"
"A better man, eh? well, there's room enough for that! I shall have to
lie under a close reef, and by the help of my glass, I may get sight of
her some day."
The crew of the Nautilus, after having made themselves as tidy as a six
months' beard, and a suit of three years' usage would admit, prepared to
go ashore. As Harry stepped upon the wharf, he looked among the ships
lying at the dock, for the Tantalizer, but not seeing her, he concluded
she must have put to sea again, and taking his package upon his
shoulder, he whistled for Neptune, and turned his footsteps homeward.
How familiar was every object as he tripped along the street! everything
appeared the same as when he left, and as he passed the old church, it
seemed as if it was but yesterday when he had kneeled upon the
door-stone in prayer for those who were sleeping, unconscious of the
sorrow which awaited them. His heart beat wildly as he drew near his
home,--so great was his joy that he had not observed that Nep had not
accompanied him from the ship. It was evident that he would take the
family by surprise, for not even old Vingo was to be seen about the
premises.
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