CHAPTER IV.
IN THE CABIN OF THE GOLDWING.
"Here is the letter, Dory," said Mr. Hawlinshed when he had sealed and directed the envelope. "You will have to go about a mile beyond the place where we met last night. Mr. Pearl Hawlinshed," he added, reading the address upon the letter.
"Pearl!" repeated Dory, as he took the letter and read the name for himself.
"That is the name; and the person to whom it is addressed is my son," replied the writer of the missive.
"Your son!" exclaimed Dory, looking intently into the face of his new friend.
"Yes: is there any thing very strange about that? He is my only son, my only child; and his mother has been dead many years."
"Your son!" repeated Dory, as though he was unable to comprehend the relation.
"Pearl Hawlinshed; and he is my son. Is there any thing very strange about it?" asked the father, looking anxiously at Dory.