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Ayrton’s Obstinacy

           Whathadbeensaid,whatargumentstheyusedtowinthesecretfromtheconvict,orwhatquestionswereasked,remainedunknown;butwhentheyleftAyrton,theydidnotseemtohavesucceeded,astheexpressionontheirfacesdenoteddiscouragement.

           Inconsequenceofthis,whenthequartermasterwasbeingtakenbacktohiscabin,thesailorsmethimwithviolentmenaces.Hetooknonoticeexceptbyshrugginghisshoulders,whichsoincreasedtheirrage,thatJohnManglesandGlenarvanhadtointerfere,andcouldonlyrepressitwithdifficulty.

           ButLadyHelenawouldnotownherselfvanquished.Sheresolvedtostruggletothelastwiththispitilessman,andwentnextdayherselftohiscabintoavoidexposinghimagaintothevindictivenessofthecrew.

           ThegoodandgentleScotchwomanstayedalonewiththeconvictleaderfortwolonghours.Glenarvaninastateofextremenervousanxiety,remainedoutsidethecabin,alternatelyresolvedtoexhaustcompletelythislastchanceofsuccess,alternatelyresolvedtorushinandsnatchhiswifefromsopainfulasituation.

           ButthistimewhenLadyHelenareappeared,herlookwasfullofhope.Hadshesucceededinextractingthesecret,andawakeninginthatadamantheartalastfainttouchofpity?

           McNabbs,whofirstsawher,couldnotrestrainagestureofincredulity.

           HoweverthereportsoonspreadamongthesailorsthatthequartermasterhadyieldedtothepersuasionsofLadyHelena.Theeffectwaselectrical.TheentirecrewassembledondeckfarquickerthanTomAustin’swhistlecouldhavebroughtthemtogether

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