\"Morning，sir！\"saidCaptainJorgan。\"Howdoyoudo？\"
\"ThegentlemanIamgoingawaywith，\"saidtheyoungfishermantoTregarthen。
\"O！\"returnedKitty’sfather，surveyingtheunfortunatecaptainwithalookofextremedisfavour。\"IconfessthatIcan’tsayIamgladtoseeyou。\"
\"No，\"saidthecaptain，\"and，toadmitthetruth，thatseemstobethegeneralopinionintheseparts。Butdon’tbehasty；youmaythinkbetterofmeby—and—by。\"
\"Ihopeso，\"observedTregarthen。
\"Wa’al，Ihopeso，\"observedthecaptain，quiteathisease；\"morethanthat，Ibelieveso，——thoughyoudon’t。Now，Mr。Tregarthen，youdon’twanttoexchangewordsofmistrustwithme；andifyoudid，youcouldn’t，becauseIwouldn’t。YouandIareoldenoughtoknowbetterthantojudgeagainstexperiencefromsurfacesandappearances；andifyouhaven’tlivedtofindouttheevilandinjusticeofsuchjudgments，youarealuckyman。\"
Theotherseemedtoshrinkunderthisremark，andreplied，\"Sir，I
havelivedtofeelitdeeply。\"
\"Wa’al，\"saidthecaptain，mollified，\"thenI’vemadeagoodcastwithoutknowingit。Now，Tregarthen，therestandstheloverofyouronlychild，andherestandIwhoknowhissecret。Iwarrantitarighteoussecret，andnoneofhismaking，thoughboundtobeofhiskeeping。Iwanttohelphimoutwithit，andtewwardsthatendweaskyoutofavouruswiththenamesoftwoorthreeoldresidentsinthevillageofLanrean。AsIamtakingoutmypocket—bookandpenciltoputthenamesdown，Imayaswellobservetoyouthatthis，wroteatopofthefirstpagehere，ismynameandaddress：
’SilasJonasJorgan，Salem，Massachusetts，UnitedStates。’Ifeveryoutakeitinyourheadtorunoveranymorning，Ishallbegladtowelcomeyou。Now，whatmaybethespellingofthesesaidnames？\"
\"Therewasanelderlyman，\"saidTregarthen，\"namedDavidPolreath。
Hemaybedead。\"
\"Wa’al，\"saidthecaptain，cheerfully，\"ifPolreath’sdeadandburied，andcanbemadeofanyservicetous，Polreathwon’tobjecttoourdiggingofhimup。Polreath’sdown，anyhow。\"
\"TherewasanothernamedPenrewen。Idon’tknowhisChristianname。\"
\"NevermindhisChris’enname，\"saidthecaptain；\"Penrewen，forshort。\"
\"TherewasanothernamedJohnTredgear。\"
\"Andapleasant—soundingname，too，\"saidthecaptain；\"JohnTredgear’sbooked。\"
\"IcanrecallnootherexceptoldParvis。\"
\"OneofoldParvis’sfam’lyIreckon，\"saidthecaptain，\"keptadry—goodsstoreinNewYorkcity，andrealisedahandsomecompetencybyburninghishousetoashes。Samename，anyhow。DavidPolreath，Unchris’enPenrewen，JohnTredgear，andoldArsonParvis。\"
\"Icannotrecallanyothersatthemoment。\"
\"Thank’ee，\"saidthecaptain。\"Andso，Tregarthen，hopingforyourgoodopinionyet，andlikewiseforthefairDevonshireFlower’s，yourdaughter’s，Igiveyoumyhand，sir，andwishyougoodday。\"
YoungRaybrockaccompaniedhimdisconsolately；fortherewasnoKittyatthewindowwhenhelookedup，noKittyinthegardenwhenheshutthegate，noKittygazingafterthemalongthestonywayswhentheybegintoclimbback。
\"NowItellyouwhat，\"saidthecaptain。\"Notbeingatpresentcalculatedtopromoteharmonyinyourfamily，Iwon’tcomein。Yougoandgetyourdinnerathome，andI’llgetmineatthelittlehotel。Letourhourofmeetingbetwoo’clock，andyou’llfindmesmokingacigarinthesunaforethehoteldoor。TellTomPettifer，mysteward，toconsiderhimselfonduty，andtolookafteryourpeopletillwecomeback；you’llfindhe’llhavemadehimselfusefulto’emalready，andwillbequiteacceptable。\"
AllwasdoneasCaptainJorgandirected。Punctuallyattwoo’clocktheyoungfishermanappearedwithhisknapsackathisback；andpunctuallyattwoo’clockthecaptainjerkedawaythelastfeather—
