"Any more for the shore!"
"I am going now," he said. "Good-bye, old man, and remember my last words: not one single drop of blood shed!"
"I understand, and will obey to the letter. Obedience pays."
"True; and you shall find it so. Good-bye!"
"A Dios!" said the other.
The last bell was struck, and the gangway was hauled on shore.
The great ship Benedict was that night rolling and tossing about on the waves of the Irish Channel.
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Jake Solomons acquainted Roland and Peggy with the contents of this last letter, and greatly did the latter wonder what the new overseer would be like, and if she should love him or not.
For Peggy had a soft little heart of her own, and was always prepared to be friendly with anyone who, according to her idea, was nice.