hat every thing had gone on as well as if he
had acted for himself. Although Miss Trevannion had not expressed a
wish that I should call, she had sent Humphrey for my brother Philip,
to let us know the dangerous state in which her father was, and after
that Philip called every day, and was the bearer of messages to me. As
her father recovered, she told Philip that he had expressed himself
very strongly as to his conduct towards me, and had acknowledged that
I was right in my scruples, and that he was astonished that he had not
viewed privateering in the same light that I did. That he felt very
grateful for my considerate and kind conduct in conducting the
business during his illness, and that as soon as he was well enough he
would call upon me, to beg my pardon for his conduct towards me. Miss
Trevannion also told him that her father had said that he considered
his illness a judgment upon him, and a warning to open his eyes to his
sacrifice of principle to the desire of gain, and that he received it
accordingly with humility and thankfulness; that it was his intention
to offer the privateer vessels to government, and if they did not hire
them, he should dispose of them in some other way. This was very
agreeable intelligence, and was the source of much conversation
between Captain Levee and me.

About a fortnight afterwards, Mr. Trevannion, who was still weak, sent
me a billet, in which he said that he was afraid that his anxiety to
see me and his being still confined to his room, rather retarded his
recovery, and begged as a favour that I would accept his
acknowledgment in writing, and come to see him. That I consented to
do, and repaired to his house accordingly. I found him in his room,
sitting in his dressing-gown, and he had evidently suffered much.

"Mr. Elrington," said he, "I trust to your excellent nature to accept
my apologies for the very unjust treatment you have received at my
hands. I am ashamed of myself, and I can say no more."

"I beg, Mr. Trevannion, that you will say no more; I accept the return
of your friendship with pleasure," replied I; "I am sorry that you
have been so ill."

"I am not," replied he; "it is good for us to be chastised at times.
My sickness has opened my eyes, and made me, I trust, a better man.
May I ask a favour of you?"

"Most certainly, Sir," replied I.

"It is that you will execute a commission for me, which is to go to
London on my account, see the government people who