\'I\'moffi\'th\'morning;andsailforthenorthseasdayafter。\'
Heturnedaway，andbegantowhistle，asifhedidnotwishforanyfurtherconversationwithhisinterrogator。Philip，indeed，hadnothingmoretosaytohim:hehadlearnedallhewantedtoknow。
\'I\'dliketobidgood—bytoSylvie。Issheathome？\'heaskedofherfather。
\'A\'mthinkingthou\'llnotfindher。She\'llbeofftoYesterbarrowt\'
seeifshe\'dgetasettin\'o\'theireggs;hergreyspeckledheniscluckin\'，andnought\'llserveourSylviabuttheireggstosetherupon。But，fora\'that，shemayn\'tbegoneyet。Bestgoonandseeforthysel\'。\'
Sotheyparted;butPhiliphadnotgonemanystepsbeforehisunclecalledhimback，Kinraidslowlyloiteringonmeanwhile。Robsonwasfumblingamongsomedirtypapershehadinanoldleathercase，whichhehadproducedoutofhispocket。
\'Factis，Philip，t\'pleugh\'sinabadway，gearin\'anda\'，an\'folkistalkin\'onanewkindo\'mak\';andifthou\'sboundforYork————\'
\'I\'mnotgoingbyYork;I\'mgoingbyaNewcastlesmack。\'
\'Newcassel——Newcassel——it\'sprettymucht\'same。Here，lad，thoucanreadprinteasyit\'sabitaswascutoutonapapper;there\'sNewcassel，andYork，andDurham，andavastmoretownsnamed，wheerefolkcanlearna\'aboutt\'newmak\'o\'pleugh。\'
\'Isee，\'saidPhilip:\'\"Robinson，Side，Newcastle，cangiveallrequisiteinformation。\"\'
\'Ay，ay，\'saidRobson;\'thou\'shitt\'marrowont\'matter。Now，ifthou\'rti\'Newcassel，thoucanlearnallaboutit;thou\'rtlittlebetternorawoman，forsure，bein\'mainlyacquaintwi\'ribbons，butthey\'lltellthee——they\'lltellthee，lad;andwritedownwhattheysayn，andwhat\'stobet\'price，andlooksharpastowhatkindo\'folktheyareassells\'em，an\'writeandletmeknow。Thou\'llbei\'Newcasselto—morrow，maybe？Well，then，I\'llreckontohearfro\'theeinaweek，or，mayhap，less，——fort\'landisbackward，andI\'dliketoknowaboutt\'pleughs。I\'damonth\'smindtowritetoBrunton，asmarriedMollyCorney，butwritin\'ismorei\'thywayan\'t\'parson\'snormine;andifthousellsribbons，Bruntonsellscheese，andthat\'snobetter。\'
Philippromisedtodohisbest，andtowritewordtoRobson，who，satisfiedwithhiswillingnesstoundertakethecommission，badehimgoonandseeifhecouldnotfindthelass。HerfatherwasrightinsayingthatshemightnothavesetoutforYesterbarrow。ShehadtalkedaboutittoKinraidandherfatherinordertocoverherregretatherlover\'saccompanyingherfathertoseesomenewkindofharpoonaboutwhichthelatterhadspoken。
Butassoonastheyhadleftthehouse，andshehadcovertlywatchedthemupthebrowinthefield，shesatedowntomeditateanddreamabouthergreathappinessinbeingbelovedbyherhero，CharleyKinraid。Nogloomydreadofhislongsummer\'sabsence;nofearofthecold，glitteringicebergsbearingmercilesslydownontheUrania，norshudderinganticipationofthedarkwavesofevilimport，crossedhermind。Helovedher，andthatwasenough。Hereyeslooked，trance—like，intoadim，gloriousfutureoflife;herlips，stillwarmandreddenedbyhiskiss，werejustpartedinahappysmile，whenshewas\'startledbythesoundofanapproachingfootstep——afootstepquitefamiliarenoughforhertorecognizeit，andwhichwasunwelcomenow，asdisturbingherintheoneblessedsubjectofthoughtinwhichaloneshecaredtoindulge。
\'Well，Philip！an\'whatbringsyo\'here？\'washerratherungraciousgreeting。
\'Why，Sylvie，areyo\'sorrytoseeme？\'askedPhilip，reproachfully。
Butsheturneditoffwithassumedlightness。
\'Oh，yes，\'saidshe。\'I\'vebeenwantingyo\'thisweekpastwi\'t\'matchtomyblueribbonyo\'saidyo\'dgetandbringmenexttimeyo\'came。\'