endofhiscigar。
\"Letmecarryyourbaggage，CaptainJorgan；Icaneasilytakeitwithmine。\"
\"Thank’ee，\"saidthecaptain。\"I’llcarryitmyself。It’sonlyacomb。\"
Theyclimbedoutofthevillage，andpausedamongthetreesandfernonthesummitofthehillabove，totakebreath，andtolookdownatthebeautifulsea。Suddenlythecaptaingavehislegaresoundingslap，andcried，\"Neverknewsucharightthinginallmylife！\"——
andranaway。
ThecauseofthisabruptretirementonthepartofthecaptainwaslittleKittyamongthetrees。Thecaptainwentoutofsightandwaited，andkeptoutofsightandwaited，untilitoccurredtohimtobeguilethetimewithanothercigar。Helightedit，andsmokeditout，andstillhewasoutofsightandwaiting。Hestolewithinsightatlast，andsawthelovers，withtheirarmsentwinedandtheirbentheadstouching，movingslowlyamongthetrees。Itwasthegoldentimeoftheafternoonthen，andthecaptainsaidtohimself，\"Goldensun，goldensea，goldensails，goldenleaves，goldenlove，goldenyouth，——agoldenstateofthingsaltogether！\"
Neverthelessthecaptainfounditnecessarytohailhisyoungcompanionbeforegoingoutofsightagain。Inafewmomentsmorehecameupandtheybegantheirjourney。
\"Thatstillyoungwomanwiththefatherlesschild，\"saidCaptainJorgan，astheyfellintostep，\"didn’tthrowherwordsaway；butgoodhonestwordsareneverthrownaway。AndnowthatIamconveyingyouofffromthattenderlittlethingthatloves，andrelies，andhopes，IfeeljustasifIwasthesnarlingcritturinthepicters，withthetightlegs，thelongnose，andthefeatherinhiscap，thetipsofwhosemoustachesgetupnearertohiseyesthewickederhegets。\"
TheyoungfishermanknewnothingofMephistopheles；buthesmiledwhenthecaptainstoppedtodoublehimselfupandslaphisleg，andtheywentalonginrightgoodfellowship。
CHAPTERV{1}——THERESTITUTION
CaptainJorgan，upandoutbetimes，hadputthewholevillageofLanreanunderanamicablecross—examination，andwasreturningtotheKingArthur’sArmstobreakfast，nonethewiserforhistrouble，whenhebeheldtheyoungfishermanadvancingtomeethim，accompaniedbyastranger。AglanceatthisstrangerassuredthecaptainthathecouldbenootherthantheSeafaringMan；andthecaptainwasabouttohailhimasafellow—craftsman，whenthetwostoodstillandsilentbeforethecaptain，andthecaptainstoodstill，silent，andwonderingbeforethem。
\"Why，what’sthis？\"criedthecaptain，whenatlasthebrokethesilence。\"Youtwoarealike。Youtwoaremuchalike。What’sthis？\"
Notawordwasansweredontheotherside，untilafterthesea—
faringbrotherhadgotholdofthecaptain’srighthand，andthefishermanbrotherhadgotholdofthecaptain’slefthand；andifeverthecaptainhadhadhisfillofhand—shaking，fromhisbirthtothathour，hehaditthen。Andpresentlyupandspokethetwobrothers，oneatatime，twoatatime，twodozenatatimeforthebewildermentintowhichtheyplungedthecaptain，untilhegraduallyhadHughRaybrock’sdeliverancemadecleartohim，andalsounravelledthefactthatthepersonreferredtointhehalf—
obliteratedpaperwasTregarthenhimself。
\"Formerly，dearCaptainJorgan，\"saidAlfred，\"ofLanrean，yourecollect？KittyandherfathercametoliveatSteepwaysafterHughshippedonhislastvoyage。\"
\"Ay，ay！\"criedthecaptain，fetchingabreath。\"Nowyouhavemeintow。Thenyourbrotherheredon’tknowhissister—in—lawthatistobesomuchasbyname？\"
\"Neversawher；neverheardofher！\"
\"Ay，ay，ay！\"criedthecaptain。\"Whythenweeveryonegobacktogether——paper，writer，andall——andtakeTregarthenintothesecretwekeptfromhim？\"
