His Other Wife: A Novel — page 201: what you’re looking at

Machine-transcribed from the original scan — historical spelling and the odd misread are preserved.

SERPENT AND DOVE. 193 erately turning himself on his back, he pillowed Faith’s head on his breast, and let the waves bear. them out- ward. The vessel whose sails had attracted Vernois’ notice proved to be no fishing-smack, but one of those low- rigged cutters used in coasting trade. To arrest the attention of the tall figure on the deck of the little vessel, within range of which he was with diffi- culty swimming now, was no great task, and, being already at anchor, she easily and quickly re se a boat to his assistance. ‘It was not Jong before the cold, insensible form of the poor girl was disposed upon a couch in the cabin, with a heavy blanket wrapped about her saturated garments, and restoratives applied (with no mean skill) under the pre- scription of the stout mate of the Madcap, whose appear- ance has already been described. With a return. to consciousness, Faith was made to swallow a little strong cordial, which completed the resto- — ration of her benumbed faculties sufficiently to relieve all apprehension concerning the result of the accident. In- stead of waking up to the full realization of what had hap- pened, the girl lapsed into a profound sleep— induced, perhaps, by the potent draught which had been adminis- tered, and by the transition from intense cold to the com- fortable warmth of the place. 3 As soon as this condition was reached, Vernois accepted the offer of dry clothing which was made him by the tall (E(@) Comicbooks: