"
"Oh, that's their name, is it? The Crew never told me his surname, nor
did Captain Thomas."
"You know Sylvanus' captain, then? But, has he many sailors besides
Pilgrim?"
"No; that's why I call him The Crew. It's like a Scotch song, 'The Kitty
of Loch Goil,' that goes:--
For a' oor haill ship's companie,
Was twa laddy and a poy, prave poys
Sylvanus is The Crew, who goes on a cruise, like Crusoe. O, do forgive
me, Mrs. Hill, for so forgetting myself; we have been so long away from
ladies' society," which, considering the circumstances of the preceding
day, was hardly an ingenuous statement.
"I am not so troubled about the elder Pilgrim and Tryphena," continued
the old lady, "because Tryphena is getting up a little in years for the
country; I believe they marry later in the city, Mr. Coristine?"
"O yes, always, very much, I'm sure," answered the lawyer, confusedly.
"Tryphena is getting up, and--well, she takes after her father in looks,
but will make any man a good wife. Then the elder Pilgrim has good
morals, and is affectionate, soft I should be disposed to call him; and
he has regular employment all the year round, though often away from
home.
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