That is why I ask you. He perceived clearly enough, that the chase was moving quickly; and he was also aware, from the increased rapidity with which the oars were urged, that every exertion was made on board to get out of the reach of her pursuers. “I am afraid,” he said gravely, “that your sister has been a little indiscreet. "Oh! never mind him: he'll take no harm! Come with me into the parlour. And he had gone away without knowing the truth! "My proa boys are ready; the wind is brisk; and in an hour we shall be beyond all pursuit. "The men. But as Rowland sprang to the helm, and gave the signal for pursuit, a roar like a volley of ordnance was heard aloft, and the wind again burst its bondage. ” “I don’t want absolution. . To be free of outward distraction, he shut his eyes and concentrated upon the scraps she had given him; and shortly, with his eyes still closed, he began to describe Ruth's island: the mountain at one end, with the ever-recurring scarves of mist drifting across the lava-scarred face; the jungle at the foot of it; the dazzling border of white sand; the sprawling store of the trader and the rotting wharf, sundrily patched with drift-wood; the native huts on the sandy floor of the palm groves; the scattered sandalwood and ebony; the screaming parakeets in the plantains; the fishing proas; the mission with its white washed walls and barren frontage; the lagoon, fringed with coco palms, now ruffled emerald, now placid sapphire. I don’t mind telling you chaps that except on the stage I haven’t set eyes on her this side of the water. ” “Not exactly,” he answered nervously. He saw the tragedy on the boy's face; but he was merciless. "Well, he's a pretty fellow at all events," observed Mrs. CHAPTER XII.
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