes

was

of

Ruan

to

condescend.

not

almost

they

Troy

of which

days

men

Yet

rare.

the

lonely callingis

in the

it did

is

class

inhabitants.

wealthier

Further

it.

now

even

of this

and

commerce,

There

by fishing. In

shadow

Intermarriagebetween
by

looks

that the poorer

this,except

its wealthier

upon

ships for

of,and

Troy

small

harbour,

Botany Bay.

its livelihood

earns

I write

is

diminutive

the

across

he meant

of its neighbours the

cast

Ruan

shrug.

say that

though

as

cogent

at Ruan

was

a Trojan speaks of it
slightdistance. When
the water," with as much
"Across
implied

contempt
no

answer

are

unheard
connected

ferry.
father's

shipbuilder,"
urged Sue Tregraine's

supporter.
"He

might

Now

there

this group,

who
his

Nance
did

keep

was

Ruan

crab

pots, for all the

she heard

and

Trewartha
in fact

girlstandingjust outside
what

and

up

boat
and

as

was

her father

said.
was

Her
a

name

fisherman,

keep crab-pots. Moreover, she

only child,and helped him

handle
mark

well

she'll have."

chance

was

so

well

down

as

the

at his trade.

man,

coast

she
for

knew

was

She could
every

sea

thirtymiles, she

"ONCE

could

cut

bait, and

up

handlingropes
she

wore

and

was

wise

as

coming

had

well

on

shaped

she

but
inferiority;

forget it

the

that
would

looked

up into his face

his

as

Snowden's

side,she
her

longingin
and

go home

for

passed

Three

about

moment,

the

towards

out

as

she

"

husband.

She

he

turned,

the

hill

he

as

had

and

Deacon

by

of

stop

the

to

turned

Then

She

walked

it,

the
that

came

crab-pots.
and

had

comely

was

sight.

the

this

time, devouring

perfectlyconscious

of

chose

refined accent, marking

down

soon

ring
social

what

heart,but prepared to put

remark

unhappy

was

to dinner

and

corner

he

sloes,

as

of her

duringsermon

walked

As

lissom

wonder

to

gesture. Certainly

desirable.

collet,

minister's

told

be

boyish features,noticinghis
every

lip

like

be

gold ring

in the

aware

may
and

morning,

man

known
minister

black

as

eyes

well

was

truth

young

and

hair in the

the

She

"

had

and
dark, straight,

was

that

his mother's.

was

his head

to

ripe lipsand

hoped

She

sex.

somebody's hair

She

crystal.

figure,with

and

to

back

ferryto chapel,

that the young

of her pew

out

the

of her

any

his little fingerwith

under
of

as

But

across

came

horny with
on
Sundays

were

childhood.

her

gloves,and

before
a

from

hands

her

319

LUGGER"

THE

ABOARD

bit her

slowly

off

ferry,full of thought.

weeks

after,the Rev. Samuel

Bax

received

his call.
He

lightof

arrived,to
a

soft

assume

his duties,in the

January day. Boutigo'svan

waning
set

him

320

OLD

FIRES

down,

with

books,

at

North

taken

Street,as

washed
and

door

had

harbour.

the
a

garden a

low

wall

with

that

lay

at

barque

away,

it

as

into the

seemed,

garden

The
at

than

better

it

rapture with

to

been

him

barque,and

the
the

'tisa

He
was

two

throw

of grey

showed

him

let

was

flaps,the

through this

glimpse

he

stared

spent in

ing
open-

water.

into this room,

was

the

of window.

His

sooty Lancashire

town,

out

garden,

green

the

seemed

quay-door,

the

to fall littleshort

you'd like it,"she

blessingyou

turned

his stare

gown

do you

and

"

Why

"

Because,leavin'

said.

"An'

to

be

do."
her for

upon

woman
benign-looking

skirted grey

beyond it,

stone's

with

; and

open

stilly
water,

I reckoned

sure,

of the

stretchinghigh against

door

of Paradise.
"

end

to

which

had

boyhood

but

sitting-room

explain that the furniture

looked, was
hardly prepared for

began

once

the

at

anchor

"

caught another
landlady, who

he

rooms,

green-painteddoor

wall

his

stretch of water

its masts

stood

of which

and

small, yellow-

Under

little garden, and

hillside.

misty

and

in the

stood

house
was

Deacon

apart for the minister looked

set

was

upper

It

it is called.

window

the

The

for him.

of

chest

lodgings which

the

of

the two

straightupon

and

building,containingjust half-a-dozen

of these

and

GHORT8

carpet-bag, band-box,

the

Snowden

PROFITABLE

AND

of about

widow's

say that ?
out

the

She

moment.

in
fifty,

short-

cap.

