to some distance, before he arose; and then returning, seated himself beside the valet, whose name was La Rose, the eyes of both fixed on the kneeling statue, who, after the lapse of a few minutes, underwent a singular alteration. His features, recovering gradually from the rigid expression of horror into which they had been frozen, subsided into an ideotic grin; and without looking behind, but making motions as though he would repulse some one at his back, he screamed, "Avaunt! I know thee, thou evil one-though my Bible, which thou daredst not to approach, be in other hands; yea, in the hands of the sons of Belial, for some wise end, no doubtyet, with the armour of faith, and the sword of prayer, do I defy thee.Avaunt-avaunt-to the uttermost part of the earth. "

Having uttered these words, to the

great amusement of his hearers, he finished his prayer and thanksgiving in a formal and systematic manner, arose from his knees, and walking, or more properly crawling, along the side of the vessel, clinging at every object near for support, he seated himself close to the Captain, who immediately began whistling, and looking on the opposite side, shifting his ground as much as the nature of his occupation would allow, and betraying various symptoms of uneasiness.

CHAPTER II.

THE moon glowed brighter every instant in the heavens, as the last lingering twilight withdrew the south-eastern breeze and roaring of the waves had abated, but the fair wind promised by the cunning man of Pentregethen came not: and, at length, the Fanny was incapable of making any progress in her destined course: gently she floated on the swell of the billow, her sails hanging heavy and dead, agitated only by the swinging of her mast to and fro in the air, as she heavily reeled upon one or the other side alternately. Colonel Powell was reclined on the stern of the vessel, wrapt in a black upper cloak (which he wore from respect to his father), completely absorbed in his own meditations :

the fanatic was seated on the opposite quarter; the Captain at the helm; and Morgan and La Rose on the Colonel's side of the deck, on a bale of goods near the shrouds, were engaged in earnest conversation, and cordially smoking their pipes over a cup of grog, made from some "veritable eau de vie de cognac, which La Rose had preserved carefully, to entertain the first " brave homme" he met with in England.

"Captain, as thou art called," said the fanatic, “ why dost thou allow tipling, and the beastly custom of smoking, to be practised in this thy ship?"

"Phoo!" said the Captain, "what does it signify to me? I like peace and quietness, and let every man do as he pleases."

"Peace and quietness!" cried the other; "the wicked say peace when there is no peace: yea, when the ene

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mies are at the gate. As Nathan said unto David, so say I unto thee-Thou art the man-thou must give an account of thy stewardship. He that is not with us is against us."

"A close tongue makes a wise head,” observed the Captain. "You'd better save your breath to cool your porridge, for you'll find it hot enough when you reach Bristow."

"What meanest thou?" asked the fanatic. "Fiennes is a servant of the Lord, and a true defender of the faith against the tyrant who held that title, but is a Papist, and not one of the Lord's anointed: therefore shall his lot be as that of Abiram."

"Silence! reptile!" exclaimed the Colonel, without rising from his recumbent posture, but in an authoritative tone; "I well know what you are, and the despicable class to which you belong,