Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer; a Romance of the Spanish Main
Sir Henry Morgan, Buccaneer; a Romance of the Spanish Main
Brady Cyrus Townsend
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It was the first time, and they abandoned themselves to their transports with all the fire of their long restrained passion. " And is this the honor of Captain Alvarado ? " cried a stem voice as the Viceroy entered the room. '^ My officer in whom I trusted ? Death and fury ! Donna Mercedes, what do you here ? " " The fault is mine," said Alvarado, stepping be- 188 SIR HENRT MORGAN tween the woman he loved and her infuriated father. " I found Donna Mercedes in the cabinet when I came in. She str...ove to fly. I detained her — ^by force. I poured into her ear a tale of my guilty pas- sion. Mine is the fault. She repulsed me. She drove me oflF." " The dagger at your feet ? " " She snatched it from me and swore to bury it in her heart unless I left her. I alone am guilty. '^ He lied instantly and nobly to save the woman's honor. • " Thou villain, thou false friend ! '^ shouted the Viceroy, whipping out his sword. He was beside himself with fury, but there was a characteristic touch of magnanimity about his next action ; so handsome, so splendid, so noble, in spite of his degrading confession, did the young man look, that he gave him a chance.
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