eared perfectly unconscious of the accusation--for such I considered
it--brought against him by Mr Magor. When I observed his apparent
success with Lucy Crank, I felt a greater desire than ever to tell Harry
what I had heard, and to advise him to warn her and her father of what I
believed to be the real character of the man. His brother, I supposed,
from fraternal affection of family pride, had said nothing to his senior
partner to warn him, and, of course, even to Harry I could not venture
to say what I thought about Captain Trunnion. I could only hope that
Lucy would remain as indifferent to him as she had always before
appeared to be, and that he would quickly again return to the "Vulture."
I was surprised, indeed, that he had ventured to be so long absent from
his vessel, as his presence would be necessary while she was refitting.
Perhaps, after all, his statements about her might not be true; she
might not even be at Falmouth, although his mud-bespattered appearance
on his arrival showed that he had ridden a long distance.

CHAPTER TWO.

CAPTAIN TRUNNION APPEARS OPENLY AT LIVERPOOL--HIS ATTENTIONS TO LUCY
CRANK--HER AFFECTION FOR HARRY BRACEWELL--CAPTAIN TRUNNION EXHIBITS HIS
JEALOUSY OF HARRY--SUSPECTING THE CAPTAIN'S EVIL INTENTIONS, I WATCH
OVER HARRY--GODFREY MAGOR PLACED IN COMMAND OF THE "ARROW"--HARRY AND I
APPOINTED SUPERCARGOES--ATTEND TO THE STOWAGE OF THE VESSEL--PREPARE FOR
SAILING--FAREWELL TO LOVED ONES--VOYAGE COMMENCED.

Notwithstanding the very grave suspicion cast on him by the mate of the
"Arrow," Captain Roderick Trunnion did not immediately quit Liverpool,
as I supposed he would have done. He was, as far as I could judge, not
on friendly terms with his brother, as he lived at an inn, although
there was ample room for him at Mr Trunnion's house, where he seldom
went, nor did he again appear at the office. I met him, however,
frequently walking about Liverpool, dressed in shoregoing clothes,
booted and spurred, and carrying a riding-whip in his hand.

Notwithstanding, I should have known him at a glance to be a seaman. I
found also that he very frequently called at Mr Crank's residence at
times when he well knew that the old gentleman would be at his
counting-house. I did not suppose, however, that he received any
encouragement from Miss Lucy, but he always had some excuse for paying a
visit, either to show some curiosity which he said he had brought from
abroad, or to leave a book