\"Surely，\"saidAlfred，\"wecan’thelpitnow。Wemustgothroughwithourduty。\"
\"Notadoubt，\"returnedthecaptain。\"Givemeanarmapiece，andletussetthisship—shape。\"
Sowalkingupanddownintheshrillwindonthewildmoor，whiletheneglectedbreakfastcooledwithin，thecaptainandthebrotherssettledtheircourseofaction。
ItwasthattheyshouldallproceedbythequickestmeanstheycouldsecuretoBarnstaple，andtherelookoverthefather’sbooksandpapersinthelawyer’skeeping；asHughhadproposedtohimselftodoifeverhereachedhome。That，enlightenedorunenlightened，theyshouldthenreturntoSteepwaysandgostraighttoMr。
Tregarthen，andtellhimalltheyknew，andseewhatcameofit，andactaccordingly。Lastly，thatwhentheygottheretheyshouldenterthevillagewithallprecautionsagainstHugh’sbeingrecognisedbyanychance；andthattothecaptainshouldbeconsignedthetaskofpreparinghiswifeandmotherforhisrestorationtothislife。
\"Foryousee，\"quothCaptainJorgan，touchingthelasthead，\"itrequirescautionanyway，greatjoysbeingasdangerousasgreatgriefs，ifnotmoredangerous，asbeingmoreuncommon（andthereforelessprovidedagainst）inthisroundworldofours。Andbesides，I
shouldliketofreemynamewiththeladies，andtakeyouhomeagainatyourbrightestandluckiest；sodon’tlet’sthrowawayachanceofsuccess。\"
Thecaptainwashighlylaudedbythebrothersforhiskindinterestandforesight。
\"Andnowstop！\"saidthecaptain，comingtoastandstill，andlookingfromonebrothertotheother，withquiteanewriggingofwrinklesabouteacheye；\"youareofopinion，\"totheelder，\"thatyouarera’atherslow？\"
\"IassureyouIamveryslow，\"saidthehonestHugh。
\"Wa’al，\"repliedthecaptain，\"IassureyouthattothebestofmybeliefIamra’athersmart。Nowaslowmanain’tgoodatquickbusiness，ishe？\"
Thatwascleartoboth。
\"You，\"saidthecaptain，turningtotheyoungerbrother，\"arealittleinlove；ain’tyou？\"
\"Notalittle，CaptainJorgan。\"
\"Muchorlittle，you’resortpreoccupied；ain’tyou？\"
Itwasimpossibletobedenied。
\"Andasortpreoccupiedmanain’tgoodatquickbusiness，ishe？\"
saidthecaptain。
Equallyclearonallsides。
\"Now，\"saidthecaptain，\"Iain’tinlovemyself，andI’vemademanyasmartrunacrosstheocean，andIshouldliketocarryonandgoaheadwiththisaffairofyours，andmakearunslickthroughit。
ShallItry？Willyouhanditovertome？\"
Theywerebothdelightedtodoso，andthankedhimheartily。
\"Good，\"saidthecaptain，takingouthiswatch。\"Thisishalf—pasteighta。m。，Fridaymorning。I’lljotthatdown，andwe’llcomputehowmanyhourswe’vebeenoutwhenwerunintoyourmother’spost—
office。There！Theentry’smade，andnowwegoahead。\"
TheywentaheadsowellthatbeforetheBarnstaplelawyer’sofficewasopennextmorning，thecaptainwassittingwhistlingonthestepofthedoor，waitingfortheclerktocomedownthestreetwithhiskeyandopenit。Butinsteadoftheclerktherecamethemaster，withwhomthecaptainfraternisedonthespottoanextentthatutterlyconfoundedhim。
AshepersonallyknewbothHughandAlfred，therewasnodifficultyinobtainingimmediateaccesstosuchofthefather’spapersaswereinhiskeeping。Thesewerechieflyoldlettersandcashaccounts；
fromwhichthecaptain，withashrewdnessanddespatchthatleftthelawyerfarbehind，establishedwithperfectclearness，bynoon，thefollowingparticulars：—