\'I\'veforgottenit，Sylvie。It\'scleangoneoutofmymind，\'saidPhilip，withtrueregret。\'ButI\'vehadadealtothinkon，\'hecontinued，penitently，asifanxioustobeforgiven。Sylviadidnotwanthispenitence，didnotcareforherribbon，wastroubledbyhisearnestnessofmanner——butheknewnothingofallthat;heonlyknewthatshewhomhelovedhadaskedhimtodosomethingforher，andhehadneglectedit;so，anxioustobeexcusedandforgiven，hewentonwiththeapologyshecarednottohear。
Ifshehadbeenlessoccupiedwithherownaffairs，lessengrossedwithdeepfeeling，shewouldhavereproachedhim，ifonlyinjest，forhiscarelessness。
Asitwas，shescarcelytookinthesenseofhiswords。
\'Yousee，Sylvie，I\'vehadadealtothinkon;beforelongIintendtellingyo\'allaboutit;justnowI\'mnotfreetodoit。Andwhenaman\'smindisfullo\'business，mostparticularwhenit\'sotherfolk\'sasistrustedtohim，heseemstolosecountontheverythingshe\'dmostcareforatanothertime。\'Hepausedalittle。
Sylvia\'sgallopingthoughtswerepulledsuddenlyupbyhissilence;
shefeltthathewantedhertosaysomething，butshecouldthinkofnothingbesidesanambignous——
\'Well？\'
\'AndI\'mofftoLondoni\'t\'morning，\'addedhe，alittlewistfully，almostasifbeseechinghertoshoworexpresssomesorrowatajourney，theverydestinationofwhichshowedthathewouldbeabsentforsometime。
\'ToLunnon！\'saidshe，withsomesurprise。\'Yo\'reniverthinkingo\'
goingtolivetheere，forsure！\'
Surprise，andcuriosity，andwonder;nothingmore，asPhilip\'sinstincttoldhim。Buthereasonedthatfirstcorrectimpressionawaywithingenioussophistry。
\'Nottolivethere:onlytostayforsometime。Ishallbeback，Ireckon，inamonthorso。\'
\'Ohthat\'snoughtofagoingaway，\'saidshe，ratherpetulantly。\'Themasgoestot\'Greenlandseashastobideawayforsixmonthsandmore，\'
andshesighed。
SuddenlyalightshonedownintoPhilip\'smind。Hisvoicewaschangedashespokenext。
\'Imetthatgood—for—nothingchap，Kinraid，wi\'yo\'rfatherJustnow。
He\'llha\'beenhere，Sylvie？\'
Shestoopedforsomethingshehaddropped，andcameupredasarose。
\'Tobesure;whatthen？\'Andsheeyedhimdefiantly，thoughinherheartshetrembled，sheknewnotwhy。
\'Whatthen？andyo\'rmotheraway。He\'snocompanyforsuchasthee，atnotime，Sylvie。\'
\'Feytherandmechoosesourowncompany，withoutiveraskingleaveo\'
yo\'，\'saidSylvia，hastilyarrangingthethingsinthelittlewoodenwork—boxthatwasonthetable，preparatorytoputtingitaway。Atthetime，inhisagitation，hesaw，butdidnotaffixanymeaningtoit，thatthehalfofsomesilvercoinwasamongthecontentsthusturnedoverbeforetheboxwaslocked。
\'Butthymotherwouldn\'tlikeit，Sylvie;he\'splayedfalsewi\'otherlasses，he\'llbeplayingtheefalsesomeo\'thesedays，ifthouletshimcomeaboutthee。Hewentonwi\'AnnieCoulson，William\'ssister，tillhebrokeherheart;andsin\'thenhe\'sbeenonwi\'others。\'
\'Idunnotbelieveawordon\'t，\'saidSylvia，standingup，allaflame。
\'Inivertelledaliei\'mylife，\'saidPhilip，almostchokingwithgriefathermannertohim，andtheregardforhisrivalwhichshebetrayed。
\'ItwereWillieCoulsonastelledme，assolemnandseriousasonemancanspeaktoanother;andhesaiditweren\'tthefirstnorthelasttimeashehadmadehisowngamewithyoungwomen。
\'Andhowdareyo\'comeheretomewi\'yo\'rbackbitingtales？\'saidSylvia，shiveringalloverwithpassion。
Philiptriedtokeepcalm，andtoexplain。
\'Itwereyo\'rownmother，Sylvia，asknowedyo\'hadnobrother，oranyonetoseeafteryo\';andyo\'sopretty，sopretty，Sylvia，\'hecontinued，shakinghishead，sadly，\'thatmenrunafteryo\'againsttheirwill，asonemaysay;andyo\'rmotherbademewatcho\'eryeandseewhatcompanyyo\'kept，andwhowasfollowingafteryo\'，andtowarnyo\'，ifneedwere。\'
\'Mymotherniverbadeyo\'tocomespyingafterme，andblamingmeforseeingaladasmyfeytherthinkswellon。An\'Idon\'tbelieveawordaboutAnnieCoulson;an\'I\'mnotgoingtosufferyo\'tocomewi\'yo\'rtalestome;say\'emouttohisface，andhearwhathe\'llsaytoyo\'。\'
\'Sylvie，Sylvie，\'criedpoorPhilip，ashisoffendedcousinrushedpasthim，andupstairstoherlittlebedroom，whereheheardthesoundofthewoodenboltflyingintoitsplace。Hecouldhearherfeetpacingquicklyaboutthroughtheunceiledrafters。Hesatestillindespair，hisheadburiedinhistwohands。Hesatetillitgrewdusk，dark;thewoodfire，notgatheredtogetherbycarefulhands，diedoutintograyashes。DollyReidhaddoneherworkandgonehome。TherewerebutPhilipandSylviainthehouse。Heknewheoughttobegoinghome，forhehadmuchtodo，andmanyarrangementstomake。Yetitseemedasthoughhecouldnotstir。
Atlengthheraisedhisstiffenedbody，andstoodup，dizzy。Upthelittlewoodenstairshewent，wherehehadneverbeenbefore，tothesmallsquarelanding，almostfilledupwiththegreatchestforoat—cake。Hebreathedhardforaminute，andthenknockedatthedoorofSylvia\'sroom。
\'Sylvie！I\'mgoingaway;saygood—by。\'Noanswer。Notasoundheard。
\'Sylvie！\'（alittlelouder，andlesshoarselyspoken）。Therewasnoreply。
\'Sylvie！Ishallbealongtimeaway;perhapsImaynivercomebackatall;\'herehebitterlythoughtofanunregardeddeath。Saygood—by。\'Noanswer。Hewaitedpatiently。Canshebeweariedout，andgonetosleep，hewondered。Yetonceagain——\'Good—by，Sylvie，andGodblessyo\'！I\'msorryIvexedyo\'。\'
Noreply。
Withaheavy，heavyhearthecreakeddownthestairs，feltforhiscap，andleftthehouse。
\'She\'swarned，anyway，\'thoughthe。JustatthatmomentthelittlecasementwindowofSylvia\'sroomwasopened，andshesaid——
\'Good—by，Philip！\'
Thewindowwasshutagainassoonasthewordswerespoken。Philipknewtheuselessnessofremaining;theneedforhisdeparture;andyethestoodstillforalittletimelikeoneentranced，asifhiswillhadlostallpowertocompelhimtoleavetheplace。Thosetwowordsofhers，whichtwohoursbeforewouldhavebeensofarbeneathhisaspirations，hadnowpowertore—lighthope，toquenchreproachorblame。
\'She\'sbutayounglassie，\'saidhetohimself;\'an\'KinraidhasbeenplayingWI\'her，assuchashecan\'thelpdoing，oncetheygetamongt\'
women。An\'IcamedownsuddenonheraboutAnnieCoulson，andtouchedherpride。Maybe，too，itwereilladvisedtotellherhowhermotherwasfearedforher。Icouldn\'tha\'lefttheplaceto—morrowifhe\'dbeenbidinghere;
buthe\'soffforhalfayearorso，andI\'llbehomeagainassoonasiverIcan。Inhalfayearsuchasheforgets，ifiverhe\'sthoughtseriousabouther;butina\'mylifetime，ifIlivetofourscore，Icanniverforget。
Godblessherforsaying，\"Good—by，Philip。\"\'Herepeatedthewordsaloudinfondmimicryofhertones:\'Good—by，Philip。\'
chapter18CHAPTERXVIIIEDDYINLOVE\'SCURRENTThenextmorningshonebrightandclear，ifeveraMarchmorningdid。Thebeguilingmonthwascominginlikealamb，withwhateverstormsitmightgoragingout。ItwaslongsincePhiliphadtastedthefreshnessoftheearlyairontheshore，orinthecountry，ashisemploymentattheshopdetainedhiminMonkshaventilltheevening。Andasheturneddownthequays（orstaithes）onthenorthsideoftheriver，towardstheshore，andmetthefreshsea—breezeblowingrightinhisface，itwasimpossiblenottofeelbrightandelastic。Withhisknapsackslungoverhisshoulder，hewaspreparedforagoodstretchtowardsHartlepool，whenceacoachwouldtakehimtoNewcastlebeforenight。Forsevenoreightmilesthelevelsandswereasshortandfarmoreagreeablearoadthantheupanddownland—ways。Philipwalkedonprettybriskly，unconsciouslyenjoyingthesunnylandscapebeforehim;thecrispcurlingwavesrushingalmostuptohisfeet，onhisrighthand，andthenswishingbackoverthefinesmallpebblesintothegreatswellingsea。Tohisleftwerethecliffsrisingonebehindanother，havingdeepgullieshereandtherebetween，withlonggreenslopesupwardfromtheland，andthensuddenfallsofbrownandredsoilorrockdeepeningtoayetgreaterrichnessofcolourattheirbasetowardstheblueoceanbeforehim。Theloud，monotonousmurmuroftheadvancingandrecedingwaterslulledhimintodreaminess;thesunnylookofeverythingtingedhisday—dreamswithhope。Sohetrudgedmerrilyoverthefirstmileorso;notanobstacletohismeasuredpaceonthehard，levelpavement;
notacreaturetobeseensincehehadleftthelittlegatheringofbare—leggedurchinsdabblinginthesea—poolsnearMonkshaven。Thecaresoflandwereshutoutbythegloriousbarrierofrocksbeforehim。Thereweresomegreatmassesthathadbeendetachedbytheactionoftheweather，andlayhalfembeddedinthesand，draperiedoverbytheheavypendentolive—greenseaweed。
Thewaveswereneareratthispoint;theadvancingseacameupwithamightydistantlengthofroar;hereandtherethesmoothswellwaslashedbythefretagainstunseenrocksintowhitebreakers;butotherwisethewavescameupfromtheGermanOceanuponthatEnglishshorewithalongsteadyrollthatmighthavetakenitsfirstimpetusfaraway，inthehauntofthesea—serpentonthecoastof\'Norrowayoverthefoam。\'TheairwassoftasMay;rightoverheadtheskywasblue，butitdeadenedintograynearthesealines。Flocksofseagullshoveredabouttheedgeofthewaves，slowlyrisingandturningtheirwhiteunder—plumagetoglimmerinthesunlightasPhilipapproached。Thewholescenewassopeaceful，sosoothing，thatitdispelledthecaresandfears（toowellfoundedinfact）whichhadweigheddownonhisheartduringthedarkhoursofthepastnight。
TherewasHaytersbankgullyopeningdownitsgreenentranceamongthewarmbrownbasesofthecliffs。Below，intheshelteredbrushwood，amongthelastyear\'switheredleaves，someprimrosesmightbefound。HehalfthoughtofgatheringSylviaaposyofthem，andrushinguptothefarmtomakealittlefarewellpeace—offering。Butonlookingathiswatch，heputallthoughtsofsuchanactionoutofhishead;itwasaboveanhourlaterthanhehadsupposed，andhemustmakeallhasteontoHartlepool。
Justashewasapproachingthisgully，amancamedashingdown，andranoutsomewayuponthesandwiththeveryforceofhisdescent;thenheturnedtotheleftandtookthedirectionofHartlepoolahundredyardsorsoinadvanceofPhilip。Heneverstayedtolookroundhim，butwentswiftlyandsteadilyonhisway。Bythepeculiarlurchinhiswalk——byeverything——Philipknewitwasthespecksioneer，Kinraid。
NowtheroadupHaytersbankgullyledtothefarm，andnowhereelse。
StillanyonewishingtodescendtotheshoremightdosobyfirstgoinguptotheRobsons\'house，andskirtingthewallstilltheycametothelittleslenderpathdowntotheshore。Butbythefarm，bytheveryhouse—doortheymustofnecessitypass。Philipslackenedhispace，keepingundertheshadowoftherock。By—and—byKinraid，walkingonthesunlightopensands，turnedroundandlookedlongandearnestlytowardsHaytersbankgully。Hepburnpausedwhenhepaused，butasintentlyashelookedatsomeobjectabove，sointentlydidHepburnlookathim。Noneedtoascertainbysighttowardswhomhislooks，histhoughtsweredirected。