"

kitchen,there's

but

four

took

dislike to

the street, an' moved

over

the street, too.

I think

"

way," said
I'm

"

main

There's

the young

glad of

it

see

much
a

now

handier

back

bolt an'

slipa

boat, if you
a

O'

for

me

After

unpacked
but

answerin'

you'm

down
and

or

above

door

in the

to

keep

walk

up

You've

garden
"

But

one.

an' down

that

his books

two

the

and

with

about

was

young
to

instead.

his face close to

the sash.

him
over

the

faint north

the

chine of the eastern

It

barque'smasts,

your

garden's
up
the

but

minister

them,

paused for

pane, and

wind

breathed

water.

Around

innumerable

behind

the

long

hill,a soft radiance heralded

was

thin horn

young

pushed

moon,

up

the

with

frostysky flashed

to

arrange

He

the
harbour,scarcelyruffling

risingmoon.
waited, her

out

onlyto

in an' make

evening,the

so

There's

door,too.

o' the passage.

out

like

an' it'llbe

"

nobody to overlook you

an' they'm church-goers."

supper

stars, and

the

Would'ee

wi'

flungup
the

would

you

drifted to the window

minute
then

course

choose

sermons,

folk next

in every

denyin'that I'm
see
right down

no

upstairsyou can
is prettier
again.

tidylittlespot to

your

goin'on."

more

Iss,there's

at the end

door

I do like

myself.

minister.

it.

From

glad.

you'd

ha' put you

must

this arrangement will be better

the harbour, which

to

much

if

Now,

street.

in here
so

facin' the

; two

me

look-out,I

this

321

LUGGER"

for

facin' the

an' two

harbour,

an' two

for you

two

rooms,

THE

ABOARD

"ONCE

the

and, while

through

the

he

furze

322

OLD

brake

on

FIRES

AND

the hill's summit

free heaven.

With

followed

course

her

ambitions, and
with

for
that

journey.
his
it

passedinto
wall

grey
A

from

meant

to

seaside town,

at the

and

forward

far.

go

Who

There

His

destinywas

will

the

of

the

of

had

minister's

already

run

tone
?

you

"

to

garden

wall.

now

framed

the

The

young

He

leant

challenged the apparition,

it at that hour.

he demanded.

have

must

flap

the

spine.

people bate

replyfor

no

flap of

all

as

and

his

upper

moonlight

being.

down

down

gaze

Its

of

were

human

of the window

to

night air,

the crevices of the

quay-door.

moonlight

figurepaused for

wall's shadow

tated
medi-

actuallylaunched

sucked

drew

slightchill

was

he

his

stronger will than

this,that

shoulders

are

zeal

he intended

while

allowing a square
of
straightblack shadow

his voice

lower

by

to

apt

are

chill in the

than

to

batinghis
"

And

open,

out

his

over

garden'send.

moon

felt a

man

sciously
con-

stepping-stonein

for him

decided

In this square
head

of life these

but

be

action.

the

piercethe

the

thinking

was

not

Though possessed with

slight sound

still stood

The

he

the full springtide that

on

sure

for

in this small

More

own.

minister

young

minutes,

the
future,forgetting

being

was

his

He

the

into the

twenty

his time

should

Troy

she mounted

and

for

moon.

work

good

at

the

GHOSTS

upturned eye

observant

soar

PROFITABLE

moment,

carried

second

the

door

the

centre

or

and

to

though
the

of the

felt

quay-door.

two, then
advanced

he

unbarred
across

the

bright grass-plat

ABOARD

"ONOE

the

under

window.
Her

woman.

to

up
cover

It

head

was

bare

and

wore

no

from

night air,and

moon's

was

hand

her

on

"

"

Then

I've

Come

for

wanted

"

she

chimed

be
"

him.

an'

you'm

possible.

as

Old

yonder."

I reckon

an' I

hour,

she's got

to

was

can't

fetch you

die

thing
some-

over,

up

consulted

I must

any
the

and

he

by

cross

in

clock down

in the town

immediately after, ten

the clear air.

on

considering.
Very well,"said

to

asked,resting

congregation,an'

church

the

"Ferry's closed
boat

quick

her.

seen

the

minister

I suppose

wake

she

"

mind

sounded

The

"

Trewartha,

water,

spoke

out

strokes

Nance

o' your

her

the

by

see

I could."

quick as
As

me

one

'pon

could

up

you."

over
a-dyin'to-night,

till you've

easy

she turned

"

the

wants

"She's

for

come

across

She

preacher?

name's

my

Slade's

Mrs.

short-skirted,

As

the minister

to

well-favoured.

new

me

young

wrap

hip and speakingsoftlyup to

new
Independent minister."

the

am

"Iss;

to

the

you

or

her

the neck.

at

open

rays that it was

Be

"

cloak

her

frock

her sleeves turned

She

the

323

figure of

elbows.

her face to the window,

the

was

the

coarse

"

LUGGER"

THE

his

after
the

this two
the

ladder

own

house.

watch

pause.

and

"

seemed

I'llcome.

ferry."
hours, an' you
I've

brought

needn't
father's

below, an' I'll bring you

back

324

OLD

You've

again.

An'

door.

only

wrap

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

FIRES

step

out

yourself

up,

to

here

by

for

'tis

back

the

brave

distance."

I'm

"Mortal.

it'sreallyserious."

I suppose

well.

"Very

glad you'll come/'

added

she

simply.
The

and

manner,

his overcoat,

nodded

man

young

going

back

picked

up

waiting for him,

was

the

in

and

friendly

slippedon

room,

hat, and
struck

he

back-door,

the

to

way

into
his

carefully. Then

down

down

turned

the

match,

found

his

The

girl

unbarred

it.

stillin the centre

of the

lamp

grass-

plat
I'm

"

time

glad you've come,"

there

voice.

pulled-tothe

he

As

led the way

and

From

more

held

up

Thank

Then
hoisted

; but

now

the

constraint

her

door

softlyshe moved,

At

made
went

she

in

water-side.
ladder

had

to

high

down

ran

descend

twenty

tide left but

the young

minister's

by

to

three
feet
short

The

down
girlstepped lightly

the

young

hand.

you," said

I do not

down,

one

the ladder.

painterto

She

like

fishing-boat
lay ready, moored

small

"but

water

uncovered.

of its rungs

"

to the

low

At

feet and

and

down

this

quay-door a long

the

the water.

something

was

repeated,but

she

want
no

man

with

dignity,

help."
answer

forward

to

and

this ; but
unmoored

as

he
the

stepped
painter.

from
the
ladder,
pushed gently away
small
the
foresail,and, returning to her

326

OLD

line

FIRES

well

as

PROFITABLE

AND

drift net

as

GHOSTS

clinker-built,about
fishing,
nine in beam.

It

cuddy forward, on

top

twenty-seven feet in the keel,and

had

deck

no

beyond

small

of which

moved.

The

withdrew

his eyes from

light hoar-frost
minister

beside

stood
this

they

gathering as

was

roof to

cuddy

girl,and

the

contemplate

her.
Do

"

take

cold,wearing no

like this ?
She

by

say,"he asked,

to

mean

you

wrist,and

felt the

laid it
it

but
flesh,

withdrew

his hand
His

to say.

minute,

frostynights

on

"

let the tillergo for

the

bonnet

or

wrap

don't

that you

"

he

her

on

bare

own

and

firm

was

took

moment,

avoided

looked

her

at

the

straightahead, upon

hers.

He

arm.

Then

warm.

without
hastily,

eyes

his hand

he

findinganything
after half

When,

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the

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castle,

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wide

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wind

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no

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"

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not

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held

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the minister.

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farther ?

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much

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to marry

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OLD

328

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heaven
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as

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"

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how

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to

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me

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lad, listen

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take

gasped.

man

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to grow

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look

that I will not

swear
"

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flat.

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comelier,nor

nor

young
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girls. To-morrow

family is naught.
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"

sir ! "

only

muttered,

minister

plain fisherman,an' they're all above

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an' rank.
girl,an'

stronger

before

my

GHOSTS

young

me,

at him

well

me

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she stood

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"

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oh,

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know

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man

man,

show

329

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not

back

'ee

see

break,
by day-

"

if I turn

ruined,too,
shall

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Troy

in

word

your

I'm

that

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again, tell

streets

me?7'
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minister

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have
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made

up

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more

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"

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tiller.

just over

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had

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no

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question.

