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 stop that person!—Call to him! Bid him return! I implore you!—"

"To be sure I will, ma'am!" answered he, courteously taking off his hat, though appearing much amazed; and hallooing after Hilson, "Hark'ee, my lad! be so kind to veer about a bit."

Hilson, not venturing to shew disrespect to the uniform of the Admiral, stood still.

The Admiral then, putting on his hat, and conceiving his business to be done, was passing on; and Hilson grinning at the short-lived impediment, was continuing his route; but the calls and pleadings of Juliet made the Admiral turn back, and, in a tone of authority, and with the voice of a speaking trumpet, angrily cry, "Halloo, there! Tack about and come hither, my lad! What do you go t'other way for, when a lady calls you? By George, if they had you aboard, they'd soon teach you better manners!"

Juliet, again addressing him, said, "Oh