Dalton shook his head, and his heart sank within him; his mind becoming

more and more perplexed, when he remembered the two helpless females who

depended on him--the one for life, the other for justice--his own desire

for pardon, too, struggling with his affection for his vessel.

He paced the room for a few moments, and then, accompanied by the

animated and daring young sailor, sallied forth in search of Robin Hays,

having first resolved that the preacher Fleetword should be sent to keep

watch by the bedside of the dying woman.




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