Scribner's magazine . v^V^^^/.^ of a limn framecl iri the doorway at the foot of the stairs lead-^ , ing to the deck above. -- ^.-s^//u ^^^^• How it was I do not know, but I made sure at once that^.T vHi* *il ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ captain of the ship, the man whose voice I hadj^^-i-?*V3l^tr^?^^^^^^ answering the hail. | aiImS He was tall and dark, with a scant beard and a fiery and uii piercing gaze, which penetrated me as I faced him. Yet theexpression of his countenance was not unfriendly; nor could^*n\iijj:^any man lay eyes upon him without a movement of pity forthe sadness written on his visao-
Scribner's magazine . v^V^^^/.^ of a limn framecl iri the doorway at the foot of the stairs lead-^ , ing to the deck above. -- ^.-s^//u ^^^^• How it was I do not know, but I made sure at once that^.T vHi* *il ^^^ ^^^^ ^^^ captain of the ship, the man whose voice I hadj^^-i-?*V3l^tr^?^^^^^^ answering the hail. | aiImS He was tall and dark, with a scant beard and a fiery and uii piercing gaze, which penetrated me as I faced him. Yet theexpression of his countenance was not unfriendly; nor could^*n\iijj:^any man lay eyes upon him without a movement of pity forthe sadness written on his ^rl^ose to my feet as he came forward. ^ Well, he said, holding out his hand, andhow^ are youafter your nap ? He spoke our language with ease and yet with a foreignaccent. Perhaps it was this which betrayed him to me. Are you not Captain Vanderdecken ? I asked as I took ,his hand heartily. >^i^:[ jr * So you know me ? he returned, with a mournfiil Jittle*/^SS^ .H laugh, as he motioned to me to sit down agSLin
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