Hetookoffhishatandwavedit，touchingonepartofitasifwithparticularmeaning。Whenheturnedawayatlast，Hepburnheavedaheavysigh，andcreptyetmoreintothecolddankshadowofthecliffs。Eachstepwasnowaheavytask，hissadhearttiredandweary。Afterawhileheclimbedupafewfeet，soastominglehisformyetmorecompletelywiththestonesandrocksaround。Stumblingovertheunevenandoftenjaggedpoints，slippingonthesea—weed，plungingintolittlepoolsofwaterleftbytheebbingtideinsomenaturalbasins，heyetkepthiseyesfixedasifinfascinationonKinraid，andmadehiswayalmostalongsideofhim。ButthelasthourhadpinchedHepburn\'sfeaturesintosomethingofthewanhaggardnesstheywouldwearwhenheshouldfirstbelyingstillforever。
Andnowthetwomenweredrawingnearacreek，abouteightmilesfromMonkshaven。Thecreekwasformedbyabeck（orsmallstream）thatcameflowingdownfromthemoors，andtookitswaytotheseabetweenthewideningrocks。Themeltingofthesnowsandrunningofthefloodedwater—springsabovemadethisbeckintheearlyspring—timebothdeepandwide。Hepburnknewthatheretheybothmusttakeapathleadinginlandtoanarrowfoot—bridgeaboutaquarterofamileupthestream;indeedfromthispoint，owingtothejuttingoutoftherocks，thelandpathwastheshortest;andthiswaylaybythewater—sideatananglerightbelowtheclifftowhichHepburn\'sstepswereleadinghim。Heknewthatonthislonglevelfield—pathhemighteasilybeseenbyanyonefollowing;nay，ifhefollowedanyoneatashortdistance，foritwasfullofturnings;andheresolved，lateashewas，tositdownforawhiletillKinraidwasfarenoughinadvanceforhimtoescapebeingseen。Hecameuptothelastrockbehindwhichhecouldbeconcealed;sevenoreightfeetabovethestreamhestood，andlookedcautiouslyforthespecksioneer。Upbytherushingstreamhelooked，thenrightbelow。
\'ItisGod\'sprovidence，\'hemurmured。\'ItisGod\'sprovidence。\'
Hecroucheddownwherehehadbeenstandingandcoveredhisfacewithhishands。Hetriedtodeafenaswellastoblindhimself，thathemightneitherhearnorseeanythingofthecomingeventofwhichhe，aninhabitantofMonkshavenatthatday，wellunderstoodthebetokeningsigns。
Kinraidhadtakenthelargerangleofthesandsbeforeturninguptowardsthebridge。Hecamealongnownearingtherocks。Bythistimehewassufficientlybuoyanttowhistletohimself。ItsteeledPhilip\'shearttowhatwascomingtohearhisrivalwhistling，\'Weelmaythekeelrow，\'sosoonafterpartingwithSylvia。
TheinstantKinraidturnedthecornerofthecliff，theambushwasuponhim。Fourman—of—war\'smensprangonhimandstrovetopinionhim。
\'IntheKing\'sname！\'criedthey，withrough，triumphantjeers。
Theirboatwasmoorednotadozenyardsabove;theyweresentbythetenderofafrigatelyingoffHartlepoolforfreshwater。Thetenderwasatanchorjustbeyondthejuttingrocksinface。
Theyknewthatfishermenwereinthehabitofgoingtoandfromtheirnetsbythesideofthecreek;butsuchaprizeasthisactive，strong，andevidentlysuperiorsailor，waswhattheyhadnothopedfor，andtheirendeavourstosecurehimwereinproportiontothevalueoftheprize。
Althoughtakenbysurprise，andattackedbysomany，Kinraiddidnotlosehiswits。Hewrenchedhimselffree，cryingoutloud:
\'Avast，I\'maprotectedwhaler。Iclaimmyprotection。I\'vemypaperstoshow，I\'mbondedspecksioneertotheUraniawhaler，Donkincaptain，NorthShieldsport。\'
Asaprotectedwhaler，thepress—ganghad，bythe17thsectionofAct26Geo。III。nolegalrighttoseizehim，unlesshehadfailedtoreturntohisshipbythe10thMarchfollowingthedateofhisbond。Butofwhatusewerethepapershehastilydraggedoutofhisbreast;ofwhatusewerelawsinthosedaysofslowintercoursewithsuchaswerepowerfulenoughtoprotect，andinthetimeofpopularpanicagainstaFrenchinvasion？
