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eyourlifeioftheprofligateking”
”certainlynot,”cyrilsaideaestly.”assoonasthewarisoveri
shallretutoupadandtakeupresidehere.ihavelived
toohardalifetocarefaietiesofurt,stilllessofa
urtlikethatofkingcharles.ishalltravelforawhileineurope
ifthereisagenuinepeace.ihavelosttheopportunityof
pletioooldnoogotoeitherofthe
uies.nottoooldperhaps;butihaveseentoochofthe
hardsideoflifetoongthosewho,no
olderthanself,arestillasboysintheirfeelings.thebest
thing,therefore,asitseeto,otravel,andperhaps
tospendayearreatuiesabroad.”
”thetterisr.harveysaid.”youare
assuredlyyouosettledoead,andwillreap
chadvantagefropeakingfrend
ygreatlyaidyouinkingyourtravelsusefultoyou.ihaveno
fearofyourfallingintopopisherror,sircyril;butifwishes
haveanyhyouiochoosetheschoolsof
leydenorhaarleshouldyouenterafnuy,forthey
tuoutleaednandgooddivines.”
”r.harvey,andshould
eventssotuoutthatiterohefnuies,
itshallbeohoseyounathatis,shoulderthiswar
isended,eintopeacefulrelationshthedutch.”
beforeleavingtheearls,cyrilhadprosedfaithfullythathe
uthitherhsydney,andagly,attheendofthe
fht,herodebackthere,and,threeer,
joueyeduptolondonily.
itiddleofrchheyreachedlondohad
eupadayorthefleet,
beingfittedoutihaste.thefrenchhadnoerhesitating
allthroughtheer,declaredus,anditain
thatheirfleetashatofthedutchtope
h.callinguponprincerupertonthedayhearrived,cyrilleat
thatthefleetonthsti.
”herjoinatonce,oruntiligoonboard”the
princeasked.
”iherjoinatonce,sir.ihavenobusiodoin
london,aakeanapartntwheni
aoleavesosoon;therefore,ifibeofanyuse,iwould
gladlyjoinatonce.”
”youheprincesaid,”butassuredly
youuldbeofuseincarryingssages,aingknow
frequently,froouroattersaregoingon.iheard
yesterdaythatthefanfanis.youshalltakethe
ndofher.itertotheboats
presentincharge,sayingthatihaveplacedherwhollyunderyour
orders.you
orrowiwillhavea
letterpreparedforyou,addressedtoallands
ioacquaintyou,whensoeveryoonboard,attershavebeenpushed
fiveyoualistofallthingslag.then,tea
e,or,shouldtherebe
aed
ssenger..pepys,thesecretary,isadiligentandhardw
n,buthearlesopusheshibr >
thatithinktheesquadrogetafairshareof
attention;butifiay
succeediingisnecessarydone.”
biddingfareily,andthankinghiorhis
kindness,of
allthathadhappenedsiheyt.theingheearly
toprinceruperts,receivedthetters,androdedoo
chathathen,sendingthehorsesbackbyhisservant,o
taketheotheearlsstable,heyil
hisretu,cyrilonthhe
all,but
veryfortable.thecrerongone,fortheyachtrowed
takegressevenhouther
sails.heedonbyhisservant,uedassoonashe
hadleftthehorsesintheearlsstables;hisokingwasdonefor
hintheyachtsgalley.onoccasions,asthetidesuited,he
eithersaileduptolondonieoon,gavehisreporttothe
prieintheevening,andsheeessbydaybreak,or
hesailedupatnight,saheprinceassoonasherose,and
retuedatonce.
theprinthathis
reports,as,inhishand,heuld
offattheadraltyhvagueassurances.everydayone
orreshipsouttojointhefleetthatheringinthe
dopany
hthelastvesseloftheesquadron,andthereagaintookup
hisquartersonboardthehea,thefanfanbeinganchored
hardbyinchargeoftheboatswain.
onthe23rd,theprince,arle,andagreat
panyofnoblenalen,arrivedatdeal,andboard
thefleet,ay1st,hor.
lordoliphantongthevolunteersedohtheprince,
and,asnyoftheentlenhadalsobeenonboardduringthe
firstvoyage,cyrilfeltthatheongfriends,andhadnoneof
thefeelingenessandisolationhehadbeforeexperienced.
thepartyerryone.foruphefearof
theplaguehadeitincreasedso
terriblyinlondon,thatallthoughtitheblackdeath,
spreadland,andthat,onceagain,halfthepopulationofthe
untryghtbesortalityhadbeen,ithad
beennfinedalsteolondonandsoofthegreattowns,
andnohatithaddiedahese,thererelief
innsnds,andallfeltthattheyhadpersonallyescapedfro
terribleandiidahattheytofaceperileven
greaterthanthatfroeyhadescapeddidnothe
spiritsofthegentlenonboardprincerupertsship.tobekilled
fightingfortheiruntryhthatnonefeared,
indsofeventhebravest,ahorrorof
deathbytheplague,panints.sail
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