masterman ready-第48章

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　and；　as　they　ran　away　with　a　fair　wind；　each　object　on　the　shore　became　more　indistinct。　Still　their　eyes　were　turned　in　that　direction。

As　they　ran　down　to　the　westward；　they　passed　the　cove　where　they　had　first　landed；　and　Mr。　Seagrave　directed　Mrs。　Seagrave's　attention　to　it。　She　remained　for　some　time　looking　at　it　in　silence；　and　then　said　as　she　turned　away：

〃We　shall　never　be　more　happy　than　we　were　on　that　island；　Seagrave。〃

〃It　will　indeed　be　well；　my　dear；　if　we　never　are　less　happy；〃　replied　her　husband。

The　schooner　now　ran　fast　through　the　water；　and　the　island　was　every　minute　less　distinct；　after　a　time；　the　land　was　below　the　horizon；　and　the　tops　of　the　cocoa…nut　trees　only　to　be　seen；　these　gradually　disappeared。　Juno　watched　on；　and　when　at　last　nothing　could　be　seen；　she　waved　her　handkerchief　in　the　direction　of　the　island；　as　if　to　bid　it　farewell；　and　then　went　down　below　to　hide　her　grief。

The　wind　continued　fair；　and；　after　a　favourable　passage　of　little　more　than　four　weeks；　they　arrived　at　Sydney　Cove；　the　port　to　which　they　were　bound　when　they　embarked　from　England　on　board　of　the　good　ship　Pacific。

P。S。　…　As　my　young　readers　will　probably　wish　to　know　a　little　more　about　the　Seagrave　family；　I　will　inform　them　that　Mr。　Seagrave；　like　the　patriarch　Job　after　his　tribulation；　found　his　flocks　and　herds　greatly　increased　on　his　arrival　at　Sydney。　Mr。　and　Mrs。　Seagrave　lived　to　see　all　their　children　grown　up。　William　inherited　the　greater　part　of　the　property　from　his　father；　after　having　for　many　years　assisted　him　in　the　management　of　it。　Tommy；　notwithstanding　all　his　scrapes；　grew　up　a　very　fine　fellow；　and　entered　the　army。　Caroline　married　a　young　clergyman；　and　made　him　an　excellent　wife；　little　Albert　went　into　the　navy；　and　is　at　present　a　commander。

Juno　is　still　alive；　and　lives　at　Seagrave　plantation　with　William；　and　her　greatest　pleasure　is　to　take　his　children　on　her　knee；　and　tell　them　long　stories　about　the　island；　and　make　them　cry　when　she　goes　through　the　history　of　old　Ready's　death　and　burial。





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