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In Search of Water

           Wewerehisonlythought:andwheneverhecamehomefromhisvoyages,weweresureofsomeSOUVENIRfromalltheplaceshehadbeento;and,betterstill,oflovingwordsandcaresses.Ah!ifyouknewhimyouwouldlovehim,too.Maryismostlikehim.Hehasasoftvoice,likehers.That’sstrangeforasailor,isn’tit?"

           "Yes,Robert,verystrange."

           "Iseehimstill,"theboywenton,asifspeakingtohimself."Good,bravepapa.Heputmetosleeponhisknee,crooninganoldScotchballadaboutthelochsofourcountry.Thetimesometimescomesbacktome,butveryconfusedlike.SoitdoestoMary,too.Ah,myLord,howwelovedhim.Well,Idothinkoneneedstobelittletoloveone’sfatherlikethat."

           "Yes,andtobegrownup,mychild,toveneratehim,"repliedGlenarvan,deeplytouchedbytheboy’sgenuineaffection.

           Duringthisconversationthehorseshadbeenslackeningspeed,andwereonlywalkingnow.

           "Youwillfindhim?"saidRobertagain,afterafewminutes’silence.

           "Yes,we’llfindhim,"wasGlenarvan’sreply,"Thalcavehassetusonthetrack,andIhavegreatconfidenceinhim."

           "ThalcaveisabraveIndian,isn’the?"saidtheboy.

           "Thatindeedheis."

           "Doyouknowsomething,myLord?"

           "Whatisit,andthenIwilltellyou?"

           "Thatallthepeopleyouhavewithyouarebrave.LadyHelena,whomIloveso,andtheMajor,withhiscalmmanner,andCaptainMangles,andMonsieurPaganel,andallthesailorsontheDuncan.Howcourageousanddevotedtheyare."

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