lows to be bullied by the elder, whom he is strong enough to keep in
order, and there are not many who can beat him in any way."

The next day, accordingly, the Earl wrote a note to Captain Falkner,
requesting that Mr Denham might be allowed to pay him a visit. Captain
Falkner, who had been much pleased with the conduct of the young
midshipman, was glad to accede to the Earl's request, and told Denham to
prepare for a visit on shore. Denham made some excuse with regard to
his outfit.

"Oh, I will settle all that," answered the captain kindly, "I must be
your banker, remember, and just go on shore at once, and we will get Mr
Truefit to rig you out in the course of a few hours. They do not take
long to do that sort of thing out here."

Thus all difficulties were overcome, and the following day Denham found
himself on his way to the new Governor's house.

CHAPTER ELEVEN.

As soon as Denham approached the Government house, Barry, who had seen
him from the window, hastened forward to meet him, and after the first
greetings, said that he must introduce him at once to the Earl, and his
sister, and cousin.

"You will like the girls," he whispered to Denham, "you must be entirely
at your ease with them, remember, they are not fine, they have no
nonsense about them, just as girls should be; if they were otherwise, I,
for one, would not own them. I have no idea of girls giving themselves
airs."

Saying this, Barry led Denham into the drawing-room. The young
midshipman seemed to have the habit of blushing, for in spite of all he
could do, the colour mounted to his cheeks when he made his bow, a very
graceful one, by-the-bye, to the two young ladies. He conversed with
ease, but the subjects of his conversation, as far as he selected them,
were entirely confined to the scenes he had witnessed in the West
Indies, or to a few books which he had the opportunity of reading since
he had been on board the frigate. As to England, or any other part of
the world, he seemed to know nothing whatever, as far at least as his
own experience went. He did not speak either of his family or of any
friend he possessed, and they soon came to the conclusion that he was
either a foundling or an orphan, without any relation whom he wished to
own. Still they were very much pleased with his general conversation.

Captain Falkner, in the evening, came up to the Government house, and he
then said that the Admiral had directed him to take