\'D——nyourprotection，\'criedtheleaderofthepress—gang;comeandservehisMajesty，that\'sbetterthancatchingwhales。\'
\'Isitthough？\'saidthespecksioneer，withamotionofhishand，whichtheswift—eyedsailoropposedtohimsawandinterpretedrightly。
\'Thouwilt，wiltthou？Closewithhim，Jack;andwarethecutlass。\'
Inaminutehiscutlasswasforcedfromhim，anditbecameahand—to—handstruggle，ofwhich，fromthedifferenceinnumbers，itwasnotdifficulttoforetelltheresult。YetKinraidmadedesperateeffortstofreehimself;
hewastednobreathinwords，butfought，asthemensaid，\'likeaverydevil。\'
Hepburnheardloudpantsofbreath，greatthuds，thedullstruggleoflimbsonthesand，thegrowlingcursesofthosewhothoughttohavemanagedtheiraffairmoreeasily;thesuddencryofsomeonewounded，notKinraidheknew，Kinraidwouldhaveborneanypaininsilenceatsuchamoment;
anotherwrestling，swearing，infuriatedstrife，andthenastrangesilence。
Hepburnsickenedattheheart;wasthenhisrivaldead？hadheleftthisbrightworld？losthislife——hislove？ForaninstantHepburnfeltguiltyofhisdeath;hesaidtohimselfhehadneverwishedhimdead，andyetinthestrugglehehadkeptaloof，andnowitmightbetoolateforever。
Philipcouldnotbearthesuspense;helookedstealthilyroundthecorneroftherockbehindwhichhehadbeenhidden，andsawthattheyhadoverpoweredKinraid，and，tooexhaustedtospeak，werebindinghimhandandfoottocarryhimtotheirboat。
Kinraidlayasstillasanyhedgehog:herolledwhentheypushedhim;
hesufferedhimselftobedraggedwithoutanyresistance，anymotion;thestrongcolourbroughtintohisfacewhilefightingwasgonenow，hiscountenancewaslividpale;hislipsweretightlyheldtogether，asifitcosthimmoreefforttobepassive，wooden，andstiffintheirhandsthanithaddonetofightandstrugglewithallhismight。Hiseyesseemedtheonlypartabouthimthatshowedcognizanceofwhatwasgoingon。Theywerewatchful，vivid，fierceasthoseofawildcatbroughttobay，seekinginitsdesperatequickenedbrainforsomemodeofescapenotyetvisible，andinallprobabilitynevertobecomevisibletothehopelesscreatureinitssupremeagony。
Withoutamotionofhishead，hewasperceivingandtakingineverythingwhilehelayboundatthebottomoftheboat。Asailorsatbyhisside，whohadbeenhurtbyablowfromhim。Themanheldhisheadinhishand，moaning;buteverynowandthenherevengedhimselfbyakickattheprostratespecksioneer，tillevenhiscomradesstoppedtheircursingandswearingattheirprisonerforthetroublehehadgiventhem，tocryshameontheircomrade。ButKinraidneverspoke，norshrankfromtheoutstretchedfoot。
Oneofhiscaptors，withthesuccessfulinsolenceofvictory，venturedtojeerhimonthesupposedreasonforhisvehementandhopelessresistance。
Hemighthavesaidyetmoreinsolentthings;thekicksmighthavehitharder;Kinraiddidnothearorheed。Hissoulwasbeatingitselfagainstthebarsofinflexiblecircumstancereviewinginoneterribleinstantoftimewhathadbeen，whatmighthavebeen，whatwas。Yetwhilethesethoughtsthusstabbedhim，hewasstillmechanicallylookingoutforchances。Hemovedhisheadalittle，soastoturntowardsHaytersbank，whereSylviamustbequickly，ifsadly，goingabouthersimpledailywork;andthenhisquickeyecaughtHepburn\'sface，blanchedwithexcitementratherthanfear，watchingeagerlyfrombehindtherock，wherehehadsatbreathlessduringtheaffrayandtheimpressmentofhisrival。
