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Article A NIGHT IN THE ÆGÆAN.* ← Page 2 of 3 →
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A Night In The Ægæan.*
only three of the crew were saved . His replies to my questions proved to me that he was a worthy Mason , and I accordingly did not hesitate to engage him . He will , I am sure , be a great assistance to Morgan and our five other men . " " I dare say you expected a little bantering from me on the subject , " answered Ernest , " and I must say your
Masonic notions appear rather quixotic . Here is a man , of whose character you know nothing , who may work himself into your confidence to rob and plunder you , and you offer him every opportunity , merely because he is one of the Craft , as you call it . " "On my own head be the risk , " replied his friend ; " I am bound to help my brethren in distress , and I always will endeavour to do so . "
" Well , as you like , " said Ernest ; " it is , in truth , a fine thing for a poor fellow like that to be a Mason , if he can obtain such help from his rich brethren ; but what good are you ever likely to get from the Order 1 " " The pleasing consciousness of benefiting my fellowcreatures , " was the reply ; " but it is getting late , suppose we turn in . "
Mr . N— was just going down , when an exclamation from his companion caused him to turn round . By the light of the moon , which was then shining most brilliantly , they observed a long dark vessel bearing down upon them . It was rigged like a lugger , and Mr . N— at once pronounced the terrible words , " a pirate . "
Knowing well the speed which the Greek piratical vessels possessed , Mr . N— at once called up his little crew to make all sail . Eesistance he well knew would be hopeless , for what could seven men , almost unarmed , do against probably four times the number of armed desperadoes ? The little vessel was accordingly put under all the sail she could carry , and
apparently gained slightly on the pirate . The breeze , however , was so faint , that neither vessel made much way , and about daybreak it dropped altogether . Hope now began to dawn upon the crew of the Violante , bnt it was quickly dispelled by the appearance of two enormous sweepsor long oarswhich projected from the sides of
, , the pirate . Urged on by them , the lugger was soon alongside , and a gruff voice hailed the yacht in French , and demanded her surrender . " We must make the best terms we can , Ernest , " said Mr . N— , in assuring tones , though his blanched cheek
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
A Night In The Ægæan.*
only three of the crew were saved . His replies to my questions proved to me that he was a worthy Mason , and I accordingly did not hesitate to engage him . He will , I am sure , be a great assistance to Morgan and our five other men . " " I dare say you expected a little bantering from me on the subject , " answered Ernest , " and I must say your
Masonic notions appear rather quixotic . Here is a man , of whose character you know nothing , who may work himself into your confidence to rob and plunder you , and you offer him every opportunity , merely because he is one of the Craft , as you call it . " "On my own head be the risk , " replied his friend ; " I am bound to help my brethren in distress , and I always will endeavour to do so . "
" Well , as you like , " said Ernest ; " it is , in truth , a fine thing for a poor fellow like that to be a Mason , if he can obtain such help from his rich brethren ; but what good are you ever likely to get from the Order 1 " " The pleasing consciousness of benefiting my fellowcreatures , " was the reply ; " but it is getting late , suppose we turn in . "
Mr . N— was just going down , when an exclamation from his companion caused him to turn round . By the light of the moon , which was then shining most brilliantly , they observed a long dark vessel bearing down upon them . It was rigged like a lugger , and Mr . N— at once pronounced the terrible words , " a pirate . "
Knowing well the speed which the Greek piratical vessels possessed , Mr . N— at once called up his little crew to make all sail . Eesistance he well knew would be hopeless , for what could seven men , almost unarmed , do against probably four times the number of armed desperadoes ? The little vessel was accordingly put under all the sail she could carry , and
apparently gained slightly on the pirate . The breeze , however , was so faint , that neither vessel made much way , and about daybreak it dropped altogether . Hope now began to dawn upon the crew of the Violante , bnt it was quickly dispelled by the appearance of two enormous sweepsor long oarswhich projected from the sides of
, , the pirate . Urged on by them , the lugger was soon alongside , and a gruff voice hailed the yacht in French , and demanded her surrender . " We must make the best terms we can , Ernest , " said Mr . N— , in assuring tones , though his blanched cheek