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           Hethenreturnedtothecaptain,saidafewwordstohim,andasiffromthatmomentthevesselwasunderhiscommand,heorderedamaneuverwhichthecrewexecutedimmediately.Thenthevesselresumeditscourse,stillescortedbythelittlecutter,whichsailedsidebysidewithit,menacingitwiththemouthsofitssixcannon.Theboatfollowedinthewakeoftheship,aspeckneartheenormousmass.

           DuringtheexaminationofMiladybytheofficer,asmaywellbeimagined,Miladyonherpartwasnotlessscrutinizinginherglances.Buthowevergreatwasthepowerofthiswomanwitheyesofflameinreadingtheheartsofthosewhosesecretsshewishedtodivine,shemetthistimewithacountenanceofsuchimpassivitythatnodiscoveryfollowedherinvestigation.Theofficerwhohadstoppedinfrontofherandstudiedherwithsomuchcaremighthavebeentwenty-fiveortwenty-sixyearsofage.Hewasofpalecomplexion,withclearblueeyes,ratherdeeplyset;hismouth,fineandwellcut,remainedmotionlessinitscorrectlines;hischin,stronglymarked,denotedthatstrengthofwillwhichintheordinaryBritannictypedenotesmostlynothingbutobstinacy;abrowalittlereceding,asisproperforpoets,enthusiasts,andsoldiers,wasscarcelyshadedbyshortthinhairwhich,likethebeardwhichcoveredthelowerpartofhisface,wasofabeautifuldeepchestnutcolor.

           Whentheyenteredtheport,itwasalreadynight.

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