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"JOANNA"

And even as I refolded this letter, my lady's arms were about me, her lovely head upon my shoulder: "Dear," said she, "'twas like you to speak no harsh thing of the dead And she gave you back to me with her life--so needs ot to our breakfast,--sweet, white bread new-baked, with divers fish she had caught thatwhiles I slept And surely never was lass, and our of her glowing beauty

Much we talked and much she said that I would fain set down, since there is nothing about her that is not a joy to me to dwell upon, yet lest I weary my readers with overmuch of lovers' talk, I will only set down all she now toldAdam

"For here e, Martin," said my lady, "our poor ship much wounded with her ave ourselves up for lost; even Adam confessed he could do no more, and I very woful because I ood hap into these waters, and next day, the wind e, though the ship was dreadfully a-leak, and all night and all day I would hear the dreadful clank of the pu,this land ahead of us that was to be our salvation But as we drew nearer our rejoicing changed to dise So Sir Adah and sailed down upon these three ships accordingly And presently ere aan, and very dreadful, ith the suns--"

"Ah!" cried I "And did not Adam see you safely below?"

"To be sure, Martin, but I stole up again and found hi hurt by a splinter yet very happy because Godby had shot away one of the enemy's masts and nobody hurt but hi, and I bound up Ada orders and bidding me below, all in a breath But now co, to say the ene upon the pu will she last?' said Ada at the two ships that were close behind, and still shooting at us now and then 'An hour, Captain, maybe less!' said the carpenter ''Twill serve,' said Adam, in his quiet voice 'Do you and your lads stand to the pumps, and ill be safe ashore within the hour But ard or faint-hearted, shoot that man, but pump your best, Amos--ai' you!'"