ThatoneLawrenceClissoldhadborrowedofthedeceased，atatimewhenhewasathrivingyoungtradesmaninthetownofBarnstaple，thesumoffivehundredpounds。Thathehadborroweditonthewrittenstatementthatitwastobelaidoutinfurtheranceofaspeculationwhichheexpectedwouldraisehimtoindependence；hebeing，atthetimeofwritingthatletter，nomorethanaclerkinthehouseofDringworthBrothers，AmericaSquare，London。Thatthemoneywasborrowedforastipulatedperiod；butthat，whenthetermwasout，theaforesaidspeculationfailed，andClissoldwaswithoutmeansofrepayment。That，hereupon，hehadwrittentohiscreditor，innoverypersuasiveterms，vaguelyrequestingfurthertime。Thatthecreditorhadrefusedthisconcession，declaringthathecouldnotafforddelay。ThatClissoldthenpaidthedebt，accompanyingtheremittanceofthemoneywithanangryletterdescribingitashavingbeenadvancedbyarelativetosavehimfromruin。That，inacknowlodgingthereceipt，RaybrockhadcautionedClissoldtoseektoborrowmoneyofhimnomore，ashewouldneversoriskmoneyagain。
Beforethelawyerthecaptainsaidneverawordinreferencetothesediscoveries。Butwhenthepapershadbeenputbackintheirbox，andheandhistwocompanionswerewelloutoftheoffice，hisrightlegsufferedforit，andhesaid，—
\"Sofarthisrun’sbegunwithafairwindandaprosperous；fordon’tyouseethatallthisagreeswiththatdutifultrustinhisfathermaintainedbytheslowmemberoftheRaybrockfamily？\"
Whetherthebrothershadseenitbeforeorno，theysawitnow。Notthatthecaptaingavethemmuchtimetocontemplatethestateofthingsattheirease，forheinstantlywhippedthemintoachaiseagain，andborethemofftoSteepways。Althoughtheafternoonwasbutjustbeginningtodeclinewhentheyreachedit，anditwasbroadday—light，stilltheyhadnodifficulty，bydintofmuffingthereturnedsailorup，andascendingthevillageratherthandescendingit，inreachingTregarthen’scottageunobserved。Kittywasnotvisible，andtheysurprisedTregarthensittingwritinginthesmallbay—windowofhislittleroom。
\"Sir，\"saidthecaptain，instantlyshakinghandswithhim，penandall，\"I’mgladtoseeyou，sir。Howdoyoudo，sir？Itoldyouyou’dthinkbetterofmeby—and—by，andIcongratulateyouongoingtodoit。\"
Herethecaptain’seyefellonTomPettiferHo，engagedinpreparingsomecookeryatthefire。
\"Thatcritter，\"saidthecaptain，smitinghisleg，\"isabornsteward，andneveroughttohavebeeninanyotherwayoflife。
Stopwhereyouare，Tom，andmakeyourselfuseful。Now，Tregarthen，I’mgoingtotryachair。\"
Accordinglythecaptaindrewoneclosetohim，andwenton：—
\"ThislovingmemberoftheRaybrockfamilyyouknow，sir。Thisslowmemberofthesamefamilyyoudon’tknow，sir。Wa’al，thesetwoarebrothers，——fact！Hugh’scometolifeagain，andherehestands。
Nowseehere，myfriend！Youdon’twanttobetoldthathewascastaway，butyoudowanttobetold（forthere’sapurposeinit）thathewascastawaywithanotherman。ThatmanbynamewasLawrenceClissold。\"
AtthementionofthisnameTregarthenstartedandchangedcolour。
\"What’sthematter？\"saidthecaptain。
\"Hewasafellow—clerkofminethirty——five—and—thirty——yearsago。\"
\"True，\"saidthecaptain，immediatelycatchingattheclew：
\"DringworthBrothers，AmericaSquare，LondonCity。\"
Theotherstartedagain，nodded，andsaid，\"Thatwasthehouse。\"
\"Now，\"pursuedthecaptain，\"betweenthosetwomencastawaytherearoseamysteryconcerningtheroundsumoffivehundredpound。\"
AgainTregarthenstarted，changingcolour。Againthecaptainsaid，\"What’sthematter？\"
AsTregarthenonlyanswered，\"Pleasetogoon，\"thecaptainrecounted，veryterselyandplainly，thenatureofClissold’swanderingsonthebarrenisland，ashehadcondensedtheminhismindfromtheseafaringman。Tregarthenbecamegreatlyagitatedduringthisrecital，andatlengthexclaimed，—
\"Clissoldwasthemanwhoruinedme！Ihavesuspecteditformanyalongyear，andnowIknowit。\"
\"Andhow，\"saidthecaptain，drawinghischairstillclosertoTregarthen，andclappinghishanduponhisshoulder，——\"howmayyouknowit？\"
\"Whenwewerefellow—clerks，\"repliedTregarthen，\"inthatLondonhouse，itwasoneofmydutiestoenterdailyinacertainbookanaccountofthesumsreceivedthatdaybythefirm，andafterwardpaidintothebankers’。Onememorableday，——aWednesday，theblackdayofmylife，——amongthesumsIsoenteredwasoneoffivehundredpounds。\"
\"Ibegintomakeitout，\"saidthecaptain。\"Yes？\"
\"ItwasoneofClissold’sdutiestocopyfromthisentryamemorandumofthesumswhichtheclerkemployedtogotothebankers’paidinthere。ItwasmydutytohandthemoneytoClissold；itwasClissold’stohandittotheclerk，withthatmemorandumofhiswriting。OnthatWednesdayIenteredasumoffivehundredpoundsreceived。Ihandedthatsum，asIhandedtheothersumsintheday’sentry，toClissold。Iwasabsolutelycertainofitatthetime；Ihavebeenabsolutelycertainofiteversince。Asumoffivehundredpoundswasafterwardfoundbythehousetohavebeenthatdaywantingfromthebag，fromClissold’smemorandum，andfromtheentriesinmybook。Clissold，beingquestioned，stooduponhisperfectclearnessinthematter，andemphaticallydeclaredthatheaskednobetterthantobetestedby’Tregarthen’sbook。’Mybookwasexamined，andtheentryoffivehundredpoundswasnotthere。\"
\"Hownotthere，\"saidthecaptain，\"whenyoumadeityourself？\"
Tregarthencontinued：—
\"Iwasthenquestioned。HadImadetheentry？CertainlyIhad。
Thehouseproducedmybook，anditwasnotthere。Icouldnotdenymybook；Icouldnotdenymywriting。Iknewtheremustbeforgerybysomeone；butthewritingwaswonderfullylikemine，andIcouldimpeachnooneifthehousecouldnot。Iwasrequiredtopaythemoneyback。Ididso；andIleftthehouse，almostbroken—hearted，ratherthanremainthere，——evenifIcouldhavedoneso，——withadarkshadowofsuspicionalwaysonme。Ireturnedtomynativeplace，Lanrean，andremainedthere，clerktoamine，untilIwasappointedtomylittleposthere。\"
\"Iwellremember，\"saidthecaptain，\"thatItoldyouthatifyouhadnoexperienceofilljudgmentsondeceivingappearances，youwerealuckyman。Youwenthurtatthat，andIseewhy。I’msorry。\"
\"Thusitis，\"saidTregarthen。\"OfmyowninnocenceIhaveofcoursebeensure；ithasbeenatoncemycomfortandmytrial。OfClissoldIhavealwayshadsuspicionsalmostamountingtocertainty；
buttheyhaveneverbeenconfirmeduntilnow。Formydaughter’ssakeandformyownIhavecarriedthissubjectinmyownheart，astheonlysecretofmylife，andhavelongbelievedthatitwoulddiewithme。\"
\"Wa’al，mygoodsir，\"saidthecaptaincordially，\"thepresentquestionis，andwillbelong，Ihope，concerningliving，andnotdying。Now，hereareourtwohonestfriends，thelovingRaybrockandtheslow。Heretheystand，agreedononepoint，onwhichI’dback’emroundtheworld，andrightacrossitfromnorthtosouth，andthenagainfromeasttowest，andthroughit，fromyourdeepestCornishminetoChina。Itis，thattheywillneverusethissameso—often—mentionedsumofmoney，andthatrestitutionofitmustbemadetoyou。Thesetwo，thelovingmemberandtheslow，forthesakeoftherightandoftheirfather’smemory，willhaveitreadyforyouto—morrow。Takeit，andeasetheirmindsandmine，andendamostunfortunatetransaction。\"
Tregarthentookthecaptainbythehand，andgavehishandtoeachoftheyoungmen，butpositivelyandfinallyansweredNo。Hesaid，theytrustedtohisword，andhewasgladofit，andatrestinhismind；buttherewasnoproof，andthemoneymustremainasitwas。
Allwereveryearnestoverthis；andearnestnessinmen，whentheyarerightandtrue，issoimpressive，thatMr。Pettiferdesertedhiscookeryandlookedonquitemoved。
\"Andso，\"saidthecaptain，\"sowecome——asthatlawyer—critturoveryonderwherewewerethismorningmight——tomereproof；dowe？Wemusthaveit；mustwe？How？FromthisClissold’swanderings，andfromwhatyousay，itain’thardtomakeoutthattherewasaneatforgeryofyourwritingcommittedbythetoosmartrowdythatwasgreaseandasheswhenImadehisacquaintance，andasubstitutionofaforgedleafinyourbookforarealandtornleaftornout。Nowwasthatrealandtrueleafthenandtheredestroyed？No，——forsayshe，inhisdrunkenway，heslippeditintoacrackinhisowndesk，becauseyoucameintotheofficebeforetherewastimetoburnit，andcouldnevergetbacktoitarterwards。Waitabit。Whereisthatdesknow？DoyouconsideritlikelytobeinAmericaSquare，LondonCity？\"
Tregarthenshookhishead。
\"Thehousehasnot，foryears，transactedbusinessinthatplace。I
haveheardofit，andreadofit，asremoved，enlarged，everywayaltered。Thingsaltersofastinthesetimes。\"
\"Youthinkso，\"returnedthecaptain，withcompassion；\"butyoushouldcomeoverandseemeaforeyoutalkaboutthat。Wa’al，now。
Thisdesk，thispaper，——thispaper，thisdesk，\"saidthecaptain，ruminatingandwalkingabout，andlooking，inhisuneasyabstraction，intoMr。Pettifer’shatonatable，amongotherthings。
\"Thisdesk，thispaper，——thispaper，thisdesk，\"thecaptaincontinued，musingandroamingabouttheroom，\"I’dgive——\"
However，hegavenothing，buttookuphissteward’shatinstead，andstoodlookingintoit，asifhehadjustcomeintochurch。Afterthatheroamedagain，andagainsaid，\"Thisdesk，belongingtothishouseofDringworthBrothers，AmericaSquare，LondonCity——\"
Mr。Pettifer，stillstrangelymoved，andnowmoremovedthanbefore，cutthecaptainoffashebackedacrosstheroom，andbespakehimthus：—
\"CaptainJorgan，Ihavebeenwishfultoengageyourattention，butI
couldn’tdoit。IamunwillingtointerruptCaptainJorgan，butI
mustdoit。Iknewsomethingaboutthathouse。\"
Thecaptainstoodstock—stillandlookedathim，——withhis（Mr。
Pettifer’s）hatunderhisarm。
\"You’reaware，\"pursuedhissteward，\"thatIwasonceinthebrokingbusiness，CaptainJorgan？\"
\"Iwasaware，\"saidthecaptain，\"thatyouhadfailedinthatcalling，andinhalfthebusinessesgoing，Tom。\"
\"Notquiteso，CaptainJorgan；butIfailedinthebrokingbusiness。
Iwaspartnerswithmybrother，sir。TherewasasaleofoldofficefurnitureatDringworthBrothers’whenthehousewasmovedfromAmericaSquare，andmeandmybrothermadewhatwecallinthetradeaDealthere，sir。AndI’llmakeboldtosay，sir，thattheonlythingIeverhadfrommybrother，orfromanyrelation，——formyrelationshavemostlytakenpropertyfrommeinsteadofgivingmeany，——wasanolddeskweboughtatthatsamesale，withacrackinit。Mybrotherwouldn’thavegivenmeeventhat，whenwebrokepartnership，ifithadbeenworthanything。\"
\"Whereisthatdesknow？\"saidthecaptain。
\"Well，CaptainJorgan，\"repliedthesteward，\"Icouldn’tsayforcertainwhereitisnow；butwhenIsawitlast，——whichwaslasttimewewereoutwardbound，——itwasataverynicelady’satWapping，alongwithalittlechestofminewhichwasdetainedforasmallmatterofabillowing。\"
Thecaptain，insteadofpayingthatraptattentiontohisstewardwhichwasrenderedbytheotherthreepersonspresent，wenttoChurchagain，inrespectofthesteward’shat。Andamostespeciallyagitatedandmemorablefacethecaptainproducedfromit，afterashortpause。
\"Now，Tom，\"saidthecaptain，\"Ispoketoyou，whenwefirstcamehere，respectingyourconstitutionalweaknessonthesubjectofsunstroke。\"
\"Youdid，sir。\"
\"Willmyslowfriend，\"saidthecaptain，\"lendmehisarm，orI
shallsinkrightback’ardsintothisblessedsteward’scookery？
Now，Tom，\"pursuedthecaptain，whentherequiredassistancewasgiven，\"onyouroathasasteward，didn’tyoutakethatdesktopiecestomakeabetteroneofit，andputittogetherfresh，——orsomethingofthekind？\"
\"OnmyoathIdid，sir，\"repliedthesteward。
\"AndbytheblessingofHeaven，myfriends，oneandall，\"criedthecaptain，radiantwithjoy，——\"oftheHeaventhatputitintothisTomPettifer’sheadtotakesomuchcareofhisheadagainstthebrightsun，——helinedhishatwiththeoriginalleafinTregarthen’swriting，——andhereitis！\"
Withthatthecaptain，totheutterdestructionofMr。Pettifer’sfavouritehat，producedthebook—leaf，verymuchworn，butstilllegible，andgavebothhislegssuchtremendousslapsthattheywereheardfaroffinthebay，andneveraccountedfor。
\"Aquarterpastfivep。m。，\"saidthecaptain，pullingouthiswatch，\"andthat’sthirty—threehoursandaquarterinall，andaprittyrun！\"
Howtheywerealloverpoweredwithdelightandtriumph；howthemoneywasrestored，thenandthere，toTregarthen；howTregarthen，thenandthere，gaveitalltohisdaughter；howthecaptainundertooktogotoDringworthBrothersandre—establishthereputationoftheirforgottenoldclerk；howKittycamein，andwasnearlytorntopieces，andthemarriagewasreappointed，needsnottobetold。Norhowsheandtheyoungfishermanwenthometothepost—officetopreparethewayforthecaptain’scoming，bydeclaringhimtobethemightiestofmen，whohadmadealltheirfortunes，——andthendutifullywithdrewtogether，inorderthathemighthavethedomesticcoastentirelytohimself。Howheavailedhimselfofitisallthatremainstotell。
Deeplydelightedwithhistrust，andputtinghisheartintoit，heraisedthelatchofthepost—officeparlourwhereMrs。Raybrockandtheyoungwidowsat，andsaid，—
\"MayIcomein？\"
\"Sureyoumay，CaptainJorgan！\"repliedtheoldlady。\"Andgoodreasonyouhavetobefreeofthehouse，thoughyouhavenotbeentoowellusedinitbysomewhooughttohaveknownbetter。Iaskyourpardon。\"
\"Noyoudon’t，ma’am，\"saidthecaptain，\"forIwon’tletyou。
Wa’al，tobesure！\"
Bythistimehehadtakenachaironthehearthbetweenthem。
\"Neverfeltsuchanevilspiritinthewholecourseofmylife！
There！Itellyou！Icoulda’mosthavecutmyownconnection。
Likethedealerinmycountry，awayWest，whowhenhehadlethimselfbeoutdoneinabargain，saidtohimself，’NowItellyouwhat！I’llneverspeaktoyouagain。’Andheneverdid，butjoinedasettlementofoysters，andtranslatedthemultiplicationtableintotheirlanguage，——whichisafactthatcanbeproved。Ifyoudoubtit，mentionittoanyoysteryoucomeacross，andseeifhe’llhavethefacetocontradictit。\"
Hetookthechildfromhermother’slapandsetitonhisknee。
\"Notabitafraidofmenow，yousee。KnowsIamfondofsmallpeople。Ihaveachild，andshe’sagirl，andIsingtohersometimes。\"
\"Whatdoyousing？\"askedMargaret。
\"Notalongsong，mydear。
SilasJorganPlayedtheorgan。
That’saboutall。AndsometimesItellherstories，——storiesofsailorssupposedtobelost，andrecoveredafterallhopewasabandoned。\"Herethecaptainmusinglywentbacktohissong，—
SilasJorganPlayedtheorgan；
repeatingitwithhiseyesonthefire，ashesoftlydancedthechildonhisknee。ForhefeltthatMargarethadstoppedworking。
\"Yes，\"saidthecaptain，stilllookingatthefire，\"Imakeupstoriesandtell’emtothatchild。Storiesofshipwreckondesertislands，andlongdelayingettingbacktocivilisedlauds。Itistostoriesthelikeofthat，mostly，thatSilasJorganPlaystheorgan。\"
