He had observed, for instance, that Blood's ship was named the
Arabella, and he knew that Arabella was Miss Bishop's name. And he
had observed all the odd particulars of the meeting of Captain Blood
and Miss Bishop, and the curious change that meeting had wrought in
each.
The lady had been monstrously uncivil to the Captain. It was a very
foolish attitude for a lady in her circumstances to adopt towards a
man in Blood's; and his lordship could not imagine Miss Bishop as
normally foolish. Yet, in spite of her rudeness, in spite of the fact
that she was the niece of a man whom Blood must regard as his enemy,
Miss Bishop and his lordship had been shown the utmost consideration
aboard the Captain's ship. A cabin had been placed at the disposal of
each, to which their scanty remaining belongings and Miss Bishop's
woman had been duly transferred. They were given the freedom of the
great cabin, and they had sat down to table with Pitt, the master,
and Wolverstone, who was Blood's lieutenant, both of whom had shown
them the utmost courtesy.
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