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The Captain’s Children

           "Youhaven’tit?"

           "No.LordGlenarvanwasobligedtotakeittoLondon,forthesakeofyourfather;butIhavetoldyouallitcontained,wordforword,andhowwemanagedtomakeoutthecompletesensefromthefragmentsofwordsleftallexceptthelongitude,unfortunately."

           "Wecandowithoutthat,"saidtheboy.

           "Yes,Mr.Robert,"rejoinedLadyHelena,smilingatthechild’sdecidedtone."Andsoyousee,MissGrant,youknowthesmallestdetailsnowjustaswellasIdo."

           "Yes,ma’am,butIshouldliketohaveseenmyfather’swriting."

           "Well,to-morrow,perhaps,to-morrow,LordGlenarvanwillbeback.MyhusbanddeterminedtolaythedocumentbeforetheLordsoftheAdmiralty,toinducethemtosendoutashipimmediatelyinsearchofCaptainGrant."

           "Isitpossible,ma’am,"exclaimedthegirl,"thatyouhavedonethatforus?"

           "Yes,mydearMissGrant,andIamexpectingLordGlenarvanbackeveryminutenow."

           "Oh,ma’am!HeavenblessyouandLordGlenarvan,"saidtheyounggirl,fervently,overcomewithgratefulemotion."

           "Mydeargirl,wedeservenothanks;anyoneinourplacewouldhavedonethesame.Ionlytrustthehopesweareleadingyoutoentertainmayberealized,buttillmyhusbandreturns,youwillremainattheCastle."

           "Oh,no,ma’am.Icouldnotabusethesympathyyoushowtostrangers."

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