Therewasnolightintheroombutthelightofthefire；fortheshadesofnightwereonthevillage，andthestarshadbeguntopeepoutoftheskyonebyone，asthehousesofthevillagepeepedoutfromamongthefoliagewhenthenightdeparted。ThecaptainfeltthatMargaret’seyeswereuponhim，andthoughtitdiscreetesttokeephisowneyesonthefire。
\"Yes；Imake’emup，\"saidthecaptain。\"ImakeupstoriesofbrothersbroughttogetherbythegoodprovidenceofGOD，——ofsonsbroughtbacktomothers，husbandsbroughtbacktowives，fathersraisedfromthedeep，forlittlechildrenlikeherself。\"
Margaret’stouchwasonhisarm，andhecouldnotchoosebutlookroundnow。Nextmomentherhandmovedimploringlytohisbreast，andshewasonherkneesbeforehim，——supportingthemother，whowasalsokneeling。
\"What’sthematter？\"saidthecaptain。\"What’sthematter？
SilasJorganPlayedthe—
Theirlooksandtearsweretoomuchforhim，andhecouldnotfinishthesong，shortasitwas。
\"MistressMargaret，youhaveborneillfortunewell。Couldyoubeargoodfortuneequallywell，ifitwastocome？\"
\"Ihopeso。Ithankfullyandhumblyandearnestlyhopeso！\"
\"Wa’al，mydear，\"saidthecaptain，\"p’rhapsithascome。He’s——
don’tbefrightened——shallIsaytheword——\"
\"Alive？\"
\"Yes！\"
ThethankstheyferventlyaddressedtoHeavenwereagaintoomuchforthecaptain，whoopenlytookouthishandkerchiefanddriedhiseyes。
\"He’snofurtheroff，\"resumedthecaptain，\"thanmycountry。
Indeed，he’snofurtheroffthanhisownnativecountry。Totellyouthetruth，he’snofurtheroffthanFalmouth。Indeed，Idoubtifhe’squitesofur。Indeed，ifyouwassureyoucouldbearitnicely，andIwastodonomorethanwhistleforhim——\"
Thecaptain’strustwasdischarged。Arushcame，andtheywerealltogetheragain。
ThiswasafineopportunityforTomPettifertoappearwithatumblerofcoldwater，andhepresentlyappearedwithit，andadministeredittotheladies；atthesametimesoothingthem，andcomposingtheirdresses，exactlyasiftheyhadbeenpassengerscrossingtheChannel。Theextenttowhichthecaptainslappedhislegs，whenMr。Pettiferacquittedhimselfofthisactofstewardship，couldhavebeenthoroughlyappreciatedbynoonebuthimself；inasmuchashemusthaveslappedthemblackandblue，andtheymusthavesmartedtremendously。
Hecouldn’tstayforthewedding，havingafewappointmentstokeepattheirreconcilabledistanceofaboutfourthousandmiles。Sonextmorningallthevillagecheeredhimuptothelevelgroundabove，andthereheshookhandswithacompleteCensusofitspopulation，andinvitedthewhole，withoutexception，tocomeandstayseveralmonthswithhimatSalem，Mass。，U。S。Andthereashestoodonthespotwherehehadseenthatlittlegoldenpictureofloveandparting，andfromwhichhecouldthatmorningcontemplateanothergoldenpicturewithavistaofgoldenyearsinit，littleKittyputherarmsaroundhisneck，andkissedhimonbothhisbronzedcheeks，andlaidherprettyfaceuponhisstorm—beatenbreast，insightofall，——ashamedtohavecalledsuchanoblecaptainnames。Andtherethecaptainwavedhishatoverhisheadthreefinaltimes；andtherehewaslastseen，goingawayaccompaniedbyTomPettiferHo，andcarryinghishandsinhispockets。Andthere，beforethatgroundwassoftenedwiththefallenleavesofthreemoresummers，arosylittleboytookhisfirstunsteadyruntoafairyoungmother’sbreast，andthenameofthatinfantfishermanwasJorganRaybrock。
Footnotes：
{1}Dicken’sdidn’twritechaptersthreeandfourandtheyareomittedinthisedition。ThestorycontinueswithCaptainJorganandAlfredatLanrean。