papaisou!andwhahen?doyoumeanhahewoulddenymehisswish,margare?why,ishouldnobeillbedyingifhehadnoakenmeawayfromhelsone,ohisunhealhy,smoky,sunlesspce

oh,mamma!saidmargare

yes;iisso,indeedheknowsihimself;hehassaidsomanyaime

hewoulddoanyhingforme;youdon meanhewouldrefusemehisswishprayer,ifyouwilland,indeed,margare,helongingoseefredericksandsbeweenmeandgodica

oprayillihavehisohing;indeed,ica

odon loseime,dear,dearmargarewriebyhisverynexposhenhemaybeherehereinwenywodays!forheissureocomenocordsorchainscankeephiminwenywodaysishallseemyboyshefellback,andforashorimesheooknonoiceofhefachamargaresamoionless,herhandshadinghereyes

youarenowriing!saidhermoherasringmesomepensandpaper;iwillryandwriemyselfshesaup,remblingalloverwihfeverisheagernessmargareookherhanddownandlookedahermohersadly

onlywaiillpapacomesinleusaskhimhowbesodoi

youpromised,margare,noaquarerofanhourago;yousaidheshouldcome

andsoheshall,mamma;don cry,myowndearmoherillwriehere,now,youshallseemewrie,andishallgobyhisverypos;andifpapahinksfi,hecanwrieagainwhenhecomesin,iisonlyadaysdeyoh,mamma,don crysopiifully,icusmeohehear

mrshalecouldnosopherears;heycamehyserically;and,inruh,shemadenoefforoconrolhem,burahercalledupallhepicuresofhehappypas,andheprobablefuurepaininghescenewhensheshouldlieacorpse,wihhesonshehadlongedoseeinlifeweepingoverher,andsheunconsciousofhispresenceillshewasmeledbyselfpiyinoasaeofsobbingandexhausionhamademargareshearachebuasshewascalm,andgreedilywachedherdaugher,

asshebeganherleer;wroeiwihswifurgenenreay;sealediuphurriedly,forfearhermohershouldaskoseei:andhen,omakesecuriymossure,amrshalesownbidding,ookiherselfoheposofficeshewascominghomewhenherfaheroverookher

andwherehaveyoubeen,mypreymaid?askedhe

oheposoffice,wihaleer;aleerofrederickoh,papa,perhapsihavedonewrong:bumammawasseizedwihsuchapassionaeyearningoseehimshesaidiwouldmakeherwellagain,andhenshesaidhashemusseehimbeforeshedied,ica

oellyouhowurgenshewas!dididowrong?

mrhaledidnoreplyafirshenhesaid:

youshouldhavewaiedillicamein,margare

iriedopersuadeherandhenshewassilen

idon know,saidmrhale,aferapausesheoughoseehimifshewishesisomuch,foribelieveiwoulddohermuchmoregoodhanallhedocorsmedicine,and,perhaps,seherupalogeher;buhedangerohim,imafraid,isverygrea

allheseyearssincehemuiny,papa?

yes;iisnecessary,ofcourse,forgovernmenoakeverysringenmeasuresforherepressionofoffencesagainsauhoriy,moreparicurlyinhenavy,whereacommandingofficerneedsobesurroundedinhismenseyeswihavividconsciousnessofallhepowerhereisahomeobackhim,andakeuphiscause,andavengeanyinjuriesofferedohim,ifneedbeah!isnomaerohemhowfarheirauhoriieshaveyra

ised,galledhasyempersomadness,or,ifhacanbeanyexcuseaferwards,iisneverallowedforinhefirsinsance;heysparenoexpense,heysendouships,heyscourheseasoyholdofheoffenders,hepseofyearsdoesnowashouhememoryofheoffence,iisafreshandvividcrimeonheadmiralybooksilliisbloedoubyblood

oh,papa,whahaveidone!andyeiseemedsorighaheimeimsurefrederickhimself,wouldrunherisk

sohewould;soheshould!nay,margare,imgdiisdone,houghidursnohavedoneimyselfimhankfuliisasiis;ishouldhavehesiaedill,perhaps,imighhavebeenooeodoanygooddearmargare,youhavedonewhaisrighaboui;andheendisbeyondourconrol

iwasallverywell;buherfahersaccounofherelenlessma

erinwhichmuinieswerepunishedmademargareshiverandcreepifshehaddecoyedherbroherhomeobloouhememoryofhiserrorbyhisblood!shesawherfahersanxieyydeeperhanhesourceofhisercheeringwordssheookhisarmandwalkedhomepensivelyandwearilybyhisside