rtainty of her being speedily rescued.

In this latter supposition, however, Henry was mistaken.

The events on shore which we have just described, had been witnessed, of
course, by the crews of both vessels, with, as may be easily
conjectured, very different feelings.

In the _Foam_, the few men who were lounging about the deck looked
uneasily from the war vessel to the countenance of Manton, in whose
hands they felt that their fate now lay. The object of their regard
paced the deck slowly, with his hands in his pockets and a pipe in his
mouth, in the most listless manner, in order to deceive the numerous
eyes which he knew full well scanned his movements with deep curiosity.
The frowning brow and the tightly compressed lips alone indicated the
storm of anger which was in reality raging in the pirate's breast at
what he deemed the obstinacy of his captain in running into such danger,
and the folly of his men in having shewn fight on shore when there was
no occasion for doing so. But Manton was too much alive to his own
danger and interests to allow passion at such a critical moment to
interfere with his judgment. He paced the deck slowly, as we have said,
undecided as to what course he ought to pursue, but ready to act with
the utmost energy and promptitude when the time for action should
arrive.

On board the _Talisman_, on the other hand, the young commander began to
feel certain of his prize; and when he witnessed the scuffle on shore,
the flight of the boat's crew with the three young people and the
subsequent events, he could not conceal a smile of triumph as he turned
to Gascoyne and said--

"Your men are strangely violent in their proceedings, sir, for the crew
of a peaceable trader. If it were not that they are pulling straight
for your schooner, where, no doubt, they will be received with open
arms, I would have fancied they had been part of the crew of that
wonderful pirate, who seems to be able to change _colour_ almost as
quickly as he changes _position_."

The allusion had no effect whatever on the imperturbable Gascoyne, on
whose countenance good humour seemed to have been immovably enthroned,
for the worse his case became the more amiable and satisfied was his
aspect.

"Surely Captain Montague does not hold me responsible for the doings of
my men in my absence," said he, calmly. "I have already said that they
are a wild set--not easily restrained even when I am present; and fond
of getting