Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 147: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. 14! the panic-stricken fugitives, and we drew rein and returned to Dublin, from which port we sailed the same night, having learned that no attempt would be made to hold the city. *‘TIs this France ?” I asked, when some days afterwards I came on deck at daylight to find that we were once more at anchor in a bay surrounded by lofty hills. **No such good fortune,” replied my pro- tector. ‘‘It is again the accursed Ireland. .Glad shall I be when I turn my back on it.” There was another vessel lying still farther in, between us and the shore, and as there was nothing else to be done I amused my- self by watching her and the signals, which I could in no way understand, that passed between the two ships. Early one morning, as I was thus engaged, I observed a consid- erable degree of excitement on board her, and shortly afterwards a boat put off and pulled to the shore. Scarcely had it arrived when a party of gentlemen rode down at great speed, and while some of them dismounted hastily and entered the boat, the rest re- mained silently gazing, hat in hand. So they stood until the new arrivals were safely comichbooks.com