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第8章 THE MONEY(5)

He may be dead."

"Wa'al,"said the captain,cheerfully,"if Polreath's dead and buried,and can be made of any service to us,Polreath won't object to our digging of him up.Polreath's down,anyhow.""There was another named Penrewen.I don't know his Christian name.""Never mind his Chris'en name,"said the captain;"Penrewen,for short.""There was another named John Tredgear."

"And a pleasant-sounding name,too,"said the captain;"John Tredgear's booked.""I can recall no other except old Parvis.""One of old Parvis's fam'ly I reckon,"said the captain,"kept a dry-goods store in New York city,and realised a handsome competency by burning his house to ashes.Same name,anyhow.David Polreath,Unchris'en Penrewen,John Tredgear,and old Arson Parvis.""I cannot recall any others at the moment.""Thank'ee,"said the captain."And so,Tregarthen,hoping for your good opinion yet,and likewise for the fair Devonshire Flower's,your daughter's,I give you my hand,sir,and wish you good day."Young Raybrock accompanied him disconsolately;for there was no Kitty at the window when he looked up,no Kitty in the garden when he shut the gate,no Kitty gazing after them along the stony ways when they begin to climb back.

"Now I tell you what,"said the captain."Not being at present calculated to promote harmony in your family,I won't come in.You go and get your dinner at home,and I'll get mine at the little hotel.Let our hour of meeting be two o'clock,and you'll find me smoking a cigar in the sun afore the hotel door.Tell Tom Pettifer,my steward,to consider himself on duty,and to look after your people till we come back;you'll find he'll have made himself useful to 'em already,and will be quite acceptable."All was done as Captain Jorgan directed.Punctually at two o'clock the young fisherman appeared with his knapsack at his back;and punctually at two o'clock the captain jerked away the last feather-end of his cigar.

"Let me carry your baggage,Captain Jorgan;I can easily take it with mine.""Thank'ee,"said the captain."I'll carry it myself.It's only a comb."They climbed out of the village,and paused among the trees and fern on the summit of the hill above,to take breath,and to look down at the beautiful sea.Suddenly the captain gave his leg a resounding slap,and cried,"Never knew such a right thing in all my life!"--and ran away.

The cause of this abrupt retirement on the part of the captain was little Kitty among the trees.The captain went out of sight and waited,and kept out of sight and waited,until it occurred to him to beguile the time with another cigar.He lighted it,and smoked it out,and still he was out of sight and waiting.He stole within sight at last,and saw the lovers,with their arms entwined and their bent heads touching,moving slowly among the trees.It was the golden time of the afternoon then,and the captain said to himself,"Golden sun,golden sea,golden sails,golden leaves,golden love,golden youth,--a golden state of things altogether!"Nevertheless the captain found it necessary to hail his young companion before going out of sight again.In a few moments more he came up and they began their journey.

"That still young woman with the fatherless child,"said Captain Jorgan,as they fell into step,"didn't throw her words away;but good honest words are never thrown away.And now that I am conveying you off from that tender little thing that loves,and relies,and hopes,I feel just as if I was the snarling crittur in the picters,with the tight legs,the long nose,and the feather in his cap,the tips of whose moustaches get up nearer to his eyes the wickeder he gets."The young fisherman knew nothing of Mephistopheles;but he smiled when the captain stopped to double himself up and slap his leg,and they went along in right goodfellowship.

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