red to breathe through her delicate lips; but when she was animated
with conversation, it almost reminded you of the Promethean fire which
poets state was stolen from Heaven to animate a piece of marble. Then
the colour came in her cheeks, intelligence played on her countenance,
and everything which at first sight appeared wanting, was, like magic,
found to light up her face. Her smiles were the sweetest I ever beheld,
and one of those smiles she bestowed upon me as I entered the room and
paid her my obeisance. The night before, I had not observed her much;--
I was too busy with her father and Captain Levee, and she sat remote
from the table and distant from the light, and she never spoke but when
she took my hand and thanked me, as I mentioned before. I thought then
that her voice was like a silver bell, but made no other remark upon
her. We had, however, exchanged but few words before her father came
in, accompanied by Captain Levee, and we sat down to our morning's
repast of chocolate.

After we had broken our fast, Captain Levee hastened away, on board of
his vessel. My imprisonment had detained him from sailing, and Mr
Trevannion was anxious that he should be off as soon as possible to make
up for lost time, as the expenses of the vessel were heavy.

"Farewell, Elrington, for the present," said he; "I shall come to you on
board of your schooner some time during the day." When Captain Levee
was gone--for, to tell the truth, I was afraid of his ridicule--I
thought it a good opportunity to give my thoughts to my owner, and as I
had nothing to say which his daughter might not hear, I began as
follows:

"Mr Trevannion, I think it right to state to you that during my
imprisonment a great change has come over my feelings upon certain
points. I am not ashamed to acknowledge that it has been occasioned by
the death which stared me in the face, and from my having seriously
communed with myself, and examined, more than I perhaps have done during
the whole of my former life, the sacred writings which are given us as
our guide. The point to which I refer is, that I have come to a
conviction that privateering is not a lawful or honourable profession,
and with these feelings I should wish to resign the command of the
schooner which you have had the kindness to give me."

"Indeed, Elrington," replied Mr Trevannion. "Well, I should not have
thought to have heard this from you, I confess. Much as I respect your
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