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pirate gold of adak island episodes CHAPTER V. "If the ship is perfectly motionless I might venture to step on to the deck," answered Aunt Caroline, "but I could not enter the cabin, sir. I believe the smell would instantly oppress me with nausea. I am a shocking bad sailor; even the sight of a rocking ship at a distance provokes an indescribable and a very disagreeable sensation.","Sorry to have kept you waiting so long, Admiral!" exclaimed Captain Acton.,"Because, of course, you will, you must. Your world is not mine.","We must alarm the house," cried Sarby, in a horrified tone, and thereupon walked swiftly toward the door. But before he could reach it the major, having recovered his presence of mind, seized him by the arm.,"Still, there was no necessity to insult him with such a message as you sent. Perhaps," with unpleasant meaning, "you do not understand that to say you are busy is rather more a rudeness than an excuse for one's non-appearance."，“Why do you think that’s so dreadful?”，Elinor followed with Mr. Grantly, and Miss Jinny came next with Mr. Spicer, who was very ceremonial and splendid in new clothes of the latest pattern. Patricia thought he looked particularly radiant, and wondered how he could be so glad to say good-bye. She was about to whisper to Tom Hughes, who was next in the merry jumble that followed the first three precise couples, when there was a tremendous rapping at the studio door, and Hannah Ann in her treasured new hat rushed from Miss Jinny's room, where she had been in ambush, to the besieged portal.，"Do you know," he says, slowly, staring at her the while, "you are the most beautiful woman I ever saw?"From where he stood Billy could see the distress in her face. He must think of a way to get her, and he must, must hurry!

"Thanks. Now you mustn't tell me when it comes again—the light—I want to see if I can feel it. I hope—","We got——" commenced Maurice, but Billy pinched his leg for silence.,Her eyes, as I tell you, are shining like twin stars. Her whole soul is possessed of this hope, that he for whom almost she lives must think her good to look at. And good indeed she is, and very perfect; for in her earnest face lies such inward godliness and sweet trust as make one feel the better for only a bare glance at her.,Mr Lawrence, with a nod and an expression of face that was scarcely a smile, quitted the ship, and on the wharf found Mr Eagle, who had as a matter of fact for a minute or two been watching him.,There were those who said she clung to him because of his wonderful likeness to the picture of his grandfather in the south gallery, Sir Launcelot by name, who in choicest ruffles and most elaborate queue, smiled gayly down upon the passers-by.,"But why?" says Mona, trying to read his face. "Am I so different from other people?","Is he there?","The missing will? Yes—yes—yes!" cries she, raising the hand that is behind her, and holding it high above her head with the will held tightly in it.,At this mendacious statement Mrs. Wopp turned on her offspring a withering glance.,"Granted; but you forget that Isabella was in the room on that night. She might have dropped the handkerchief.","Good. There, thank goodness this job of pluckin's done at last.". Landon rose, rubbed his cramped legs and gathered the stripped ducks up by the necks. "We'll leave the rest to Erie," he chuckled. "This is about as far as she ever lets me go. Comin' in?","You speak like a gentleman to me in this matter, which you do not often do when I refer to it, nor your father neither——".