\'Comehere，lad！\'shoutedthespecksioneerassoonashesawPhilip，heavingandwrithinghisbodythewhilewithsomuchvigourthatthesailorsstartedawayfromtheworktheywereengagedinabouttheboat，andheldhimdownoncemore，asifafraidheshouldbreakthestrongropethatheldhimlikewithesofgreenflax。Buttheboundmanhadnosuchnotioninhishead。HismightywishwastocallHepburnnearthathemightsendsomemessagebyhimtoSylvia。\'Comehere，Hepburn，\'hecriedagain，fallingbackthistimesoweakandexhaustedthattheman—of—warsmenbecamesympathetic。
\'Comedown，peepingTom，anddon\'tbeafeared，\'theycalledout。
\'I\'mnotafeared，\'saidPhilip;\'I\'mnosailorforyo\'t\'impressme:
norhaveyo\'anyrighttotakethatfellow;he\'saGreenlandspecksioneer，underprotection，asIknowandcantestify。\'
\'Yo\'andyo\'rtestifygohang。Makehaste，manandhearwhatthisgem\'man，aswasinadirtyblubberywhale—ship，andisnowinhisMajesty\'sservice，hasgottosay。Idaresay，Jack，\'wentonthespeaker，\'it\'ssomemessagetohissweet—heart，askinghertocomefortoserveonboardshipalongwithhe，likeBillyTaylor\'syoungwoman。\'
Philipwascomingtowardsthemslowly，notfromwantofactivity，butbecausehewasundecidedwhatheshouldbecalledupontodoortosaybythemanwhomhehatedanddreaded，yetwhomjustnowhecouldnothelpadmiring。
Kinraidgroanedwithimpatienceatseeingone，freetomovewithquickdecision，soslowanddilatory。
\'Comeonthen，\'criedthesailors，\'orwe\'lltakeyoutooonboard，andrunyouupanddownthemain—mastafewtimes。Nothinglikelifeaboardshipforquickeningaland—lubber。\'
\'Yo\'dbettertakehimandleaveme，\'saidKinraid，grimly。\'I\'vebeentaughtmylesson;andseeminglyhehashisyettolearn。\'
\'HisMajestyisn\'taschoolmastertoneedscholars;butajollygoodcaptaintoneedmen，\'repliedtheleaderofthegang，eyeingPhilipnevertheless，andquestioningwithinhim—selfhowfar，withonlytwootheravailablemen，theydurstventureonhiscaptureaswellasthespecksioneer\'s。Itmightbedone，hethought，eventhoughtherewasthispowerfulcaptiveaboard，andtheboattomanagetoo;but，runninghiseyeoverPhilip\'sfigure，hedecidedthatthetallstoopingfellowwasnevercutoutforasailor，andthatheshouldgetsmallthanksifhecapturedhim，topayhimforthepossibleriskoflosingtheother。Orelsethemerefactofbeingalandsmanwasofaslittleconsequencetothepress—gang，astheprotectingpaperswhichKinraidhadvainlyshowed。
\'Yonfellowwouldn\'thavebeenworthhisgrogthismanyaday，andbed——dtoyou，\'saidhe，catchingHepburnbytheshoulder，andgivinghimapush。Philipstumbledoversomethinginthis，hisforcedrun。Helookeddown;hisfoothadcaughtinKinraid\'shat，whichhaddroppedoffinthepreviousstruggle。Inthebandthatwentroundthelowcrown，aribbonwasknotted;apieceof。thatsameribbonwhichPhiliphadchosenout，withsuchtenderhope，togivetoSylviafortheCorneys\'partyonNewYear\'sEve。Hekneweverydelicatethreadthatmadeupthebriar—rosepattern;
andaspasmofhatredtowardsKinraidcontractedhisheart。Hehadbeenalmostrelentingintopityforthemancapturedbeforehiseyes;nowheabhorredhim。
Kinraiddidnotspeakforaminuteortwo。Thesailors，whohadbeguntotakehimintofavour，wereallagogwithcuriositytohearthemessagetohissweetheart，whichtheybelievedhewasgoingtosend。Hepburn\'sperceptions，quickenedwithhisvehementagitationofsoul，wereawareofthisfeelingoftheirs;anditincreasedhisrageagainstKinraid，whohadexposedtheideaofSylviatobethesubjectofribaldwhispers。Butthespecksioneercaredlittlewhatotherssaidorthoughtaboutthemaiden，whomheyetsawbeforehisclosedeyelidsasshestoodwatchinghim，fromtheHaytersbankgully，wavingherhands，herhandkerchief，allinonepassion—atefarewell。
