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Billy braced himself. At the same time he caught a glimpse of Anson's leering face and inwardly vowed that that young man should have plenty of reason to regret that leer.,"Is Maurice asleep?" whispered the woman.,He hung his head and braced himself to meet what was justly coming to him. She would despise him now, he knew. He felt a gentle touch on his arm, and raised his face slowly. The girl's red lips were smiling. He could scarcely believe his eyes.,"No, sir. At least not at once.",Captain Acton resumed his walk, and the Admiral rolled by his side beating the ground.,Anson almost sobbed his relief. "I'll do it," he agreed. "What is it you want'a know, Bill?",They went on board the several vessels lying in the harbour, but the answer they received was that of the wharf: Miss Lucy Acton had not been seen, or at all events noticed.,The boys gazed at each other and Maurice's chuckle echoed Billy's, although it was raspy and hoarse.,"Lucy told me at breakfast this morning that on going to bed last night she noticed a faint tinge in the air as of the rising moon[Pg 5] away to the eastward. 'Twas the burning wreck, I presume?","Bill," Anson's voice was shaking, "I don't feel like sleepin' longside this winder. That awful thing might come shinnin' up that tree an' gulp me up. I'm goin' down and ask Ma if I can't sleep out in the shed with Moll an' the pups.","Why, yes, sir, course I do. But I never should ha' thought it. Why of all the young ladies——","I reported her as soon as I saw her, sir.".