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 vial was produced with its contents, as put into the hands of Pedroa by the Inquiidor.

“Can there be uch villainy in man?" cried the Britih captain, when Pedroa had concluded his detail; "Alas! my heart bleeds for this unhappy huband: auredly that monter has detroyed Leonora: as for thee, Pedroa, whilt the Britih flag flies over thy head, neither Spain, no Portugal, nor Inquiitors nor devils, hall annoy thee under its protection: but if thou ever venturet over the ide of this hip, and rahly ettet one foot upon Catholic oil, when we arrive at Libon, thou art a lot man."———"I were wore than a madman," replied Nicolas, hould I attempt it."———"Keep cloe in this aylum, then," reumed the captain, "and fear nothing had it been our fate to have been captured by the Spaniards, what would have become of thee?" ———" In the wort of extremities," replied Nicolas, "I hould have applied to the inquiidor's vial; but I confes I have no fears of that ort; a hip o commanded and o manned, is in little danger of being carried into a Spanih port."——— I hope not," aid the captain; "and I promie thee thou halt take thy chance in her, o long as he is afloat under my command; and if we live to conduct her to England, thou halt have thy proper hare of prize-money, which if the galleon break up according to her entries, will be omething towards enabling thee to hift; and if thou art as diligent in thy duty as I am peruaded thou wilt be, whilt I live thou halt never want a eaman's friend."———At thee chearing words, little Nicolas threw himelf at the feet of his generous preerver, and with treaming eyes poured out his thanks from a heart animated with joy and gratitude. The captain railing him by