Part 31 (2/2)
”Indeed!” said the lieutenant eagerly
”Ay, so that chap says And there's plenty o' time, but after a bit I'd sarve out pistols and cutlasses to the lads; you won't have to use 'eht”
”That will all be done, et out four or five et clear o' the long race and the skerries After that I shall run in, and we'll creep along under the land Good deep water for five-and-twentyfor Clayblack Bay?”
”Ah, you'll see,” said the et to where you can overhaul the boat when she comes in, you won't et on, unless you run ashore, and 'tarn't so dark as you need do that, eh?”
”I can take care of that,” said the lieutenant sharply; and the cutter, noell out in the north-east wind then blowing, leaned over, and skimmed rapidly towards the dark sea
The reef that stretched out froainst the subles to the shore, had been passed, and the cutter was steered on again through the clear dark night, slowly drawing nearer the dark shore line, till she ell in under the cliffs; with the result that the speed was considerably checked, but she was able to glide along at a short distance from the land, and without doubt invisible to any vessel at sea
”There,” said the great rough fellow, after three hours' sailing; ”we're getting pretty close now Bay opens just beyond that rock”
”Where I'll lie close in, and wait for her,” said the lieutenant
The et fifty pounds, if you took the boat?”
”Yes”
”Well, you must take her Knoould happen if you went round that point into the bay?”
”Knoould happen?”
”I'll tell yer Soon as you got round into the bay, sohts soo back”
”Of course I ought to have known better Wait here then?”
”Well, I should, if I wanted to take her,” said the man coldly ”And I should have both my boats ready for ets close in to the beach She'll co, so as to have no fear of being left aground”
”You seeood deal about it, my lad?” said the little lieutenant
”Good job for you,” was the reply, as the sails were lowered, and the cutter lay close in under the cliff waiting The boats were down, the ler vessel should atte and patient watch, in the ht a voice travels far, and the lieutenant knew that a strange sound would be sufficient to alarain to sea He ht overtake her, but would more probably lose her in the darkness, and see her at daybreak perhaps ithin reach of a port where he dare not follow
It was darker now, for clouds had coularly clear and transparent, as soon after eight bells the infor to make out the approach of the expected vessel
The little officer started as the man touched his elbow, so silently had he approached, and on looking down, he dimly made out that the man had divested himself of his heavy boots
”Do be quiet, reat fellow ”Can't 'ford to lose fifty pounds for fear o' getting one's feet cold See anything?”
”No,” whispered the lieutenant, after sweeping his glass round