Excerpt: ...once. Was he now to become her victim? The young man's jaw set. There was no holding back now, however; he had to go on-and he did, with seeming indifference and bold enough step. At the top of the ladder the sailor passed him on to some one else-an officer-who led him this way and that until they reached a secluded part of the deck, where, near the rail, stood a tall dark figure, glass in hand. Until the last moment Mr. Heatherbloom had hoped it might be only the captain he would be called on to encounter, and ...
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Excerpt: ...once. Was he now to become her victim? The young man's jaw set. There was no holding back now, however; he had to go on-and he did, with seeming indifference and bold enough step. At the top of the ladder the sailor passed him on to some one else-an officer-who led him this way and that until they reached a secluded part of the deck, where, near the rail, stood a tall dark figure, glass in hand. Until the last moment Mr. Heatherbloom had hoped it might be only the captain he would be called on to encounter, and that that august person would summarily dispose of him, ordering him somewhere out of sight, below, to work his passage in the sailors' galley, perhaps. He would have welcomed the most ignominious service to have found now a respite-to be enabled to escape discovery a little longer. But the wished-for contingency had not arisen. He faced the inevitable. "The man, your Excellency!" His excellency looked. He had been scanning the horizon and his expression was both moody and preoccupied. Mr. Heatherbloom bent slightly forward; his lids fell to conceal a sudden glitter in his eyes; his hand touched something hard in his pocket. If his excellency recognized him-There was one way-a last mad desperate way to serve, to save her. It would be the end-all for him, but his life was a very small thing to give to her. He did not value it greatly-that physical self that had been such an ill servant. He gazed at the prince now with veiled expectancy, his attitude seemingly relaxed, innocent of strenuosity. Would the prince's gaze flare back with a spark of remembrance? If in that tense instant it had done so, then- But his excellency regarded Mr. Heatherbloom blankly; his eyes were emotionless. "You mean the fellow we ran down?" The prince spoke as if irritated by the intrusion. "The same, Excellency!" The officer stepped back. Mr. Heatherbloom did not move. "What did you get in our way for?" The prince's voice had a metallic ring; he...
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