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it.

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the

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for love

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in

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her

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dark

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WThen

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blazed

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resumed

on

her

eyes.

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by

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with

constellations.

them

so

multitudinous

up

them

Never
or

so

330

FIRES

OLD

AND

resplendent. Never
alive to

so

beneath

with

the

whole

"

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ludicrous

good

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to

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ever

might flee,it

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distance
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for all ?

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mad

this

write to

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sure

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start

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the

resignall connection

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it meant

; but

ashore,he

for his boxes

Troy.

sails.

nursinghis wrath.

sat

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set him

eastward,

kept grindingbetween

"ruin," "ruin."

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raced

its tan

most

at the

name,

the word

was

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and

girl's
eyes,
was

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reef-points

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GHOSTS

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him.

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he
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arms.

hers.

him.
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me

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Plymouth Sound,"
sharp gesture flung

a
"

Oh, lad,think

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on

her

throat

parted,her

head

and
was

and for the first time the young

little,

that she

left the

was

better
me,

for

"

fell

lipswere

with

then

towards

back

o'
perishin'
The

His

shoulders.
girl's

we'll open

minutes

and
quietly,

o't an' turn

I'm

the

peared
disap-

slowly forward.

came

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she said
both

behind

and

Milky Way

following it, encountered

eyes,

"

the

from

beautiful

woman.

extended
thrown
minister

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"ONCE

"Ay, look, look

I've wanted

what

me!"

at

331

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THE

pleaded "That's

she

'ee to do all along. Take

look

they'm shapely to

and

at

hands

my

work

to

strong

for

ee."

them

late ;

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in

then

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he

forward

bent

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her

but

she

than

shifted the

duck

as

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to reflect.

the harbour's
It

to

to the

got

white

his foot
as

him

far down

to

spoken

the
on

then

off,and
"

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girlhauled

and

his

down

together they

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to
sleeping town
clumsy at this work,

whispers,and they managed

by

ladder

pulledout

the

was

the

as

he

they reached

morning.

still
He

till

the

down

sat

in the

sweeps

the

was

close

on

the

for home,

roof and

cuddy

was

the

out

set

were

Battery Point

ladder

boat

stillheld

walked

arms,

four
half-past

the

tide

ill. He

girlreceived

the

again,and

quay-door.

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With

word

under

up

reach

or

there,"she commanded,

back

she instructed

but

her

faces

the

the sails and

minister's

too

lipsmet.

had

their

mouth

was

Outside

pulled

but

"

clear."

head

walked

watch.

good

that the boat

sooner

the sheet

soon

minister

no

go

helm.

your

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their

dropped

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"

his fate for

the wind

steady was

course

kiss

sealed

littleand

let them

took

man

his neck.

about

that

he

moment

were

he did,the young

what

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clocks
this

while

were

time, and
he

the first round, he

strikingfive.
she held the

prepared to
turned.

ghost,and trembling from top

to

climb.

She
toe.

was

332

OLD

FIRES

Nance

"

did

you

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the
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she

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affection.
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him
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of

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to

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out

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by

Ruan.

rather

the

to

congregation.
he

to

held

of

that

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by

fifty

years

I,

and

on

believe

him

however,

watched

and

married,

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dogmatise.

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stealing

and

minister's

pulpit,

choice,

it

said,

were

the

no

he

back

it

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at

after,

amazement

she

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off."

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to

want

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I

that

ladder,

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perhaps

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"

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off,

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triumphed.

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let

sure

almost

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was

name

your

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her

GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

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who

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To

lie

of

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tell

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334

an

OLD

FIRES

empty

the

lantern
moment

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an

pavement,

light on

stage ; and

miniature

the

at

nearer.

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upward

gaze

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of

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GHOSTS

PROFITABLE

AND

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he

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of the chances

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336

OLD

FIRES

might

we

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meet
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of that ?

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GHOSTS

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ever

you

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:

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But

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.

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WHICH

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337

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woman

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wanted

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spoke to me.
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our

when

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tell you

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"

was

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to

thing
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he

is

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if

as

there

often !

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almost

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to

naked

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then

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propose

up
he

say

no.

I should

338

OLD

it

carry

off

shop

it would

And

one

lightly

to

advertise

the

not

the

house.

him

looking at

was

days."
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assented, "people would

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.

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GHOSTS

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