\'Whatdoyo\'wantwi\'me？\'askedHepburnatlastinagloomytone。Ifhecouldhavehelpedit，hewouldhavekeptsilencetillKinraidspokefirst;buthecouldnolongerendurethesailors\'nudges，andwinks，andjestsamongthemselves。
\'TellSylvia，\'saidKinraid————
\'There\'sasmartnameforasweetheart，\'exclaimedoneofthemen;butKinraidwentstraighton，——
\'Whatyo\'veseen;howI\'vebeenpressedbythiscursedgang。\'
\'Civilwords，messmate，ifyouplease。Sylviacan\'tabidecursingandswearing，I\'msure。We\'regentlemenservinghisMajestyonboardtheAlcestis，andthisproperyoungfellowshallbehelpedontomorehonourandglorythanhe\'devergetbobbingforwhales。TellSylviathis，withmylove;
JackCarter\'slove，ifshe\'sanxiousaboutmyname。\'
Oneofthesailorslaughedatthisrudehumour;anotherbadeCarterholdhisstupidtongue。Philiphatedhiminhisheart。Kinraidhardlyheardhim。Hewasgrowingfaintwiththeheavyblowshehadreceived，thestunningfallhehadmetwith，andthereactionfromhisdoggedself—controlatfirst。
Philipdidnotspeaknormove。
\'Tellher，\'continuedKinraid，rousinghimselfforanothereffort，\'whatyo\'veseen。TellherI\'llcomebacktoher。Bidhernotforgetthegreatoathwetooktogetherthismorning;she\'sasmuchmywifeasifwe\'dgonetochurch;——I\'llcomebackandmarryheraforelong。\'
Philipsaidsomethinginarticulately。
\'Hurra！\'criedCarter，\'andI\'llbebestman。Tellher，toothatI\'llhaveaneyeonhersweetheart，andkeephimfromrunningafterothergirls。\'
\'Yo\'llhaveyo\'rhandsfull，then，\'mutteredPhilip，hispassionboilingoveratthethoughtofhavingbeenchosenoutfromamongallmentoconveysuchamessageasKinraid\'stoSylvia。
\'Makeanendofyo\'rd——dyarns，andbeoff，\'saidthemanwhohadbeenhurtbyKinraid，andwhohadsateapartandsilenttillnow。
Philipturnedaway;Kinraidraisedhimselfandcriedafterhim，——
\'Hepburn，Hepburn！tellher————\'whatheaddedPhilipcouldnothear，forthewordswerelostbeforetheyreachedhimintheoutwardnoiseoftheregularsplashoftheoarsandtherushofthewinddownthegully，withwhichmingledtheclosersoundthatfilledhisearsofhisownhurryingbloodsurgingupintohisbrain。Hewasconsciousthathehadsaidsomethingin。replytoKinraid\'sadjurationthathewoulddeliverhismessagetoSylvia，attheverytimewhenCarterhadstunghimintofreshangerbytheallusiontothepossibilityofthespecksioneer\'s\'runningafterothergirls，\'for，foraninstant，Hepburnhadbeentouchedbythecontrastofcircumstances。Kinraidanhourortwoago，——Kinraidabanishedman;forinthosedays，animpressedsailormightlingeroutyearsonsomeforeignstation，farfromthoseheloved，whoallthistimeremainedignorantofhiscruelfate。
ButHepburnbegantowonderwhathehimselfhadsaid——howmuchofapromisehehadmadetodeliverthoselastpassionatewordsofKinraid\'s。
Hecouldnotrecollecthowmuch，howlittlehehadsaid;heknewhehadspokenhoarselyandlowalmostatthesametimeasCarterhadutteredhisloudjoke。ButhedoubtedifKinraidhadcaughthiswords。
AndthenthedreadInnerCreature，wholurksineachofourhearts，aroseandsaid，\'Itisaswell:apromisegivenisafettertothegiver。
Butapromiseisnotgivenwhenithasnotbeenreceived。\'
Atasuddenimpulse，heturnedagaintowardstheshorewhenhehadcrossedthebridge，andalmostrantowardsthevergeoftheland。Thenhethrewhimselfdownonthesoftfineturfthatgrewonthemarginofthecliffsoverhangingthesea，andcommandinganextentofviewtowardsthenorth。