Roanoke of Roanoke Hall: A Romance — page 19: what you’re looking at

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Roanoke of Roanoke Hall. 13 the pain, at which he laughed a great, coarse laugh ; ‘it is close by here.” “‘Give me the chart,” he said again; to which, not understanding, I answered noth- ing. ‘Dost know the way, booby?” he roared, rapping out another strange-sounding oath. «Yes, yes,” I stammered, in helpless con- sternation. «« Then —— but thou shalt serve as pilot!” he exclaimed; and though his horse was a very tall one, as he need be to carry so much weight, he reached down one of his fearful arms, almost without stooping, and, gripping my shoulder with fingers of iron, swung me on to the saddle before him as if I had been an empty wallet, for all I was a well-grown boy of my age. “‘Come aboard, sir,” he said, and laughed again; then lashing his wearied steed, cried, ‘€Up anchor and make gail !” As we rode down through the darkening lanes, I in the bend of his brawny arm, he asked me many questions about the Hall, the family, and the neighborhood ; and when I hesitated at times, not comprehending his comichbooks.com